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Dr Scott Lyons on Somatic Stress Release, Trauma & Boundaries

December 11, 2019 by Lucinda Staniland Leave a Comment

by Lucinda Staniland It's always fascinating to touch base with Dr. Scott Lyons (DO, PhD, MS, MFA, CHT, BMCP/T, RSMT, SME, BMCP, IDME, SEP, CST, BFA, RYT-500), co-founder of Embodied Flow. Scott has done a lot of academic learning (as evidenced in that extremely long string of letters after his name!) but the thing that is so refreshing and surprising about Scott is that, above all else, he prioritises learning and teaching from an embodied, experiential place. As you'll quickly notice in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga, Paid Tagged With: boundaries, Dr Scott Lyons, Scott Lyons, stress, trauma

Why ‘Ambivalence’ Is The Most Powerful Word I Know

April 20, 2017 by Lucinda Staniland 2 Comments

by Lucinda Staniland I've been using the word 'ambivalent' a lot recently. I like the sound of it. I like that it acknowledges complexity - of myself and of the world. I like that it doesn't lock me, or anyone else, into a box. Take getting married for example. My partner and I were married in January 2017, and for me, it was a classic experience of ambivalence. In fact, it was during the preparations for our wedding that the word 'ambivalent' became a core part of my vocabulary. I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deepening • The Yoga of Life, What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi?, Yoga & Relationships Tagged With: Ambivalence, emotions, Lucinda Staniland, Marriage, relationships, stress, wedding, yoga

How Yoga Helped Me Combat Depression & Heartbreaking Loss (Without Medication)

December 28, 2016 by Guest Author 1 Comment

By Adrienne Smith, Power of Your OM It is estimated that by the year 2020, anxiety and depression will be the leading cause of death - over heart disease and over cancer. Yikes! While anxiety and depression can come from legitimate chemical imbalances that require medication to curb them, medical researchers are finding that cultivating awareness of our thoughts and the physical state of our being, in combination with medication (if necessary), will prove a better defense to anxiety and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Deepening • The Yoga of Life, How Yoga Helped Me, What's Real Yoga & a Real Yogi? Tagged With: anxiety, Breakdown, depression, Loss, patanjali, stress, yoga

How Yoga Helped Me Deal with the Emotional and Psychological After-Effects of Trauma from Living and Working in Afghanistan

July 31, 2014 by Guest Author Leave a Comment

by Marianne Elliott When it comes to working with fear, yoga is one of my secret weapons. Fear is not just a thought or idea. Fear is a neurobiological reaction to perceived threat. This is where modern neuroscience catches up with the wisdom of yoga and meditation. The autonomic nervous system (i.e. the part you don't consciously control) is divided into two sections: the sympathetic and the parasympathetic nervous systems. The sympathetic nervous system acts to mobilize the body's 'fight or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: How Yoga Helped Me Tagged With: alternate nostril breathing, brave, bravery, courage, fear, nuerobiology, pranayama, stress, yoga

Sacred Feminine and Yoga: Practical Tools. Part 4

June 20, 2013 by Devangi Leave a Comment

by guest author Swami Karma Karuna, Anahata Yoga Retreat There are more practical tools than can be described belonging to tantra and yoga that are beneficial for a woman’s body, mind and support the connection to the inner sacred space. The practices all work in different ways with the ultimate goal of helping one to reconnect with their higher self or the inner Shakti, which in fact is the sacred feminine. Shakti is the life force. When it is blocked or out of balance, physical and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Foundations Tagged With: anahata yoga retreat, balance, meditation, nurturing, overcoming stress, relaxation, sacred feminine, stress, swami karma karuna, women, yoga, yoga nidra

Exploring the Niyamas: Using tapas to burn through our shit

March 29, 2013 by Kara-Leah Grant 7 Comments

by Kara-Leah Grant Oh God do I need to cultivate tapas right now. Or I am cultivating it. Or the cultivation of it is serving me. Or something. I'm over-whelmed, emotional, stressed out and just want to get off this damn computer and go sit under a tree. (Notice the shift from Wednesday's post on self-realisation? Welcome to duality people!) It's two days until book launch and I have a mountain of things to do but I'm staying with family and also want to see them and I have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: addictions, austerity, burning, niyamas, over-whelm, stress, tapas

How Yoda helped me not to worry

June 29, 2012 by Guest Author 2 Comments

The wisdom of Yoda helped soothe my anxiety

 by columnist Gabrielle Harris Why worry There should be laughter after pain There should be sunshine after rain These things have always been the same So why worry now Why worry now Mark Knopfler Why worry? For about 20 years I suffered from low level anxiety to panic attacks that were bought on by being away from home. I since learnt the root cause of these but that is not what really saved me, YODA saved me. Stress, panic and anxiety are rife in our society. We worry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Living Your Yoga Tagged With: how to stop worrying, overcoming stress, stress, worry, yoda, yoga

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