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An international collaboration of investigators recently proposed an interesting notion – that meditation, as a practice, may contribute to specific molecular changes in the human brain. The research group included scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UWM). Read more here…

Rigorous yoga is not recommended, because intense workouts can be detrimental to reproductive health.  Do sequences that feel luscious, connecting, and grounding. Move away from more demanding aerobic practices such as Ashtanga or power yoga, toward a more mindful approach to asana. Read more here…

Breathing is intimately connected with life energy, and meditators throughout the ages have used that fact to refine their practice. Hindu yogis call the energy that we draw into ourselves when we breath prana and the practice of focusing consciousness through awareness of the breath pranayama. Read more here…

Meditation is gaining advocates among the medical community, with research showing its benefits for Alzheimer’s patients and sufferers of chronic inflammation. After 8 hours, the meditators showed a range of genetic and molecular differences, including reduced levels of pro-inflammatory genes. Read more here…

Mindfully meditating on the flow of the breath naturally brings us into the present while bringing our awareness inward, rather than being focused outward. The breath is just breathing, and yet it is never the same, each breath is completely different to the last one. Read more here…

It’s no secret that mindfulness meditation — a practice that encourages focusing attention on the present moment — can ease emotional stress. And evidence is mounting that mindfulness also may have key benefits for your physical health — from lowering blood pressure to helping curb addiction. Read more here…

There’s no one right way to practice mindfulness meditation. You don’t have to be sitting on the floor with your eyes closed and your hands in the Vitarka mudra position to reap the mind-body benefits of mindfulness. Mindfulness meditation encourages practitioners to turn their awareness to the present moment and accept the current state of their lives and their being. Read more here…

Movement & Meditation is a way of thinking and then moving your body joint by joint starting from your toes and working up to the neck. There is no wrong way to do this. Read more here…

Research has repeatedly shown that mindfulness meditation and relaxation techniques can help moderate the influence of stress,” McCann said. “In every stress-management program either mindfulness or relaxation is always included to decrease both the mental and physical wear and tear caused by stress. Read more here…

The study investigated the effects of a day of intensive mindfulness practice in a group of experienced meditators, compared to a group of untrained control subjects who engaged in quiet non-meditative activities. Read more here…