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How Yoga does Your Mind Good!

Researchers at the University of Boston School of Medicine and McLean Hospital found that Yoga elevates levels of the stress regulator in the brain: gamma aminobutyric acid.

An hour of Yoga boosts GABA levels by 27%!

A study by the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind-Body Medicine found that Yoga and Meditation (whether done by a seasoned yogi, or a first-time yogini) change the patterns of gene activity in ways that improve how the body responds to stress.

It may turn off hormonal imbalances.

Yoga also lowers adrenaline levels: Excess adrenaline has been linked to depression and over-eating.

-information Courtesy of Yoga Journal-

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Follow these steps and allow yourself to fall into a deep meditative state that will reveal a closer connection to the present and help calm you when you’re upset.
1. Breathe. Focusing on your breathing is an essential practice that draws your awareness inward and helps you experience the presence and flow of energy.
2. Relax. The more you relax, the more you deepen awareness of sensation.
3. Feel. Let your sense of feeling move beyond physical sensation. Acknowledge who you are as a being of energy.
4. Watch. Sense who you are as a witness; be a scientist observing phenomena arising in and around you.
5. Allow. Sense who you are with no preferences. Be present to the process of your life unfolding moment by moment.

YJ 2009

Ready, Set, Change!

“How is it that when life is spun around by circumstances, benign or otherwise, some people flail while others sail? Why do some of us wallow in that place where we’re so shocked and unhappy about an unexpected turn of events that we resist reality and find ourselves mired in bitterness or fear or hopelessness? Instead of accepting change with grace, we dig in our heels and suffer through each day of things not being what we think they should be. What’s the secret to riding each new wave gracefully?

You can learn to accept change with equanimity, absorbing each phase in stride and learning from each new experience. Instead of running for the hills each time a change arises, deal with change in three distinct stages: Loosen your grip, separate your feelings, and tap into wisdom. Learning to make peace with life’s calamities—lost jobs, romances, dreams—does not mean you have to be passive.

Prepare for life’s ups and downs with a daily practice. Every morning, repeat a gatha (mindfulness verse): “Great is the matter of birth and death; impermanence surrounds us. Be awake each moment; do not waste your life.” Life doesn’t give you breathing room, but if you stop grasping for control of the uncontrollable, you can learn to breathe through it all.” YJ 2009

                      Fear less, hope more;

                      Eat less, chew more;

                     Whine less, breathe more;

                     Talk less, say more;

                     Hate less, love more;

                     ….And all good things are yours!

                    ~ Swedish Proverb ~

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