The expression “I can’t stomach it” appropriately describes stomach muscle tension. If your stomach feels stiff or sore, you might struggle to process both negative (and even positive) emotions. Aletheia Luna As new research on the vagus nerve and our…
A popular yoga query often instructs students to use their awareness of sensation to discover where the “issues in their tissues” reside. Our sensations of tightness, numbness, stress or even pain are indicators of where we hold our unresolved issues.…
Are you struggling with a sense of insecurity and powerlessness? The increased level of uncertainty given the many unknown factors related to COVID 19 can heighten one’s feelings of stress and uneasiness. Healing traditions such as reflexology link middle back…
Some years ago, in a yoga class taught by B.K.S. Iyengar, he was quoted as saying, “If you open your armpits, you’ll never get depressed.” In an era where the World Health Organization estimates depression will be the #1 global…
Everything that is happening in your life at this moment (external situations not included), is the result of choices you’ve made in the past. Deepak Chopra If your past choices meant suppressing your grief and sorrow, then very likely you…
Neck tension is often connected to throat chakra issues such as the inability to communicate clearly or to be your authentic self around others. Fear and anxiety are frequently stored in this vulnerable area, particularly as a physical response to danger or…
So many of us carry repressed and trapped emotions within multiple areas of our bodies, without even knowing it. In fact, we can go for years, even decades, completely oblivious to the blocked energy our muscles are holding on to.…
Our being is made up of three bodies — the gross or physical-energetic body, the subtle or mental-intuitive body, and the causal or spiritual-bliss body. All three bodies need to be in constant communication with each other in order for…
For those of you who know the benefits of a daily yoga asana practice, the 60-minute sequence below offers poses you could do every day. However, should 60 minutes be too great a commitment, choose 3 or 4 poses instead…
As social and physical distancing become a greater part of our everyday life, our physical activities do not need to take a back burner. In fact, it is even more important to find ways to stay active, which fortifies our…
Through . . . meditation we can master the quieting of our habitual flows of thoughts, which normally block deep spiritual reflection. Then in this calm state of consciousness, we can observe and participate in the infinite life-force as it flows through…
Hope inspires and expands; fear inhibits and implodes. photo by Jeremy Williamson When I saw these beautiful crocuses, I was immediately reminded of how Earth provides for and protects us from harm. The hope of new growth exists even during…
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