Yoga* is recommended for, well, just about everything. So how can it be beneficial for whatever we are experiencing? There are a few reasons: Yoga Down-Regulates the Nervous System At its deepest, yoga affects the nervous system by toning down the side of the nervous... read more Did you know that stress is a major cause of dis-ease in our world? Stress is linked to anxiety and panic attacks, back pain, depression, colds and viruses, hypertension, insomnia, eating disorders, diabetes, heart problems and even cancer. Even if stress isn’t... read more I once overheard a mom tell her son that bringing your finger and thumb together is meditation. Apparently the school’s safe key program is trying to incorporate meditative aspects to calm the children. I wanted to explain to her that bringing your finger and thumb... read more In modern times, our tail bone has been deemed an unnecessary and left-over part of our evolution. But it actually has a very important role: our pelvic floor muscles attach to it. How does that make it important you ask? Because how we position our tail can greatly... read more read more
The human body was created to move. Not only does it make us look and feel better to be more active, movement actually plays an important part in the functioning of bodily systems. Leading a sedentary lifestyle leads to weight gain, stiff muscles, poor circulation,... read more