For the past five weeks, I offered mini inversion sequences as a means of alleviating depression and anxiety through overcoming fear. The result in the body and mind is a greater sense of calm. Believe it or not, when practised…
Prior to our current COVID circumstances, I wrote of research proving that yoga poses incorporated with regulated breath work (pranayama) drastically reduced depressive symptoms. Interestingly, there is a known correlation between depression and anxiety, which realizes that reducing one reduces…
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…
In these days of “hurry up to catch up”, taking the time to treat ourselves with physical and mental relaxation and deep rest is often overlooked. The common excuse given for not embracing the healing benefits of daily relaxation is…
The fundamental reason for the epidemic rise of anxiety and depression in our human population is because our minds are too full. We are gorging our minds with too much information and activity without the necessary rest needed for mental…
For millennia, yogis practised asanas (poses) as well as breath regulation (pranayama) for whole-being wellness. As mind-body-spirit beings, humans are more complex entities than merely a physical body or a collection of emotions and thoughts. Nonetheless, western medical practices still…
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…
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