Introduction: Understanding How Trauma Affects the Body & Mind In order to learn how to release trauma from the nervous system, we must understand that trauma isn’t just a memory stored in the brain; it’s a powerful experience that leaves a deep imprint on the body and subconscious mind. Healing trauma in the body means Continue reading
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Forbidden Secrets! The 8 Limbs of Yoga: Awaken Kundalini with Ashtanga Yoga
Intro: What is The 8 Limbs of Yoga? When people speak of Yoga, the average person automatically thinks of Ashtanga Yoga postures and sequences at a studio but, this is only one element in the 8 Limbs of Yoga. Yoga’s goal is to reach Samadhi (Bliss, enlightenment, or guide to raise kundalini). This philosophy or Continue reading
Don’t Go To A Vipassana Meditation Retreat!
While backpacking through India, I crossed paths with a martial artist friend at the House of Travelers Hostel in Agra. Our friendship began over a simple gesture—he offered me some boiled eggs after his workout, and I gratefully accepted. During our conversations, he mentioned attending a meditation course seven times after each fight, a practice Continue reading
What is Yama? The First Limb of Yoga
Today we will begin to deep dive into the first limbs of yoga: Yama The first two Limbs of Yoga, Yama & Ni-Yama, are considered the 2 major pillars that form our social identity on all levels. These 2 major pillars purifies our mind, senses, and emotions; our subtle body. The first Two Limbs of Continue reading
How to Concentrate: Yogic Approaches to Improve Focus
Since youth, I built the habit of Day Dreaming and I loved it. It wasn’t a productive habit, though and it did not teach me how to concentrate. With my focus, you could’ve diagnosed me with ADHD. Daydreaming had its Positives, though. It allowed my brain to improve at visualization and law of attraction. The Continue reading