Holistic Healing is this Doctor's Best MedicineJulian Guthrie, Chronicle Staff Writer, San Francisco ChronicleSunday, June 27, 2010Dean Ornish was in his second year of medical school in Houston when he asked his supervisor for referrals to heart patients. It was...
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Here is a list of books to read, free online videos, podcasts, CDs and websites to help you find Yoga-based complementary health resources by disease or syndrome. We hope to add to this list and please let us know what other resources you may know.DIRECTORIES OF...
What makes the mind dirty? All the dirty thoughts. Because the mind is nothing but a bunch of thoughts. When the thoughts are clean, the mind is clean. When the thoughts are ugly with jealousy, hatred, or vengeance, the mind becomes that. And a dirty mind makes a...
The happiest moment in a woman's life comes when she gives birth to a child. It is said that a woman becomes complete when she attains motherhood. But to attain motherhood, she has to go though pregnancy which is perhaps the most difficult journey in a woman's life....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ag5wDXEsX8The founder of Def Jam Records Russell Simmons was interviewed on CNN's "American Morning". He was asked why he follows a vegan diet. He also discusses Barack Obama and yoga. *note* Although Russell does follow a vegan diet he...
My sister and I had inklings of a slow atrophying of my mother’s mind, perhaps of her very self, before she was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in April, 2008. And yet, strangely, I’d also noticed around that time she’d seemed to be more “herself.” So I felt oddly...
How To Heal With Yoga A summary of how some common disorders are treated by practitioners and medical institutions using Yoga science. The poses are described in the section on asanas. Details of medical problems that can be treated by individual asanas are described...
Question: I often suffer from headaches, tiredness, and the feeling of being "over the hill." I have been told this may be due to high blood pressure. Are there any practices that can help?Sandra Amrita McLanahan, MD responds:High blood pressure (hypertension) is a...
Asanas And Exercises To Improve Various Health Conditions Ageing, To Delay Full practice, mental and physical, with special emphasis on Headstand; Half-shoulderstand; Shoulderstand. All swinging-downward exercises and Slow Movements; Raised Poses. All breathing...
Does Yoga help in weight management? Most definitely. There are a number of factors involved. Firstly, some of the asanas stimulate sluggish glands to increase their hormonal secretions. The thyroid gland, especially, has a big effect on our weight because it affects...
With the onward march of civilization, human beings, with a zealous passion, have aimed at improving their way of life. A harmonious blend of curiosity, intelligence and zest to find solutions to the challenges faced, has enabled us to ameliorate and improve living...
Sciatica is a painful condition characterized by symptoms ranging from sharp pain through the lower spine, a stabbing sensation in the buttock, to knee or ankle pain, or even numbness or burning in the leg. Sciatic pain is common in individuals with lower back...
There seems to be no end in sight to mass, (media-led) hysteria surrounding swine flu. So it's not our intention, in any way, to add to the atmosphere of panic already circulating.However, yogis may be interested in a couple of stories last week about ... you guessed...
In the last several months, I’ve discovered Yoga and have added it to my repertoire in managing the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. I’ve been blessed to experience a reduction in back, shoulder and neck pain as a result of the Yoga stretches. I am a Yoga newbie and...
Controlled experiments on the use of Yoga with Parkinson’s Disorder, although so far small, have shown highly statistically significant positive results. The following observations are distilled from my own experience with the effects of Parkinson’s and Yoga on my...