Andrew Weil MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in the late 1960s. Since that time he has worked across a number of different health disciplines, researching and pursuing his interests in drugs and their impact on the mind, understanding both Read More …
Dr. Romila Mushtaq, MD, ABIHM, known as Dr. Romie, is a trained neurologist, an expert in the field of mind-body medicine and a certified yoga and meditation teacher. She is renowned for translating complicated neuroscience and medical information into easy-to-comprehend Read More …
James Nestor is a prolific author and journalist who writes with a particular emphasis on science and human potential. In his best selling book, Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art he puts forward the idea that the vast Read More …
The art and power of breathing has been around for over 2500 years. Arguably it’s most famous exponent is Patanjali, the sage, author and founder of yoga. Being able to control our breathing provides us with the ability to Read More …
Breathwork is now in so many forms being recognised as an antidote to many of the modern psychological, emotional and physical ailments. There are literally hundreds of different breathing strategies and techniques, each offering a slightly different entry point into Read More …
Take a deep breath, expanding your belly. Pause. Exhale slowly to the count of five. Repeat four times. Congratulations. You’ve just calmed your nervous system. Controlled breathing, like what you just practiced, has been shown to Read More …
The body is made up of a number of layers of energies. The Upanishads, which are the religious and philosophical texts, were the first to explore the concept of the three part body called the Shariras. These house Read More …
Meditation and mindfulness are taking the western world by storm. There are now so many variations of both disciplines that even when these terms are used, we are not necessarily talking about the same things. In essence, mindfulness is Read More …
It has been calculated that the average person breathes in and out up to 23,000 times per day, but most of us do so inefficiently, taking short, shallow chest breaths while subconsciously contracting our abdomens. Even though we’re all born Read More …
Listen, breathe and give thanks… Also see: Changing the way you think and Breathing for Life
