Feeling hip pain because of yoga? Here are tips to avoid yoga injuries.
Meditation doesn't just calm the mind, but can lead to unexpected benefits.
Read Your Brain on Yoga. Part I: Motor Control here Sense of Self One thing that we share with every other form of life is a need to intake sensory information. Every living creature has a nervous system; a working network of structures and fibers that can intake sensory information, process it and then interpret that information into action. It is our body’s holistic system of communication both internally and externally! Nervous systems can range from the most rudimental amoebas, […]
Should we say namaste at the end of a yoga class? A yoga teacher's experience and reflections.
Screen shot form bestengagingcommunities.com One day at Barnes and Noble, I happened to sit by two older women having a conversation about life. I came in the middle of their conversation so I wasn…
A repertoire of meditations to soothe your nervous system as you navigate a world crisis.
I first discovered the Yoga Sutras the way many yogis do; through a lecture on the 8-Limbs of Yoga as a part of my 200-hour yoga teacher training. It was one of our two workshops on the Yoga Sutras; the other was a more general look at the first ten or so sutras. That, a short lecture on the story of Shiva and Shakti, and a Chakra meditation made up the entire philosophical portion of my training. I was then […]
Some of the biggest objections I hear when I suggest meditation to someone is, “I can’t meditate, I can’t sit still for that long” and “There’s no way I could shut down my thoughts to meditate.” When…
Now more than ever is a great time to start a daily prayer or meditation practice. Here 7 meditation and prayer apps that you may want to give a try...
It’s finally time to focus on the physical! The last two parts to this series were heavy hitters in neuroscience and were largely emphasized how we learn, orient, and interact with our environment. If you haven’t already, you can read them here: Part I: Motor Control looks into how we learn to move and techniques we can employ to be effective and efficient at moving on and off our yoga mats Part II: Proprioception discusses how we sense our body […]
Ten days of quiet at a Vipassana meditation retreat yields a serious Eureka moment – and some other unexpected emotions.
Is yoga asana actually serving our bodies? As a modern-day human, is the physical practice of yoga still appropriate? Modern anatomy has something to say about it.
Meditation is a powerful tool that comes with a number of health benefits. Studies show that the practice has a variety of neurological benefits, from changes in brain volume to decreasing activity in parts of the brain involved with stress.
These 6 proven meditation techniques will help you shut out distractions, quiet your mind, and improve focus during your meditation practice.
