In part four of this series of 30 minute practices, you will guided through alternate nostril breathing, gentle forward folds and mantra meditation to transform your body and mind’s response to stress, leaving you with more steadiness and ease to continue through your day, or a good night’s sleep. Yoga relieves stress by stimulating a relaxation response in the nervous system, therein lowering your heart rate and blood pressure, calming and focusing the mind, and reducing feelings of anxiety.

Journal

Here you'll find writing on mindfulness, neuroscience, mental health, physical wellbeing, and yoga.

These topics often overlap: attention, behaviour and embodiment are all part of the same ecosystem of experience, and the aim here is to explore those connections in a thoughtful and practical way. Some posts draw from research, others from lived experience and teaching. The intention is to share ideas that are useful, considered, and occasionally a bit different from what is typically said.

November 16, 2020

Yoga for Stress Relief • Part Four

In part four of this series of 30 minute practices, you will guided through alternate nostril breathing, gentle forward folds and mantra meditation to transform your […]
November 16, 2020

Yoga for Stress Relief • Part Three

In part three of this series of 30 minute practices, you will guided through a four part breathing exercise, joint freeing movements and mindfulness meditation to […]
November 3, 2020

Yoga for Stress Relief • Part Two

In part two of this series of 30 minute practices, you will guided through breathing exercises, gentle hip openers and present and listening meditation to transform […]
November 3, 2020

Yoga for Stress Relief • Part One

In part one of this series of 30 minute practices, you will guided through breathing exercises, gentle yoga postures and mindfulness meditation to transform your body […]
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