Reading – The Path – Professor Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh (2017)
The Path – A New Way to Think About Everything In the Yoga world Eastern philosophies are very popular, but mostly from the area we now know as India, less so from the western side of the Himalayas, the area we know as China, where the philosophy is both less...Research: A Single-Session Pain Management Skills Class Benefits Patients With Chronic Low-Back Pain
I came across this article from the US National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (US spelling) A Single-Session Pain Management Skills Class Benefits Patients With Chronic Low-Back Pain The summary is that “A single 2-hour pain self-management...Reading: The Sleeping Beauties – Suzanne O’Sullivan (2021)
The Sleeping Beauties – And Other Stories of Mystery Illnesses The author is a Consultant Neurologist, and in this work she is investigating a selection of unusual psychosomatic illnesses – conditions which span mind and body, and which defy conventional...The Molecular Signature of Mind Body Interventions
I came across this 2017 paper recently: What is the Molecular Signature of Mind Body Interventions? A Systematic Review of Gene Expression Changes Induced by Meditation and Related Practices. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28670311/ Mind Body Interventions (MBIs)...Reading: Quantum Healing – Deepak Chopra (2015 revision)
This is one of the seminal works on Mind Body Medicine, but I confess to having become a little jaded by the genre of late, and this book has been on my “to read” shelf for some four years! However it got there, and on the whole its not a bad work....Beneficial Role of Yoga for Weight Loss
I came across this recent NCCIH briefing Study Sees Beneficial Role of Yoga in Weight-Loss Program for Adults With Obesity or Overweight Historically I’ve always been cautious about recommending Yoga for Weight Loss – this is because Yoga is much more than...Depression – Some Alternative Thoughts
I recently came across this useful article: We’ve Got Depression All Wrong. It’s Trying to Save Us – New theories recognize depression as part of a biological survival strategy For anyone affected by depression – maybe as someone susceptible to it; maybe...Reading: Everything You Need to Know To Feel Good – Candace Pert (2006)
I reviewed the late authors first book, Molecules of Emotion back in 2017, and this follow up has been sitting on my shelf for quite some time, before getting my attention. It was worth waiting for! It is a book that bridges science and what may loosely be called...Research: Effects of yogic breath regulation: A narrative review of scientific evidence
I’ve been going through some saved articles in my reading folder, and this one came up: Effects of yogic breath regulation: A narrative review of scientific evidence It’s a comprehensive review of research and papers on Yoga breathing techniques – Pranayama...Reading – A Mind of Its Own – Cordelia Fine (2005)
A Mind of Its Own – How Your Brain Distorts and Deceives The human brain is a wonderful thing to behold – not much to look at and hold, but far more powerful and versatile than any man made computer or artificial intelligence device. However, as someone...Reading: Radical Acceptance – Tara Brach (2003)
So, not a new book, a 2003 publication, and one that was recommended to me on a training in 2017. Its sat on my shelf since, but recently it reached the top of the pile. Of late I’ve been a little jaded about spirituality / self help / wisdom titles, and being...Reading: Mindsight – Daniel Siegel – 2010
Mindsight – Transform Your Brain with the New Science of Kindness In recent years you can’t help but have noticed, especially if you are around the Yoga world, the explosion of interest in Mindfulness. To some extent its nothing new – this comes...Reading: The Brain – The Story of You – David Eagleman (2015)
We don’t always think a lot about our brain. Maybe because thinking about what does the thinking is conceptually difficult! Our brain is complex, not always fully understood, and frankly rather amazing. The flip side of that is the brain can sometimes fool us...Book: Night School – Richard Wiseman (2014)
Subtitled “The Life Changing Science of Sleep”, this is a useful review of the area, and what happens in the third of our life we spend with head on pillow. Its all the more relevant now, with a lot of people reporting sleep disturbance during the pandemic. The first...Yinspire Statement on Conspiracy Theories and Anti-Vaccination Sentiment within Yoga
The BBC recently run an article “Does yoga have a conspiracy theory problem?” The article covers propagation of theories about Covid being a hoax, and allied anti vaccination and anti mask/protection sentiment. These sentiments are linked closely to far...Book – The Goddess Pose – Michelle Goldberg (2015)
The Goddess Pose – The Audacious Life of Indra Devi, the Woman Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West Unusual reading for me – a biography. Indra Devi died in 2002 at a ripe age of 103, and is known for her contribution to bringing Yoga out of India and into...Book: The Subtle Body – The Story of Yoga in America – Stefanie Syman 2010
The roots of Yoga are a tangled web, with traditions from the East coming to the West, and the West both adapting these and, in some cases, reflecting them back. Its no surprise – Yoga is both evolving and difficult to define definitively. Some of you in my...Looking to the Horizon
We’re in slightly strange times. We had perhaps hoped the upheavals of 2020 were behind us, yet as we come in 2021 Covid infections are going up; lockdowns are continuing; fear abounds. Over Christmas I took a break from my daily structured on the mat yoga...Book – The Science of Meditation – Coleman and Davidson (2017)
The subtitle is “How to change your Brain, Mind and Body”, and the authors set out their journey as “close friends and collaborators on the science of mediation since the 1970s”. They are both trained psychologists, moving on to Journalism and Neuroscience...Socials and Feeds
