By now, most of us in the green-minded community (and beyond!) are well-versed in the mental and physical health benefits of yoga: A regular practice increases flexibility, strength, posture, and even lung capacity (thanks to the emphasis on deep breathing), and decreases feelings of stress, irritability, anxiety, and depression. When done mindfully and with the...
So it’s the New Year! It’s 2011, hard to believe. Since having my daughter five years ago, it’s seems that life in the fast lane has truly begun, it’s hard to keep track of it all. I still remember her being 2 and wonder what happened to the years 3 and 4. I started the...
Teaching basic meditating and focus to the child. Asking the child to lie down or be seated & keep his/her eyes shut. Inviting the child to envisage a tranquil beautiful setting he/she remembers or invents. Encouraging the kid to remember smell, sight, sound, taste and sensation he/she experienced. Subsequent to 1-2 minutes, going about the...
A few weeks back my daughter Grace kept me on track with living a yogic lifestyle by motivating me to take her to “Trunk or Treat” at Mile Hi Church (a family friendly safe experience). I hadn’t planned it, as I have been in a funk lately (mostly due to the ongoing up and down...
Experience of yoga meets experimentation of the West at SYTAR. By Mira Binzen In The Yoga Tradition, Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D., describes the ancient sages as “seers (rishi) who ‘saw’ the truth, who perceived with the inner eye the hidden reality behind the smokescreen of manifest existence.” Today’s discerning Westerner wants a little more proof. We...
