One of the tasks of yoga is to shine a light on our conditioning so that we can recognize when we're living in a robotic state and perhaps decide to change our behavior, to get out of the rut, and change our habits....
When I do this pose on a daily or every-other-day basis, it balances out the habitual patterns of keyboarding, mousing, cutting vegetables, holding the steering wheel, you name it – all the things that tend to kink my neck and shoulders....
"If you keep [lateral acceleration] constant, the feeling of expansion continues to build. Anything where you can get this lateral acceleration feeling, you can use that for meditation, because it puts you in the zone." Dr. John Kitchin...
When we Center the Mental Energy, we are setting the intention that we are more than just our thoughts. Centering keeps us grounded in the present moment, not in the past and the future....
Meditation is the art of focusing. In Heartfull Meditation, we use our hands, the breath and our imagination to focus on different parts of our body, to visualize light in the body, and to feel beautiful feelings in our heart center....
Purna Yoga classes often begin with the Gayatri Mantra from the Rigveda and end with Sri Aurobindo’s Gayatri. We start our classes by asking for illumination, but we end our classes asking for transformation, an evolution of consciousness....
Nothing quite says fall like a bowl of roasted root vegetables. Here's a recipe from my new friend I met at the therapeutic training with Aadil, Shawnee Thorton Hardy of fifteenshadesofgreen.com. Not only is the recipe mouthwateringly good, Shawnee lists the benefits of all the veggies. ...
"I need a body." This is often how Aadil starts a demonstration, and nine out of ten times the absolute right person steps forward and gets the treat of a lifetime. Today, I answered the call. The demo to follow was the Spinal Regeneration Series in...
There's a metaphor for time management that's been floating around for some time now. I'm sure you'll all seen some TedTalk or watched the video of some dying professor's secret to "fitting it all in" or perhaps you actually know the origin of the analogy....
Day three marked the transition from the topic of neck pain to low back pain. Here's a few photos of our work on the neck. Check back tomorrow for a peek at the low back work. photo: Jayne Cagle, OneJoyfulYoga.com Here, Aadil puts me in neck traction....