Pain and the Brain Last week, we looked at what we can do to nourish and soothe our physical body (annamayakosha) to help relieve or reduce pain. This week, we’ll explore how the manomayakosha (mental body) and the vijynanamayakosha (wisdom body) contribute to us experiencing physical pain. Next week, I’m planning to look at how …
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Take Charge of Your Attention Last week, we explored how consciously placing our attention helps us to develop the ability to choose how we engage with the world in general. This is a vital skill to hone for anyone who spends time on social media, watches Netflix or keeps up to date with the news. …
Photo by SK Yeong on Unsplash A Humble Version of Enlightenment Why Do We Do Yoga? Stress, tension and pain are the three main reasons that I do yoga, teach yoga and am fascinated by yoga. There, I’ve said it. My principal reasons for practising yoga are mundane and rather unspiritual. I’m really just …
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