Category: Mind/Body

Is Yoga a Spiritual Practice

Yoga Center of Chico
Yoga Center of Chico

By Tom Hess Yes, what makes yoga practice spiritual is the deepening of the experience for the practitioner. This inner experience is the means to see the true Self within. Most modern yoga today teach a series of postures that relate to the body with stretching and strengthening positions that increase the health of the… Read more »

Visitation Dream

Jack-allis
Jack-allis

By Kimberly Mascaro   I’m on a train. Several extended family members (all deceased relatives who have died during different periods of my life) enter through the train doors, but not all at once. Some are already seated, while others enter through different doors on the same train car. We quietly acknowledge each other. The… Read more »

What Is Yoga Therapy?

Jeanette Conery
Jeanette Conery

By Jeanette Conery The International Association of Yoga Therapists (the accrediting body for all yoga therapists) says that “Yoga Therapy is the process of empowering individuals to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the philosophy and practice of Yoga.” It’s important to know that yoga therapists aren’t setting out to “cure”… Read more »

Dhara’s Guided Meditation

Dhara-Guided Meditation-front cover
Dhara-Guided Meditation-front cover

By Dhara Lemos Dhara’s Guided Meditation I’m happy to announce that my first Guided Meditation is available now. I’ve been teaching and giving classes on active meditation for more than 20 years. Now, for the first time and together with my friend Pam Jamian, we’ve created a guided version of my Active Meditation, making it… Read more »

We Live in Two Bodies

Physics and god
Physics and god

Science Confirms Ancient Spiritual Teaching?   By Joseph “Puru” Selbie   Have you ever seen a glow of light around someone? It can happen when the ambient light is not too bright and especially when you are in a calm and mellow mood. Have you ever felt a shared electric thrill pass through you at… Read more »

Shingles-Dr.Patrick

Dr Patrick-Digestive Relief
Dr Patrick-Digestive Relief

Are You Itching To Get Rid of Your Shingles? By Dr. Patrick Giammarise, DC, IHS   “S h i n g l e s”—not the roofing kind but the body rash kind—is a condition that’s best to avoid by understanding how to prevent it and how to get treated if it does occur. Shingles is… Read more »

Fabulize Life

Fabulize Life By Lynn M. Tosello   Ladies, if you are 35-plus and your children have mastered most of what you’ve tried to teach them—they’re in their midteens, college, or adult life—you have earned the right to step away from the full-time “Mom” expression of who you are to reclaim your “woman” expression. Now is… Read more »

Listening to Our Shadow

Aeray
Aeray

By Aeray Lumm One of the biggest traps we fall into when working with our shadows is trying to “fix” them. Right now, you might be thinking, “Well, if I don’t fix them, what the heck am I supposed to do with them?” Trying to fix our shadows (or our flaws) is a part of… Read more »

Wild-Crafted Summer Remedies

By Fiona Allergy Tincture Humans constantly adapt to their environment but our bodies ultimately reflect allergic symptoms as our adaptation reaches its limit. The eyes become itchy as the pollen levels rise and a runny nose continually works to move invading allergens from the nasal cavities. Chest congestion and a dry cough also indicate that… Read more »

Tired of Being Tired?

Digestion Relief Center
Digestion Relief Center

By Dr. Patrick Giammarise, DC, IHS   If you find yourself being tired all the time, maybe it has something to do with your blood-sugar control. In fancier terms, that means your glucose levels may be fluctuating. Glucose, a simple sugar, is essential for life and energy. Glucose enters our circulatory system and gets transported… Read more »