It’s well known that stress has a significant impact on our bodies. From muscle tension to nervous system dysregulation to hormone disruption, stress wreaks havoc on our bodies. What fewer women realize is that the effects of stress on our bodies can also affect our ability to get pregnant! The good news is that there … Continued
Which is the #1 thing you can do to calm the mind and relieve stress, enhance blood flow to your muscles, increase range of motion and physical performance, improve your posture and prevent back pain? Yes, you guessed it: Stretching. Research shows that stretching is about a lot more than “just” enhancing flexibility. It has … Continued
In our modern society we often focus on treating each ailment separately: we take one pill for headaches, another for depression, and another for high blood pressure. This targeted approach can be useful, but it fails to take into account the whole person. The human body/mind is an integrated set of systems, and no health … Continued
The benefits of the core get a lot of attention in the yoga and movement worlds. But are we missing out on one of the key reasons why the core body is so important? Most of the attention focuses on the need to keep the core strong and toned. More advanced approaches to core work … Continued
We have a lot more power over what unfolds in our lives than we usually think we do. “We are all vibrational beings, and that’s where everything starts,” says Lana Reed (aka Shakta Khalsa). If your vibration is not where you’d like it to be, this webinar will introduce you to some key techniques to … Continued
There may not be one pill to cure all ills, but there are simple, key tricks we can use each day that have surprisingly powerful effects on our energy, sleep, weight, appetite, inflammation, and how we feel and look overall. These tools come from the Ayurvedic tradition of self care, or Dinacharya. With his background in … Continued
High blood pressure is also known as ‘the silent killer,’ because many people don’t even know they have high blood pressure, and only discover it when it’s too late. Unregulated, high blood pressure puts us a higher risk for stroke, heart attack, kidney issues and eye problems. New guidelines on how to diagnose and treat … Continued
The body has not one, but three diaphragms, and all interact to create whole body systemic effects and benefits. If we learn how to work with the diaphragms as a whole, we can nurture powerful healing potential in the mind-body complex. Join doctor of physical therapy and yoga therapist, Dr. Ginger Garner for a journey into … Continued
Feeling restless, wound-up, or constantly on edge? Or do you feel you worry all the time, have difficulty concentrating, are overly irritable and emotional, and easily fatigued? These are all symptoms of anxiety. Anxiety affects us all at one point or another. But when we struggle with it constantly, it can infringe on our sleep … Continued
Just because you experience monthly mood swings, rage and cry at the end of a long-term relationship, or occasionally feel overwhelmed or paralyzed by the sheer magnitude of your responsibilities, it doesn’t mean you’re clinically depressed or have an anxiety disorder. These emotional ups-and-downs may simply be your body’s way of getting you to pay … Continued
One out of eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer at one point in their life. However, a large body of research shows that statistically speaking, there are ways to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. Unfortunately, that knowledge is found across numerous studies on many different topics, and not easily summarized. Based … Continued
Worried about the COVID-19 epidemic and wondering what you can do to keep yourself and your loved ones healthy? We all know that frequently washing our hands is important, but not enough. There are many things we can do on a day to day basis to increase immunity and thereby reduce our risk of infection. … Continued