Meditation is a form of mental training and skill development that uses clearly defined techniques to focus attention in the present. Simply put, the act of turning your attention inward is meditation and it can do wonders for your body and mind. Numerous scientific studies have documented the positive effects […]
Yoga, Meditation & Wellbeing
June 2015 – Yoga to the Rescue: Part 2 Breathing
Breathing is not something you need to think about. This is a good thing! As you are reading this post, your body is breathing itself without any effort or intervention on your part. For people with conditions which can make breathing difficult, like asthma, breathing does not always come without […]
May 2015 – Empowering Yoga & Meditation
The goal of Empowering Yoga and Meditation is not to control your life, but to stop letting life control you. Contact me if you are interested in freeing yourself.
March 2015 – Yoga to the Rescue: Part 1 – asanas
In 2010 the University of Maryland Medical Center examined over 80 studies about the health benefits of yoga and found that yoga equaled or surpassed other forms of exercise in reducing stress, improving balance, diminishing fatigue, decreasing anxiety, lifting mood and improving sleep. What’s not to like about results […]
February 2015 – Meditation, Yoga & Breast Cancer
The Society for Integrative Oncology recently released guidelines on the most effective natural adjunct therapies for breast cancer patients. Meditation got top marks for easing depression and improving quality of life during and after treatment. Yoga helped relieve depression and might improve sleep and ease anxiety. (source: Journal of the […]