Wholesome Resources for Mind-Body Mastery through Yoga, Meditation, Guided Imagery, Stress Relief, Wellness
Here are three proven yoga techniques to help with setting a worthwhile intention that will help you overcome frustrations, anxiety and fatigue. You will have clarity of mind, and be calm and courageous too.
They are the 1) Pratipaksha Bhavana meditation. 2) Kubera hand mudra. 3) Yoga Nidra, a deeply relaxing exercise that helps you make needed changes. Continue on for details and a handout for easy reference.
I am happy to share with you a yoga video by Christopher Baxter to support you and your home practice.
You will notice that his message and methods are similar to mine. After all, we used to offer yoga teacher trainings together. Luckily, he still does so go to his Inner SKY Yoga website to find out about everything he has to offer.
This yoga video focuses on movements originating from the pelvis using spinal waves, open joints, core awareness, and fluid stability with ease and spacious awareness. It is for great for the spine and focuses on awesome hip openers.
You will get a lot out of this 17 minute yoga video! It will help your flexibility and strength while opening your mind and heart. More of Christopher Baxter’s yoga videos can be found here.
♥♥♥Are there chakras (energy centers) that are feminine in nature while others are masculine? “Yes,” accord
ing to Christine Page, MD. She says that gaining an understanding of the chakras’ spiritual qualities and how they influence our daily lives, makes a real difference to our personal health. With this knowledge to awaken & embody the feminine chakras, we can begin to appreciate how we relate to the world as well our soul’s potential, allowing us to live life with optimal meaning and purpose. In addition, she says we no longer need to be limited by the idea that there are just seven chakras, primarily associated with the body, but need to return to the ancient teaching to include two other chakras, the earth-child beneath our feet and the star-child chakras above our heads. To augment this understanding, there are sound yoga practices that enable us to embody this awareness quickly and deeply.
You can be one of the first to benefit from this new understanding and put it into practice. Here’s how:
Enjoy this free article on Awakening the Divine Feminine from The Healing Power of the Sacred Woman, Christine’s latest book due out November 2012.
Join us for a special seminar, Embodying the Divine Feminine, being offered by Christine Page, MD, and Julie Lusk, M.Ed., RYT from Dec. 6-9, 2012 in Hilton Head, SC. 21 CEU’s . Learn more & register here. It’s filling fast and space is limited.
What one exercise can boost feel-good chemicals in your brain while reducing anxiety and improving your mood?
The answer is yoga.
Why wait? Join a yoga class in your area or come to one of mine.
In a study lead by Chris Streeter, MD he and his colleagues from the Boston University School of Medicine found that yoga reduced anxiety, improved mood, and boosted the anti-anxiety neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid) in the brain. The article can be found in The Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
What’s more, to determine the efficacy of yoga compared to walking, they randomly assigned participants to either a yoga group or a walking group. Each group did their respective exercise three times a week for 60 minutes for 12 weeks. Participants’ brains were scanned before and after the 12 week intervention, and anxiety and mood levels were measured throughout the duration of the study.
The results showed that the yoga group experienced significantly greater improvements in mood and anxiety, and higher levels of GABA than the walking group.
What’s special about this study is it’s the first to show that an exercise intervention (yoga) can increase levels of GABA in the brain and also bring about better mood and lower anxiety. It’s encouraging to see brain science validating the therapeutic value of mind-body approaches like yoga.
Anti-anxiety medications work in part by affecting GABA levels in the brain. This study shows we can also do this naturally with yoga.
Yoga is also being used to treat trauma patients at The Trauma Center in Brookline, Massachusetts, which was founded by Bessel van der Kolk, MD.
Why wait? Join a yoga class in your area or come to one of mine.
By Ruth Buczynski June 4, 2012
Please watch this video of Arthur, a disabled Gulf War veteran, who had given up on walking unassisted ever again- until he started practicing yoga.
This is one of the most motivating stories I’ve seen. Watch how his life transformed once he started practicing yoga with determination and perseverance.
He inspires me to never give up and to keep trying – and to encourage you to do the same.
