One Conscious Breath from EckhartTolle TV on Vimeo. [read more...]
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November 18th, 2009 by Gretchen Reynolds, New York Times Researchers at Princeton University recently made a remarkable discovery about the brains of rats that exercise. Some of their neurons respond differently to stress than the neurons of slothful rats. Scientists have known for some time that exercise stimulates the creation of new brain cells (neurons) [...] [read more...] Is stress wearing you down? Even “yoga people” can feel frazzled at the end of the day! Whether you’re worrying about looming deadlines, job insecurity, traffic jams, or a troubled relationship, stress takes it toll on your body, breath, and mind. From a scientific perspective, stress can trigger anything from allergies and asthma to headaches [...] [read more...] The internal awareness that develops through yoga is the most important tool for learning to release the psoas. And releasing the psoas will bring new freedom, ease, and structural integrity to your yoga practice. It can be difficult at first to access the subtle sensations of the psoas. Buried in the body, engaged in habitual [...] [read more...] (A) A remote tribe in Papua, New Guinea. (B) A revolutionary computer operating system. (C) The muscle that is the key to your structural stability. If you guessed C, you’re correct. Buried deep within the core of your body, the psoas (pronounced “so-az”) affects every facet of your life, from your physical well-being to who [...] [read more...] I have high blood pressure that is controlled by medication. Is it safe to practice inversions, particularly Shoulderstand and Headstand? —Diane Kane, Kirkland, Washington Roger Cole’s reply: You should check with your doctor about your individual case, but standard medical advice for people whose blood pressure is controlled on medication is to engage in exercise [...] [read more...] Avoid injuries on the mat with this practical guide to caring for your knees, hamstrings, and sacrum. This excerpt from Yoga Journal. By Roger Cole If you practice yoga, no doubt you’re aware of its health benefits. But like any physical activity, it’s not completely risk free. If you’ve been practicing for long, you or [...] [read more...] Moving with our fear. Headstand is an elegant inversion, insisting on patience, presence, and control to be done properly. For many of us, headstand is an opportunity to brush against our fear. Fear of the unknown, of falling, of not being in control. As such, the practice of headstand become an opportunity to practice intimacy [...] [read more...] Our ego is like a sheet of glass that exists between the world and our mind. As information from the world filters through our senses, it passes through our ego on its way to our conscious thought. We screen though everything we perceive: “I like this because I did something like it before and that [...] [read more...] |
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