Breathing exercises offer numerous health benefits through conscious controlled breathing, known in yoga and martial arts. Forbes.com emphasizes its similarity to meditation and its impact on brain activity. The practice is integral to authentic yoga and triggers a parasympathetic response, potentially improving cardiovascular health, immune system, and energy metabolism.
Category: Mindfulness
In the news – Meditation and yoga can ‘reverse’ molecular reactions in our DNA which cause stress, new study suggests.
Put simply, MBIs cause the brain to steer our DNA processes along a path which improves our wellbeing.
A perfect New Year’s Eve.
Happy New Year! Closing out 2018 with gratitude and reflection. New year – 2019, planning, dreaming, setting intentions and resolutions. Ha
why I still blog?
New year reflection. What has served its purpose and should be left behind? What do I want to focus on in 2019? What do I bring along and nurture? Where do I want to thrive? I love working with these questions while looking at the year ahead. 2019, here we come!
People pleasing – I am so over it!
There is much talk about stress as a cause of disease and inflammation, and in my experience, among other factors, much of that stress is caused by… Read more “People pleasing – I am so over it!”