Breathwork is an active form of meditation in which you manipulate your breath to change the way you feel. You breathe on average 20,000 breaths a day, but not every breath is equal. Some breaths might be short and quick, actually contributing to stress in your...
Read MoreUjjayi Pranayam means Breath of the Warrior. When we do this breath, it can make us feel like that—calm, focused, fierce warriors on our mats. It’s often taught as a whispering sound at the back of the throat, so it can also sound like Darth...
Read MoreGetty/Zephyr18 There are many tools and techniques you can use to manage and eliminate anxiety and worry effectively. Here, experts share healthy ways to cope with and reduce anxiety right here, right now in this moment. When you’re feeling anxious, you might feel stuck and unsure of...
Read MoreSusan Kaiser-Greenland guides us through one of the oldest meditation practices called "Sit and Know You're Sitting." BY SUSAN KAISER GREENLAND ♠ ↓ One of the oldest meditation practices is also one of the simplest: Sit, and know you’re sitting. Let’s give it a...
Read More♦ If you’ve ever taken a yoga class, you’ve heard some reference to the breath at some point. We know it’s incredibly central to the yoga practice; the awareness of the breath is perhaps the thing that defines yoga against any other forms of movement, exercise,...
Read MoreThe purpose of alternate-nostril breathing is to balance the left and right sides of the brain and help you to relax and get centered. Sponsored Content from Tarcher Perigee My mother always looked for natural alternatives to cure any and all of our ailments when my sisters and...
Read MoreNew research finds that those who meditate can focus their minds and control their impulsivity better than those who do not meditate. Your brain is actually shaped by your thoughts and your behaviors, which is why stress can take a toll on brain function over time. While some...
Read More↓ Ujjayi Pranayam means Breath of the Warrior. When we do this breath, it can make us feel like that—calm, focused, fierce warriors on our mats. It’s often taught as a whispering sound at the back of the throat, so it can also sound like Darth...
Read More↓ By re-training the muscles of your body and recovering the levels of oxygen your body requires, you’ll notice profound physiological and psychological changes. Life can take our breath away slowly—we hunch forward to text, to drive, to work at the computer—or all at once, through anxiety...
Read More* The 10 Breaths Practice * Excerpted from Ten Breaths to Happiness: Touching Life in Its Fullness, by Glen Schneider When a beautiful moment presents itself and you encounter something you would like to savor, such as sunlight on a dewdrop: Stop whatever you are doing. Close your eyes,...
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