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Reintroduction To Yoga: A Session With Stephanie by Dan Comer
When you get out of the habit of something, even if it is good for you, it is hard to reconnect to that activity. I hadn’t practiced yoga in years. It was nice to reconnect to yoga with Stephanie’s descriptive breathing and meditation guidance as well as disciplined alignment instruction. I am inspired to get back on the yoga path. Continue reading
Living with an Open Heart
Living with an Open Heart requires constant attention in a modern world of chaos and result-orientated behavior. Cultivating the ability to express love on a continuim can be challenging. A truly open heart center that creates experiences and relationships is a beautiful gift and sight to behold. I offer a thought for St. Valentine: to live in the realm of Open Heart and Universal Love and Consciousness and further away from an individualistic self. Continue reading
Breathing Exercises to Train the Mind
Mind Training is essential to those of us that want to create a balanced, positive approach to life and all its ups and downs. Using the foundation of meditation we can further our breath work to create a stronger, more focused mind with positive intention. Try these exercise to train the mind through the breath. Continue reading
More Truth Will Set You Free
More Truth Will Set You Free workshops are an opportunity to allow your body to rest, your mind to breath and your spirit to engage in its higher purpose. Using a guide you can tap into true potential that gets trapped in old thinking, behaving and programming. Continue reading
Qigong Fundamentals Series, Part III, How to Practice Qigong Correctly.
Continuing our Qigong Fundamentals Series with How to Practice Correctly. Like anything you engage in practicing Qigong correctly is the key to receiving the greatest benefits of this energy exercise form. Our series will finish with Development of Qi and the Benefits of Practicing Qigong Look for the next part in about a month. Continue reading
Greenfest Philadelphia 2008 was a Success!
Thanks to all the people who came out and supported and participated in Greenfest Philly 2008!
Meditation, Part III in the Five Yoga Fundamentals Series
Meditation is a tool to behold in this crazy world. It takes dedication to become meditative but is well worth the effort, time and patience you put into it. The rewards are ten fold! Meditation layers upon posture and breathing to begin to build the essentials of a good yoga practice. Continue to follow the next two articles to encompass the Five Fundamentals of Yoga Series. The next two will follow monthly. Continue reading
Qigong, A Five Part Series , Part I- Overview
Qigong is such a powerful movement art with a multitude of health benefits. It is a fun, easy and practical form of exercise. This is the first offering of a five part series. The following articles will be posted on a once a month basis. Look for the next part of this series in July. Here are the future topics: Variety of Different Forms of Qiong, How to Practice Correctly, Development of Qi and Benefits of Practicing Qigong. Continue reading
5 Yoga Fundamentals, Part I – Posture
These are some elements to begin with for a better form in practice or reinvigorate an existing one with some basic principles that lead to a stronger, more intentional practice. This is the first of a five part series on the fundamentals of yoga practice including: Posture, Breathing, Meditation, Intention and Repetition. Look for these articles once a month for the next five months! I hope you come back to take a look!
Making the most of Life’s Ups and Downs
I think it is safe to say no one is excluded from the cyclical nature of life’s turns. I know from my life experience that you can never know what a day will present you. At the root of it all can be the very way you feel on a …
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