TweetShare – Enjoy these lectures? Share or retweet this page.   As you know our physical health impacts our emotional health and the reverse is true as well. So, training our minds to focus on health-giving thoughts/actions while releasing health-robbing thoughts/actions is crucial. I’ve experienced this phenomena first-hand. The bottom line is that embracing meditation and simple healing techniques found in Hatha Yoga can have...

When looking at the totality of yoga, only one type has emphasis on the physical practice or postures, and that is Hatha Yoga. The other three types: Karma Yoga focuses on self-service, and is predominantly action-oriented. Bhakti Yoga is considered the way of devotion and has its emphasis on ritual and prayer. Raja Yoga has its emphasis on meditation

Gratitude is an essential part of your yoga practice The following benefits of gratitude are noted by researchers at the UCD Emmons Lab, where they are seriously studying the profound benefits of thankfulness. In an experimental comparison, those who kept gratitude journals on a weekly basis exercised more regularly, reported fewer physical symptoms, felt better about their lives as a whole, and were more optimistic about the upcoming week...