If you live with anxiety, you might have considered meditation as a relief technique. But, is it effective for your situation? Earlier this year, I had a upsetting family situation back in my home state that arose my PTSD and anxiety with full force. At that time, the experience was terribly uncomfortable as my mind...
In a Yoga Journal article I read not too long ago, the author outlined ideas on stress and the body, including how it affects our energy levels. Most experts agree that the adrenals play a pivotal role in maintaining everyday energy levels. Cortisol is your main stress hormone. In healthy individuals, cortisol runs on a...
Guided Rest Improves Sleep, Reduces Pain & PTSD and Decreases Stress & Anxiety As we watch in horror about a recent news event and global human suffering manifesting in various forms it seems to continually bombard us and we can feel the effects. In fact, we are exhausted, perhaps more anxious than usual, and our...
I LOVE Restorative yoga! This type of resting yoga is what assisted me in my journey several years ago when I became extremely ill with mold-associated illness and its resulting challenges of fibromyalgia, fatigue, lack of concentration, IBS, and respiratory response, increased chronic migraine (which I had since age 13) to name a few. By...
Thank you for your donation to support Peaceful Wellness so we can provide this Sound Bath and other donation-based classes. What is offered is in the tradition known as dana (pronounced “dah-na”), a Pali word meaning generosity. Dating back to the time of the Buddha, there has existed an interdependence between those who offer the...
If you don’t have yoga props, you can use the following: Home practice prop hacks• Bolster: Roll thick towels or blankets tightly together, or use a large folded-up pillow.• Strap: Use a belt, towel, exercise band, or jump rope.• Eye pillow: Try a clean sock! Put lavender tea bags inside of it for a calming...
Stress is everywhere. We are constantly under pressure by our work, our family, society, the news, and our own thinking. We feel overwhelmed with life. These days there is too much information input, in fact, we are on information overload. We have screens everywhere around us from our smartphones to tablets to computers to TV....
