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yoga psychology

Evolution of the Emergency Room – Breathing Techniques for Pain Management

April 19, 2010

This past weekend I had to visit the emergency room at our local hospital. (Thank goodness, we’re all okay.) Upon leaving, I was given a 7-page printout of Discharge Instructions.  In addition to a summary of the prescriptions and their usage, the packet included a lengthy Pain Management section which included the breathing and visualization [...]

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Karma Yoga

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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Lexi Yoga. Her yoga website can be found at www.lexiyoga.com.

Karma yoga dates back from the Hinduism philosophies based on reincarnation (samsara). This means that we were born with both positive and negative tendencies from our previous lives, which push forward into our present life. It is up [...]

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Music and Life

August 19, 2009

Did you catch this two minute (surprisingly inspirational) video by Trey Parker and Matt Stone? Entitled Music and Life, it features the voice of Alan Watts. Watts, who passed away in 1973, was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker, who held both a master’s degree in theology and a doctorate of divinity.

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Yes, Yoga Can Help Reduce Panic Attacks

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Yoga Journal has so many wonderful resources on yoga (that goes without saying, of course.) The article below contains information to help ground yourself when you are feeling overwhelmed. I wanted to share this because I know so many of us are experiencing extra stress lately due to the financial crisis and other environmental factors.
Some [...]

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To Be Supplied With Goodness, We Must Demand It!

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Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Kat Rogers of Self Symmetry. Kat lives in Dallas where she teaches yoga and designs beautiful jewelry. She is pictured in the main picture to the right of this post.
We have everything we could ever want and need.  We have the ability to do anything we can [...]

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