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How Healthy Is Your Nervous System? The Red, Yellow and Green of Vagus Nerve Functioning
Looking for ways to help reduce anxiety, stress, and negative reactions to life’s adversities? Of course! We all go through periods in life where we wish we had a magic wand to ease the burden of stress and... Read more
The Nature Cure for Stress Relief
Some days, it seems as if nothing is going right. A lot of little things may add up or one major thing bothering you, like paying bills, an argument with your significant other, or worries about a health issue... Read more
Collective Trauma, Embodiment, and Community: Our Shared Hero's Journey
I invite you to think of collective trauma as a call to enter the transformational process of a hero’s journey. Collective trauma refers to the impact of current or historical events that are experienced by... Read moreFeatured Courses
While millions of Americans suffer from pain in the low back and pelvis, many back and hip issues are actually the result of sacroiliac instability (SI), i.e. an imbalance in the sacroiliac joint, which often goes undiagnosed or is improperly treated. Alarmingly, yoga practitioners appear to...Read more
Hip openers are among the most satisfying and powerful yoga poses. They hold a tremendous potential for transformation; they can help us release deep-seated tension and trauma of the past, which many of us hold locked in the hip area. When practiced correctly, hip openers are a great way to soothe...Read more
Yoga is more popular than ever, but as yoga has become a household word, has it also become a mile wide and an inch deep? Are we missing out on the essence of yoga, even as the practice has become a household word? What can we do to capture the deepest aspects of yoga and integrate these into our...Read more
Most people know the importance of core strengthening for health and long-term well-being, but the pelvic floor is an important group of core muscles, which tend to get ignored. “The torso is like a tote bag for your organs,” says Leslie Howard, a Bay area yoga teacher who conducts workshops...Read more
Trauma-Informed Yoga: YogaHOPE and a New Strategy for Change
Yoga is increasingly being recognized as an exceptionally effective therapy for healing the often-devastating scars left by traumatic experiences on the body/mind. Trauma-informed yoga in particular draws on the ability of yoga to cultivate mindful awareness , inner peace, and body consciousness to allow people to safely experience challenging emotions and physical sensations, and to gain mastery over them. Read more
Yoga and the Breath: Antidotes for A Stressful Life
Stress is unavoidable. Although we often equate stress as negative and undesirable, the pressures that we encounter as we tackle life’s challenges and face our edge are often the impetus for growth and change... Read more
Pranayama for Everyone: Bhramari Breath Practice
One of the dirty secrets of the yoga world is how few yoga practitioners—and how few teachers—do pranayama, yogic breathing exercises. It's better in some yoga traditions than others, but overall I've been shocked to see how few of my colleagues practice pranayama regularly. This is a shame! Read more
Somatic Experiencing: Free Your Body to Free Your Mind
Traumatic experiences can interfere with our ability to enjoy a full and vibrant life. Are the scars of traumatic experiences mirrored in the body in the form of trapped energy? This is the tenet of Dr. Peter A. Levine, founder of Somatic Experiencing – a body awareness approach for healing stressful life events, which bear many similarities to yoga. Read more
Yoga for Depression: It's Not One Size Fits All
Yogic philosophy holds that nature and matter are characterized by three qualities: Tamas, rajas, and sattva. These are also considered qualities of our mental-emotional make-up, and as such can offer useful insights into how certain yoga postures may be helpful in relieving depression and depression-related anxiety. Read more
New Psychiatric Diagnoses Stir Controversy
New Psychiatric Diagnoses Stir Controversy Read more