Heartburn or what we call acidity is a common issue for so many of us. It is that discomfort or burning sensation felt in the chest, stomach, neck and upper arm region. Most people may experience occasional or mild episodes, with increase seen during pregnancy or when on certain medications. Since acidity is so common, my students and others often ask me about specific yoga po...
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New Breakthroughs in Yoga and Therapy Yoga
As the practice of yoga spreads to more
corners of the world, more therapists and medical practitioners are adopting
and adapting yoga for various healing and therapy protocols. Yoga is being
blended with psychiatry and Ayurveda to form an integrated treatment unit. Elsewhere,
therapists have found yoga to be effective in managing conditions such as
psoriatic arthritis and SAD...
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Therapy Yoga: How and Why It Works
For years now, I have had the good fortune of being able to witness how my yoga classes have touched so many lives and helped so many people. In recent times, I have had more and more people approach me for targeted therapy yoga which goes further than simply attending a yoga class. This is targeted therapy that uses a holistic approach to help resolve a range of problems rang...
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How I’ve Helped People Through Disease Care Yoga
There is nothing quite like the joy of
knowing that one has been able to help someone and improve their life in some
way. It is both satisfying and humbling to know that the discipline that I have
pursued for so many years now has such potent and positive, effective impacts
on people’s lives. Individuals I have worked with have been happy and grateful
about the way in which di...
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How Yoga Heals: Therapeutic Applications
As I continue my journey as both a yogi and
an instructor of yoga, I have experienced more and more ways in which yoga
benefits people’s health, especially by helping overcome various ailments. Increasingly,
I have been delving into the many therapeutic applications of yoga. I have been
humbled by the many ways in which this ancient discipline of ours is able to
help with mode...
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