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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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How are you doing at stress management? Here’s a quiz.
Most people fail at stress management. No wonder stress is responsible for 75 to 90 percent of doctor visits and illness. For most of us, it’s out of control. Would you like to manage stress better? Here are some tips. Continue reading
Posted in articles, breathing, science, sitting, wisdom, yoga
Tagged Byron Katie, happiness, relaxation, Robert Epstein, Scientific American, Scientific American Mind, stress, stress management, The Work
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Suggestions to relieve insomnia and get to sleep
Ways to cool the brain and relieve insomnia: mind training, water, air, and acupressure Continue reading
Posted in articles, brain, breathing, compassion, science
Tagged acupressure, acupuncture, brain, breathing, cooling, heating, insomnia, mouth, Patrice Sullivan, pressure points, sleep, water, yawn, yawning
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Equinox
Tears came into my eyes when I first thought that thought earlier today. It literally gave me pause. So much striving, so much struggle. It’s been hard sometimes. Continue reading
Now just relax and read this blog post about how people know when they’re stressed
How do you know you are stressed? How do you know when you’re not stressed? What do you do to de-stress? Continue reading
The Five Tibetans plus one
They are done in order as a vinyasa (flowing sequence) and are said to stimulate the chakras. Many other claims have been made as well — they are a fountain of youth, reversing the aging process, and such. I think you can safely say they build strength, flexibility, and balance, and they will give you more energy, which probably equates to feeling more youthful. Continue reading
Thinking heats the brain up — cooling it aids sleep
For those with insomnia, researchers found that the extra brain activity was keeping the brain too hot to sleep. Continue reading
Posted in brain, breathing
Tagged attention, brain, cooling cap, frontal lobe, sleep, thinking
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