The body has two opposing nervous systems that act to either speed up or slow down various functions of the body. How you breathe determines which nervous system is activated. Startled by a bear, you would likely take a mouth wide open, gasping breath. When under stress, we cry, scream, yell or gasp, and run […]
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Pranayama: Simple Instructions for Traditional Breathing Techniques
Breathing, called Pranayama in Sanskrit, can be a balancing way to start and end each day. Follow this breathing technique for 5-10 minutes at least once per day, and ideally twice per day. You can do the breathing practices anytime of the day that works best for you. Use the following breathing meditation techniques to […]
How & Why to Nose Breathe While Swimming
In the late nineties, when I first came back from India and was writing my nose breathing exercise book, Body, Mind, and Sport, I was fascinated by the benefits and feedback I was seeing when people learned how to nose breathe. As a triathlete, I was set on figuring out how to nose breathe while […]
Why Slow Yoga?
Today, yoga classes are available on a drop in, as-needed basis, but traditionally, yoga was prescribed by the family Vedic guru (teacher) whose job was to teach the children the ways of a Vedic lifestyle. This included the practices of yoga, breathing, and meditation, but also had much to do with Vedic psychology and even […]
The Therapeutic Value of your Senses (The 5 Senses Journey)
Have you ever had a gut feeling or a premonition that something good or bad was going to happen? This phenomenon is now understood to be a subtle transmission that is carried out by the millions of tiny proteins lodged in the body’s awareness membranes—the skin and senses all over your body. (1) These energetic […]
Dramatic Results of Dr. John’s Ayurvedic Weight Loss Study
For a couple of decades now, as a faculty member for two of the best Ayurvedic Colleges in the states, I’ve told my students that I spent the first 20 years of my practice telling my patients to eat a big lunch. This wasn’t just a side suggestion – it was one of the major recommendations […]
What’s Worse? Stress vs. Junk Food
Which is harder on the human body? Junk food? Or stress and anxiety? Researchers at Brigham Young University conducted a study to compare these two health hazards. The study was published in Nature Scientific Reports. While the study was performed on mice, the researchers believe that the impacts from stress and junk food are comparable […]
Ayurvedic Daily Routine (Dinacharya)
The most recent Circadian Medicine research suggests that human genes have lost the ability to perceive and stay in tune with the circadian rhythms of nature. (1-3) In our high-tech, fast-paced world with endless distraction and entertainment, more and more of us are becoming disconnected. Circadian disruptors like jet-lag, artificial and blue light, shift/night work […]
10 Ways to Cultivate Love
I invite you to take some time today to reflect on what you can do to achieve the goal of becoming an incredibly powerful source of love. These activities can be done solo or with a partner. Start the morning with yoga. The sun salutation is a complete Ayurvedic exercise also known as Surya Namaskara. […]
Episode 52: Overcoming Unwanted Habits and Painful Emotions
Watch the Podcast: Download the Podcast: Air Date: January 8, 2018 Playtime: 58 minutes Link: Download mp3 (right-click here and select ‘save’) Listen: Subscribe: via iTunes | via RSS feed | via Email Newsletter Recommended Reading: The Magic of Removing your Emotional Armor Transform Your Attachments Into Opportunities Emotional Body Type Quiz Dhanurveda: Spiritual Archery […]
