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Traumatized Brain
Friends With Your Mind, How To Stop Torturing Yourself With Your Thoughts by Lynn Fraser Publication February 2017 Our brains have neuroplasticity. They change and grow throughout our life. This is wonderful news, especially for people whose brain development was
Breathe and Calm Your Nervous System
Are you stressed and anxious? Feel hijacked and hyper-vigilant? Our nervous systems evolved to protect us from threats like tigers and sudden danger. Chronic stress and tension are more the norm in modern life. 5,000 year old yoga and meditation breathing
Once We Know
Perspective is a useful component of mindfulness practice. As human beings, we experience our lives through our bodies, senses, energy, thought and a deeper sense of who we are. Thought is compelling. Often a memory comes up that we look at through
Learn to Meditate!
Meditation is all over the news these days. Yet another study proving the health benefits of meditation for everything from asthma and heart disease to the brain. The Dalai Lama. Olympic athletes and business executives who meditate. Goldie Hawn’s Mind-Up program
Strength of Mind
“Remember– there is a part of the mind which is not affected by any of these. Focus on your strengths and the weaknesses will take care of themselves.” Swami Veda Bharati “What is the aim of yoga besides what’s in it
Bud of a Smile
When I was a child I remember Dad usually had this little bud of a smile on his face. Years later I came across a beautiful writing by Thich Nhat Hahn about smiling and talked about it with Dad. He
Relax in 2 to 5 Minutes
A sip … a deep dive … A few moments of mindful attention to flow of breath in the nostrils between activities. Or a longer practice to soften and release stress from head to toes. Click
Satsang online
My main teachers Himalayan Tradition: Swami Veda Bharati, Pandit Hari Shankar Dabral, Ginger Cunes, Maya Margo Balog; Scott Kiloby, Living Inquiries and Natural Rest Satsang is “keeping company with Truth”. Sangha is a group of spiritual friends who
Healing Trauma with Breathing and Yoga
Mental health is on a continuum. Many people experience anxiety in our culture today. PTSD, high levels of anxiety and clinical depression are serious diseases which require treatment by qualified medical professionals. Yoga, breathing and meditation are complementary treatments that can help