We are in the middle of a late evening yoga class, and I’m watching a dozen of students precariously balancing on one foot with their eyes closed. I deeply admire their courage: for most of us it takes a lot of guts to try something unfamiliar, especially if that...
For the last few weeks we’ve been talking PAIN. We’ve looked at the latest in the pain science research and discussed pain-induced fear. Most of us think we know pain. After all, pain is an indisputable part of human experience; most of us have had at least one, if...
Good morning beautiful beings, In the last newsletter we took a look at neuroscience facts about pain and created our Pain Management plan of action. Today, lets poke at pain-induced fear. Why? Pain can rob us of our ability to live mindfully and fearlessly. Some of...
Good morning yogis! Since I’m spending my summer walking, I couldn’t help but share with you a few nerdy nuggets about the many benefits of walking, especially, of course, properly aligned walking: ~ Walking is one the most beneficial movements you can do, if not the...
This chapter is a final installment into the Air element inquiry. Let’s recap where we’ve been and chart our future course. In the previous weeks we’ve looked at the Ayurvedic approach to health and healing, and discussed the qualities of Space and Air – first two of...
Welcome to the second installment into the Air element discussion. We ended last week’s conversation with a glimpse of Ayurvedic principle of interconnectivity (quantum physics calls this “law of entanglement”), and our own personal inside look into the nature of this...
As is the cosmic body, so is the human bodyAs is the cosmic mind, so is the human mindAs is the macrocosm, so is the microcosm ~The Upanishads Quantum physics thus reveals a basic oneness of the universe. ~ Erwin Schrödinger Last week we concluded our exploration of...
This post is the second installment in the Ecology of Pain conversation. Imagine two maps laid out in front of you. The first map is a record of your lifestyle choices: simple things such as the time you wake up, how brightly your house is lit in the evenings, your...
Welcome to the second installment of the “Choosing Differently” series. Last week we started a conversation about our choices – the easy ones, the familiar ones, the unconscious ones, and the difficult ones. You’ve met Anna, our “choosing differently” hero of the...
One of the most influential yoga teachers, Judith Hanson Lasater, once said: “Yoga is the practice of making difficult choices.” The difficulty, I believe, lies in the mentality of familiarity. Over a lifetime, our perspective narrows until the usual way, the familiar...