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Include more, do less

This last few years, I have been working with a few people individually thinking about RSI, and other injuries and wanted to share a little of my thinking ar...

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Spring Clean your Habits!

Now that Spring is here, why not shake out the blankets of your habit cupboard! We all have habits, they allow us to make short-cuts- to put your clothe...

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Micro-movements: Finding Movement in Stillness

Whilst my concert dress has stayed sadly in its wardrobe other than a brief outing in April, I did have one trip of fascination. Just before this second Lock...

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Psoas: How to Unlock the ‘Muscle of the Soul’ and Release Built Up Anxiety and Stress

Do you spend much time sitting in front of a computer, on a plane, in a car? If so your hips may be locked up which effects your ability to dance, but worse ...

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What is Body Scan Practice

Finally, a good excuse to simply lie down and do nothing! Although, it would be misleading to say that the body scan practice is simply about relaxation. Rat...

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Biofeedback therapy offers a mind-body approach to improving health

What if you could ease chronic pain, lower your blood pressure and improve other health issues simply with the power of your mind? Proponents of an alternat...

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The Lineage Transmission of Qi Gong

Rational Activities vs. Magic Power or Superstition The Neo-Confucian and Taoist scholar Kunio Miura concluded in his research, which happens to be one...

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10 Types Of Pain Caused by Emotions

Did you know that every single thought and feeling that you have in your mind manifests itself physically in your body in some way, shape or form? This is w...

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Dogen Explains Zazen: Four Translations of the Fukanzazengi

The Fukanzazengi: Universally Recommended Instructions for Zazen by Eihei Dogen Four Translations, three printed texts, and one audio… _This ...

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7 Ways To Recover After A Holiday

The vacations are usually synonymous with a lot of everything, and at the conclusion of a very long holiday weekend, you can feel both emotionally and physic...

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Manifest Your Dreams with Power Healing Cards

Learn to access your untapped potential and live the life of your dreams with inexpensive, attractive and fun cards Have you come across one of those deck o...

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Broken Science: Everything We Know Is Wrong

What happens when cancer doctors, psychologists, and drug developers can’t rely on each other’s research? Nullius in verba is the motto of one of the earl...

Pilates and yoga for anti-aging

Exercise has been said to be one of the most effective anti-aging options available which help one feel better, look younger and enjoy their time. There are ...

Pilates: The Difference Between Mat And Reformer

Pilates – it’s the exercise of choice for those looking to lengthen and tone, but when it comes to choosing mat or reformer – what are the major differences?...

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Insights From a Medical Doctor on a Spiritual Path

Mind, body, spirit medicine is spiritually based medicine. It cultivates health through applying spiritual principles and practices. The health of our mind a...

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Under The Influence: The Disinformation Guide to Drugs

Under the Influence is a sampler kit of drug war essays that brings light to dark corners with energy and commitment. It makes no pretense at objectivity or ...

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Psychedelic Psychiatry: a Brief History

In the 1950s a group of pioneering psychiatrists showed that hallucinogenic drugs had therapeutic potential, but the research was halted as part of the backl...

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Scientists Discover a Higher State of Consciousness

Neuroscientists from the University of Sussex made a pretty neat discovery as they claim to have just found evidence of a higher state of consciousness. Cons...

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How to Practice Zazen

Jules Shuzen Harris teaches Zazen, the meditation practice at the heart of Zen Buddhism. There are many forms of meditation that offer you the opportunity t...

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10 Ways Breath Of Fire Can Take You Higher

Being a yogi and an avid mediator, I have experienced the benefits of deep breathing. Even with my experience, I never saw much of a difference between breat...

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This School Replaced Detention with Meditation. The Results are Stunning

Imagine you’re working at a school and one of the kids is starting to act up. What do you do? Traditionally, the answer would be to give the unruly kid deten...

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Study shows mind-body approaches better than pain relievers for sore backs

Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to be effective in treating chronic back pain, but it requires regular visits with a psychotherapist and can be e...

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Spiritual Understanding of Our Lives

As we go along in our busy lives, we give ourselves very little time to ruminate about our spiritual well-being. We work, run children around and do countles...

Mercedes Newton

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Quieten the mind and heal the brain

The healing benefits of yoga and meditation are becoming increasingly well documented. Last year snowboarder Kevin Pearce brought much needed attention to th...

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