The Roots of Stress Stress is an exaggerated response to change in the external or internal environment. The centre of the neuroendocrine system is the hypothalamus that prods the adrenal glands into activity. These glands are known as the “3 F” glands to the...
At the heart of life’s most seductive, unsolved mysteries we find death—that dizzying prospect that our existence is but a flicker upon the landscape of eternity. Or is it? Humans have resisted accepting their own mortality since antiquity, when attitudes toward dying...
Each time you practice Yoga Nidra meditation, you’re stilling the waves of the mind through conscious entry into the sleep state. How? You start with sensing the body and breathing in specific ways in order to trigger the relaxation response. The relaxation response...
Yoga Nidra is a highly powerful ancient meditation technique originated from the Tantras. It is the scientific way to eliminate the root cause of all the negativities. Yoga Nidra comprises of the secrets of total transformation which give a real positive direction to...
Among the most successful (using scientifically verified studies) therapeutic applications of Yoga Nidra is Dr. Richard Miller’s Integrative Restoration Yoga Nidra or iRest ®. This program is fast becoming a major healing tool, having been used by Walter Reade...
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