Attentive Asana: Integrity
integrity (Photo credit: glsims99) Integrity is a word that I have always felt a strong resonation with. (That doesn’t mean …
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Kapalabhati and Bhastrika
Kapalabhati and Bhastrika pranayama are two types of yogic breath (prana) practices. They are similar in execution, focus, and benefit, with a …
Fire Essence
Image via Wikipedia Agni sara (translated “fire essence”) is a yogic practice that strengthens the core of the body, mind, and …
The Attraction of Doing the Opposite
VITARKA BADHANE PRATIPAKSA BHAVANAM.—Sutra 2:33 When disturbed by negative thoughts, opposite [positive] ones should be thought of. This is pratipaksha bhavana. Pratipaksha bhavana literally …
Five Things Friday: Zero Tolerance
From the blog Marc and Angel Hack Life: Practical Tips for Productive Living, 5 from their list of 20 …
Sheepish: Two Women, Fifty Sheep, and Enough Wool to Save the Planet- Review and GIVEAWAY
What a wonderful life I’ve had! I only wish I’d realized it sooner.” -Colette This quote rounds out the final …
Five Things Friday: Happiness is Hard!
…5 ways yoga and meditative practices can change negativity bias Rick Hanson, Ph.D., a neuropsychologist and author of Buddha’s Brain: …
Setting Sankalpa
Sankalpa is Sanskrit for “will, determination, purpose.” Forming a sankalpa is to set an intention, or in the spirit of the New …
Mindfulness Monday: 10 rules for being human
Ten Rules for Being Human by Cherie Carter-Scott You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, …
Mindfulness Monday: Take the weight out of waiting
God sent me a gift this past week. The author’s writing popped up in a therapy group this week. Coincidence? …
