MaryAnn Reynolds
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I’ve touched 100 naked people
There are certain strokes that tend to get sighs of relief or moans of pleasure. Massage improves circulation, breath, brainwaves, mood, compassion, immune system, energy flow, digestion, posture, alignment, balance, movement, and presence. Continue reading
Posted in body, brain, breathing, compassion, connecting, gratitude, massage, spirit, yoga
Tagged anatomy, armor, body awareness, massage, massage therapy, naked people, nervous system, pleasure, relaxation
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6 experienced yoga teachers talk about the anatomy connection
YogaCity NYC’s Margie Suvalle sat down with six experts to find out how they learned more about their muscles and joints, why it is necessary, and where to learn more about anatomy. Continue reading
Leslie Kaminoff reviews “The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards”
If you cite how many people are injured doing yoga, but fail to compare it to injuries from any other physical activity, there’s no perspective — and that’s a journalistic failure. Continue reading
Posted in articles, body, books, breathing, heart, science, video, yoga
Tagged IAYT, Leslie Kaminoff, New York Times, The Science of Yoga, William J. Broad, yoga therapy
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How yoga changes the brain’s stress response
The good news is that you don’t actually have to go to a class to practice yoga. The poses most people associate with yoga are just a particular way of practicing yoga called the asana practice (“asana” translates to “pose”). The asana practice challenges you in a specific way, but life itself offers plenty of challenges on its own. Under any stressful circumstance you can attempt the same calming techniques: breathing deeply and slowly, relaxing your facial muscles, clearing your head of anxious thoughts, focusing on the present. In fact, applying these techniques to real life is what yoga is all about. Yoga is simply the process of paying attention to the present moment and calming the mind. Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Korb, body-mind, brain, changework, downward facing dog, Leslie Kaminoff, neuroscience, PreFrontal Nudity, Psychology Today, stress, Ujjayi breathing, yoga
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My feel-good hack using yoga, spine aligner, breathing, TRE, and more yoga
Today I synthesized yoga, a bodywork tool, the trauma releasing exercises, and more yoga into a sequence that got the kinks out of my back, released tension, and opened up meridians/spinal nerves. I love this life, that I get to do that. Continue reading
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Tagged energy, Ma Roller, relaxation, Spine Aligner, Sun Salutations, trauma releasing exercises, TRE, yoga
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What if awareness is a quality you are inside of?
For the magician’s intelligence is not circumscribed within the society–its place is at the edge, mediating between the human community and the larger community of beings upon which the village depends for its nourishment and sustenance. Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, David Abram, Gioconda Parker, key questions, mind, yoga teacher
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18 Health Tricks to Teach Your Body – Men’s Health
Found using StumbleUpon. Here are some awesome tricks you can use to relieve nasal congestion, hear better, cure an ice cream headache, make a minor burn not blister, cure a side stitch when running, stop a nosebleed, and more. Here’s how … Continue reading
Pins and needles: Austin Hakomi practitioner tames anxiety gorilla | CultureMap Austin
Pins and needles: Austin Hakomi practitioner tames anxiety gorilla – 2011-Nov-21 – CultureMap Austin. Rupesh Chhagan, Hakomi acupuncturist and zendo and Facebook friend, profiled in CultureMap Austin. Beauty.
Posted in articles, body, breathing, compassion, connecting, heart, inspiration
Tagged acupuncture, CultureMap Austin, Hakomi, Rupesh Chhagan
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10 things I love about massage
1. Almost everyone loves massage and bodywork. It feels good and is nourishing to the body, mind, heart, and spirit. Continue reading
Posted in body, breakthrough, breathing, connecting, massage, science
Tagged alignment, anatomy, art, breathing, careers, caring, changework, deep massage, emotional, health care, kinesiology, left brain, massage, massage school, massage therapy, pain, pathology, physiology, posture, right brain, self-knowledge, self-worth, shiatsu, skill, sports, stress, Swedish, well-being
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