Posts Tagged ‘mindfulness’
Managing ADHD with Yoga: A Regulating Practice for a Busy Mind
For anyone living with ADHD, the world can feel fast, loud, and full of competing impulses. Focus drifts, emotions heighten, and the nervous system can swing from hyperactivity to burnout without warning. While there’s no single solution for managing ADHD, one practice continues to stand out for its ability to settle, strengthen, and organize the…
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Vata season can be chaotic. The predominance of the air element can have us feeling all over the place, like leaves blowing in the wind. Our society is fast-paced enough as it is, and with school back in session, numerous holidays and shorter days, it can feel like there’s hardly enough time to keep up…
Read MoreThe Art of Lighting Yourself on Fire
Yoga is about being totally Zen all the time and being able to strike a fancy pose atop a mountain in front of a waterfall, or at least that’s how it’s portrayed in the public eye. In reality, the practice has little to do with being able to stand on our head or twist like…
Read MoreThe Ontology of the Law of Attraction: Debunking New Age Misconceptions
Many people are becoming interested in the Law of Attraction and other similar New Age notions such as “we create our own reality”. These notions are truly part of Natural Law, a larger body of information that requires years of study to fully comprehend. Therefore much is lost in confusion and thrown to the wayside…
Read MoreThrow Away the Scale: The Holistic Path to Weight Loss
Our health and wellness is not defined by some number we want to arrive at. In general our health is a journey and not a destination. If your only goal is to lose weight by exercising more and eating fewer calories, you are missing the larger picture. The reason why I love yoga is because…
Read MoreAchieving Higher Levels of Wellness
There are many levels of wellness that most people have yet to experience in their lives. We all know what it is like not to feel sick, but health is more than the immediate absence of disease. Even when we feel our health is “normal” we may still be referring to a state of wellness…
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