It is essential to resolve your day before going to bed because it helps calm the mind, reduce mental clutter, and prepare your nervous system for deep rest. Here are three simple strategies to help you resolve your day, so you can unwind, sleep better, and wake up refreshed.
Your breath is a powerful bridge between your physical body, mind, and nervous system. These two practices offer two foundational techniques to help you access and strengthen this connection. The first helps maintain the strength and mobility of your diaphragm, the central muscle in respiration. The second offers a grounding technique rooted in yoga philosophy to help you release overwhelm and restore calm.
Many things in life can take our breath away. Sometimes it’s joy or awe that makes us feel overwhelmed. Other times, it’s acute pain, bad news, or stress that leaves us breathless and frozen. These strong experiences jolt the nervous system, throwing us into a heightened state of alert.
In today’s digital era, many of us find ourselves sitting for hours—whether at a desk, in front of a screen, or on the couch. Our bodies are built for movement, and extended periods of sitting can take a toll on our posture, muscles, and overall well-being.
The food choices we make undoubtedly impact our health and wellness, but those benefits can get lost in the ongoing debate over “which food cures the most symptoms” or “my diet is better than yours.” Here are three key factors to consider when using food as fuel to support your body’s energy levels and healing capacity.
A human being is an open system that takes in energy from the environment, transforms and organizes it, and then releases it, impacting the surroundings. Yogis have been talking about this process for centuries. It’s beautifully captured in the Pancha Vayu Model, which describes the flow of energy into, throughout, and out of the body.
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