As I mentioned in my last newsletter- Breath is THE most important tool for healing and cikitsa (therapy). The breath that we start to work with first is the Out-Breath. The out-breath on a physiological level activates the parasympathetic nervous system which is responsible for...
Breath is THE most important tool for healing and cikitsa (therapy). Yoga is a a practice of involving not only the body but also the mind. This link is the BREATH. T.K.V Desikachar says Breath is the intelligence of the body and becomes our tool...
Robert M. Sapolsky in his book entitled ‘Why don’t Zebras get Ulcers?’ explains, “if you are a Zebra running for your life, or the lion sprinting for your meal, your body’s physiological response mechanisms are superbly adapted for dealing with such short term physical emergencies....
“The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake.” Jon Kabat-Zinn In my last blog I spoke about being mindful, and I stated, “mindfulness cannot be fully explained in words, as it needs to...