About 6 years ago I found myself smack dab in the middle of a dark night of the soul. I had 3 young children, I was working myself to the bone, and my body began to revolt. Four rounds of strep throat in 6 months led to joint pain, diarrhea, migraine headaches, exhaustion, and brain fog. I could hardly get out of bed. How …
Body Love
Your body is the most amazing thing you will ever own. Here is evidence for this fact: Your heart beats 100,000 times per day. Your body is made of 37 trillion cells. Nerve impulses travel to and from your brain as fast as 170 miles per hour. The miles of blood vessels in your body could circle the earth 4 …
Yoga is Good Medicine
I had the opportunity this week to lecture to 180 first year medical students about research on the health benefits of yoga. They stayed awake, and were interested! Following my talk, the doctor who invited me said…”Wow, that data really makes me want to start yoga!” Here are some of the stats I shared with them that might motivate you …
How Yoga Heals
Yoga has stood the test of time as an approach that creates transformation. It has much to say about the mind and its fluctuations. For thousands of years, the yogis probed the mysteries of the mind and consciousness. I believe what they found has great applicability to our own search and understanding of self. Yoga is a technology and a …