The Big 6 Restorative Poses — a gift of self-love
All of life is a journey. We are carried along at life’s pace, whether we choose to run or sit still. Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson, Hunters of Dune The first half of my life, I spent my time…
Restorative Yoga for Spinal Stiffness or Injury
When the world around us, both close at hand and globally, feels as though it is shattering, it can only mean one thing. An ending of some magnitude is upon us. Endings signal loss, which can often trigger fear. However,…
Backbend Into An Open Heart — Part II
HAPPY NEW YEAR. With the arrival of a new year, why not start it off hopeful by creating room for loving kindness to flourish. The more space we create within our ribcage, particularly around our heart and lungs, the more…
Alone and Lonely? Three “Tried & True” Cures for Both
In order to discover what his constituents’ health concerns were, Vivek Murthy, former US Surgeon General, went on a “listening tour” to many of his American communities. The stories he heard, in answer to his question “How can I be of help?”, uncovered what Murthy coined as a loneliness epidemic.
Homelessness, Happiness and Human Dignity — A ‘Loving Kindness’ Approach
image source: CBC Recently, I wrote a blog titled “Lessons on Love” in which I implied a correlation between a country’s culture of loving kindness and its citizens’ happiness and quality of life. In the two lists of top 10…
Lessons on Love
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.William Shakespeare Somewhere between 1564 and 1616, Shakespeare wrote the words above. If I were to read between his lines, I would suggest he was advising us to lead with love. Given…