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My grandmother on my mom’s side had lost her mother early in life. When my grandmother was in elementary school, her mother was arrested by the Communist Party for some[…]
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Release tension in the hips and integrate your brain hemispheres
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How do you feel when you are at peace with yourself? Inner peace (or peace of mind), by definition, is an absence of conflict; it is a state of calm that[…]
How our yoga students deal with illness and the four steps we can follow to help them through
As yoga teachers and yoga therapists, we often encounter students who have been recently diagnosed with some life-altering illness or haven’t figured out a way to effectively deal with their[…]
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How the Four Characters view the body and what it means for your yoga students
Last week, I read an article about a 45-year-old Silicon Valley millionaire who is determined to reverse the aging process in each one of his organs and revert them to[…]
What the yoga sutras say about our brain activities and how it aligns with modern neuroscience
Of all the traditional yogic texts, Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras is my all-time favorite. It gets often mentioned in the yoga world in connection with yamas, niyamas, and the eight limbs[…]
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Which brain characters are dominant in you and your students?
Many years ago, a student of mine shared his jury duty experience in a complicated court case. After taking part in a jury discussion of the evidence presented, he was[…]
Your four brain characters and how they run your life
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Try Yoga Boosts to move through your day more productively, smoothly, and gracefully
Happy New Year! Have you made any New Year’s resolutions this year? Time and time again, I see students start a new year on an optimistic note with a clear[…]
Happy New Year! And the winners are…
Happy New Year! Last year has come and gone, and we are off on a new journey! Thank you for reading our posts and for sharing your feedback; it helps us[…]
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Happy Holidays! Win a free yoga course or an annual membership
Thank you for reading our articles and sharing your thoughts! We hope that you have a delightful holiday season. As we look ahead to 2023, please help us understand what[…]
How to pace movement in a yoga practice to match our client’s nervous system state
When I was first introduced to the polyvagal theory, my self-image was that I spent a lot of time in the ventral vagal (safe, connected, responsive) state. Yet I judged[…]
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How shame triggers a shut down response and what we can do about it
Shame protects vulnerability, a small voice of despair and hopelessness. Thirty years ago, I witnessed my loved one’s suffering and death. As a medical power of attorney, I was responsible.[…]
What to do when we lose our balance during a session
Clients come to us seeking a regulating presence. We need to be regulated to support our clients in returning to balance. Yet all of us get dysregulated. The tone of[…]
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Polyvagal Theory opens up new ways to interact with our clients and gain understanding to build healthy, caring, therapeutic relationships.
As a yoga therapist, learning to listen to my nervous system’s signals for regulation, safety and cues of danger has been invaluable in being present with a client. This post[…]
Zoom in Within: Yoga for Your Organs and Systems
Your body consists of about 37 trillion cells; each of those cells knows exactly what to do to keep you alive and healthy. Together they perform an unquantifiable number of[…]
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What baboons can teach us about stress-coping styles and heart health
Robert M. Sapolsky, a professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University, has been escaping to the Serengeti in Africa to study baboons in their natural habitat for over two[…]
How to keep your heart healthy by learning to unwind
Did you know that a horse’s heart is 17 times larger than an average human heart? If you stand next to a horse, your hearts would be on the same[…]
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