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Working with the mind through meditation is one of the precepts of Ayurveda and one of its greatest offerings. Many people today, while ready and willing to begin a meditation practice, find their path riddled with stumbling blocks and either abandon their efforts or find it hard to build consistency in their practice. John Douillard and the LifeSpa team set out to make powerful meditation techniques – as well as its sister practices of yoga and breathing exercises – accessible and applicable to our busy modern lives.

Strengthen Your Lungs Now: Pratiloma Pranayama + Inspiratory Muscle Training

by John Douillard on March 31, 2020 | 37 Comments

Strengthen Your Lungs Now with this Amazing Breathing Exercise With the world fighting a respiratory pandemic that will dramatically challenge the lungs and the ability to breathe, learning how to strengthen your breathing muscles may be a powerful preventative tool not to be overlooked. If 50% of elite athletes have diaphragmatic fatigue, then it is likely that all us us do.

Meditate Away Stress + Boost Immunity

by John Douillard on March 24, 2020 | Leave a Comment

Stress + Immunity We are all looking for ways to boost immunity and mitigate stress these days. One of my favorite ways happens to be free and easily done from home: meditation! Over the past 30 years, more than 300 studies have been done on stress and immunity in humans. Together, they show emotional stress

Dr. John’s Ayurvedic Immune-Boosting Protocol

by John Douillard on March 10, 2020 | 6 Comments

What about Masks + Hand Washing? Many studies show use of surgical masks or even N95 respirators are no different in preventing infection than not wearing them.1 Washing hands thoroughly and cleaning surfaces with disinfectant wipes does work. The Guardian reports some studies suggest wearing a mask will offer five-fold protection compared to not wearing

How to Detox Digestive + Emotional Ama (Toxins) Ayurvedically

by John Douillard on February 27, 2020 | 3 Comments

Detox Physical + Mental Ama Sadly, a recent survey found 74% of Americans experience digestive health concerns.1 Are you one of them? Digestive concerns may be more important that you think. Ayurveda says 85% of health concerns originate as digestive imbalance. Analyze + Treat Physical Ama According to Ayurveda, the result of poor digestion is

Breath Retention + Pranayama: the Performance-Enhancing Effects (EPO, Stem Cells, Nitric Oxide + More!)

by John Douillard on February 13, 2020 | 11 Comments

Superhuman Effect of Breath Retention Who would think it possible that a simple breathing practice could induce your body to produce regenerative stem cells, nitric oxide (the Nobel Prize-winning “panacea molecule”), and EPO (the performance-enhancing molecule that carried Lance Armstrong to seven Tour de France victories)?! Modern science backing these ancient breathing techniques is in.

096: Buddhism + Love with Elephant Journal’s Waylon Lewis

by John Douillard on February 4, 2020 | 4 Comments

February 4, 2020 | 55 minutes, 55 secondsDownload In Search of Unconditional Love Unconditional love is something many of us aspire to, but few attain. Most likely, this is because we are looking for it outside ourselves. Loving fully without anything in return may sound a bit scary to most of us, but the ability

095: Emotional Trauma Cleansing with Kaya Kalpa

by John Douillard on January 7, 2020 | 7 Comments

January 7, 2020 | 50 minutes, 14 secondsDownload The Science of Vibration: Music and Chanting Did you know that you may be able to affect your mood and the effects of trauma with vibrational therapies, such as chanting? Read on to find out how brain science now supports some of Ayurveda’s most ancient techniques. According

Benefits of One-Minute Meditation with Bhastrika Pranayama (Bellows Breathing)

by John Douillard on December 12, 2019 | 8 Comments

One-Minute Meditation with Bhastrika Yoga, including asana, pranayama (breathing), and meditation, became popular in the US in the 1960s and 70s when yogis from India were shown to be able to control aspects of their physiology that were previously thought to be involuntary.1 Based on these early Western studies, yoga has become a well-studied science,

Brainwave Benefits of Yoga for Stress, Anxiety + Depression

by John Douillard on November 26, 2019 | 2 Comments

Yoga + the Brain Yoga, including physical postures (asana), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation, have been studied extensively. Yoga has so many benefits, but for this article, I will focus on its effect on the brain and brainwaves. Studies show that yoga decreases anxiety while boosting cognitive function.1 A meta-analysis of 15 studies found that

Train Your Nervous System for a Longer Life: Meditation + REST Protein

by John Douillard on November 21, 2019 | 1 Comment

How is Your Nervous System? What are you doing to calm your nervous system? Keeping your cool on the inside may be more important than you think! A new study in one of the world’s most prestigious journals (Nature) may have just proven a fundamental Ayurvedic principle,1 showing that nervous system activity is linked to

Top 10 Ayurvedic Life Hacks

by John Douillard on October 26, 2019 | 8 Comments

Ayurvedic medicine is rich in time-tested wisdom, backed by good science, which we would now call life hacks. Some of these ancient health-promoting strategies are on the top of my list to helps us live longer, healthier, and happier during our stay here on earth. Here are my top ten! Dr. John’s Top 10 Ayurvedic

091: Ayurvedic Lifestyle + Psychology with Dr. John Douillard

by John Douillard on October 2, 2019 | Leave a Comment

If you are exhausted at the end of each day, fighting against the current, and using your weekends just to recover from your busy week, this podcast is for you!

Articles in: Meditation

Strengthen Your Lungs Now: Pratiloma Pranayama + Inspiratory Muscle Training

Meditate Away Stress + Boost Immunity

Dr. John’s Ayurvedic Immune-Boosting Protocol

How to Detox Digestive + Emotional Ama (Toxins) Ayurvedically

Breath Retention + Pranayama: the Performance-Enhancing Effects (EPO, Stem Cells, Nitric Oxide + More!)

096: Buddhism + Love with Elephant Journal’s Waylon Lewis

095: Emotional Trauma Cleansing with Kaya Kalpa

Benefits of One-Minute Meditation with Bhastrika Pranayama (Bellows Breathing)

Brainwave Benefits of Yoga for Stress, Anxiety + Depression

Train Your Nervous System for a Longer Life: Meditation + REST Protein

Top 10 Ayurvedic Life Hacks

091: Ayurvedic Lifestyle + Psychology with Dr. John Douillard

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