Emotions Can Change Your DNA Cheer up, think and feel uplifting thoughts: I often give myself these words of advice when I’m feeling ill, worried or out of sorts. I intuitively know this but I love it when science validates what I am feeling inside myself. Actually, scientific evidence in the last half century clearly shows that your emotions – the good ones and the bad – affect you in multiple ways: health, job performance, relationships and much more. Throughout much of human history, academic scrutiny of emotions was largely the province of philosophers. It was not until the 19th century … that substantial written empirical analyses of emotions began to emerge, when noteworthy figures such as Darwin and Freud took more scientific approaches. After being within the domain of philosophers for thousands of years, emotions are now closely scrutinized in 21st century research laboratories, where scientists can actually observe their effects on human DNA. ‘Intention’ Shown to Be Potent Force Up Next – Heart Coherence
How to Cultivate Gratitude Through Yoga By Monique Minahan Our yoga practice is a multifaceted gem. It’s like a prism that reflects a different color depending on how the light hits it. Our practice can reflect back to us different emotions, feelings, or thoughts depending on how we approach it. Yoga can draw out parts of ourselves we know exist but have difficulty accessing at times, such as strength, flexibility, balance, trust, love, and gratitude. These are often physical traits we tap into on our yoga mat. I first noticed this transformative quality of yoga while practicing backbends. I often bring to my backbend practice people or situations I’m having difficulty “loving.” I’ve been able to transform how I relate to many challenging relationships in this way. Gratitude is a powerful quality we can develop deeply through yoga. This is when our yoga practice can help. Great gratitude comes ultimately from a place of great humility. We let the quality of life fill us up instead of the quantity.
Is It Anti-Christian To Teach Yoga In Schools? Yoga is now taught as part of the P.E. program in public schools across the country, and at all levels from kindergarten to high school senior. There’s a good reason for that: yoga is an excellent way to ease stress in the busy lives of our students today, it’s open to kids of all athletic abilities, and it doesn’t require any special equipment. That didn’t stop a family in a San Diego suburb from requesting that their local school district stop including yoga in physical education, arguing that it violated the First Amendment and separation of church and state. Stephen and Jennifer Sedlock and their two children, who sued the Encinitas school district earlier this year, have lost their case. On July 1, a judge ruled that a public school district can teach yoga, taking the side of school administrators who argued the practice is a secular way to promote strength, flexibility and balance, and that it does not amount to teaching children religion. Hooray for some sanity in this case!
Yoga Poses for Relaxation: The Moon Salutation Have you ever tried a moon salutation? If you’re looking for yoga for relaxation, this simple series of poses is just the thing! Whether you’re a yoga novice or an old pro, chances are you’ve run across the sun salutation in your practice. Related Reading: 12 Yoga Moves to Overcome Anxiety Moon salutation is a lesser-known series that’s just as beneficial. Like any exercise, you probably don’t want to do moon salutation right before bed. Ready to get your moon salutation on? Image Credit: Creative Commons photo by bradleypjohnson 7 Yoga Poses to Help You Sleep It’s 12:00 midnight—you’ve put the finishing touches on tomorrow’s presentation, done some much-needed laundry, and put the kids to bed (though how long they’ll actually stay in bed is anyone’s guess). You retreat underneath the covers, eager to capture a few hours of shut-eye. The problem is, your eyes—and your brain—refuse to close. Sound familiar? The occasional sleepless night, while annoying, is no big deal. Chronic insomnia however, can pose a serious threat to your health and wellbeing. Can yoga help you snag extra sleep? One way you may be able to snatch some extra shut-eye is by adopting a nightly yoga routine. Harvard University researchers recently discovered that a regular yoga practice helped people fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer and improved the overall quality of their rest. Previous studies have also linked the ancient form of exercise to improvements in sleep efficiency for post-menopausal women, cancer survivors and those suffering from osteoarthritis. Just breathe
Some Benefits of Meditation The aim of Yoga, of union, is to unite the thinking mind with its source in pure awareness. In modern terms, “pure awareness” means quantum space, the silent, empty void that is the womb of all matter and energy. Pure awareness exists in the gap between thoughts; it is the unchanging background against which all mental activity takes place. We would not ordinarily suspect that such a state exists because our minds are so preoccupied with the stream of thoughts, wishes, dreams, fantasies, and sensations that fill waking consciousness. That is why the ancient Indian sages had to devise the specific technique of meditation, in order to show the mind its own origins in the quantum depths. Sitting in meditation with the eyes closed induces the nervous system to enter a state of “restful alertness” – i.e., the mind remains awake while the body goes into a deeply relaxed state. Sleep is a hypometabolic state in which oxygen consumption decreases, heartbeat slows, and consciousness blanks out.
Méditer - Comment méditer - Dossier S’immobiliser. Se taire. Etre témoin de ce qui se passe en soi. Pour beaucoup d’entre nous, cela ressemble à un défi. Nous avons été encouragés à multiplier les activités, à nous nourrir du "bruit et de la fureur" du monde, à considérer le silence comme stérile. Nous avons cru que la source de notre équilibre se trouvait à l’extérieur de nous. Voilà ce qu’enseignent, depuis des siècles, les techniques orientales de méditation. A voir aussi : les 10 cours de méditation en vidéo de Fabrice Midal Méditation Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Une posture du nom de Jie Yin, caractéristique de la méditation orientale (ici, la méditation du Falun Gong). La méditation est au cœur de la pratique du bouddhisme, de l'hindouisme, du jaïnisme, du sikhisme, du taoïsme, du yoga, de l'islam, de la chrétienté ainsi que d'autres formes plus récentes de spiritualité mais également médicale. C'est une pratique visant à produire la paix intérieure, la vacuité de l'esprit, des états de conscience modifiés ou l'apaisement progressif du mental voire une simple relaxation, obtenus en se « familiarisant » avec un objet d'observation : qu'il soit extérieur (comme un objet réel ou un symbole) ou intérieur (comme l'esprit ou un concept, voire l'absence de concept, ou bien les sensations). Lexique[modifier | modifier le code] Le penseur Psychologie : Action de penser avec une grande concentration d'esprit pour approfondir sa réflexion. Principes généraux[modifier | modifier le code] Méditation Jaïn
Meditation Meditation is a practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness, either to realize some benefit[1] or as an end in itself.[2] The term meditation refers to a broad variety of practices (much like the term sports) that includes techniques designed to promote relaxation, build internal energy or life force (qi, ki, prana, etc.) and develop compassion,[3] love, patience, generosity and forgiveness. A particularly ambitious form of meditation aims at effortlessly sustained single-pointed concentration[4] single-pointed analysis,[5] meant to enable its practitioner to enjoy an indestructible sense of well-being while engaging in any life activity. Meditation may involve generating an emotional state for the purpose of analyzing that state—such as anger, hatred, etc. Etymology[edit] The English meditation is derived from the Latin meditatio, from a verb meditari, meaning "to think, contemplate, devise, ponder".[13] History[edit] Man Meditating in a Garden Setting
Le stress - 4 méthodes anti-stress 100 % naturelles Focus sur cinq méthodes simples, à appliquer soi-même, efficaces dans le stress et l'anxiété. Dans quels cas L'EFT (emotional freedom technique) est un outil indiqué dans les états anxieux, les phobies, le trac et les traumatismes anciens. Le principe L'EFT passe par une stimulation de points spécifiques du corps, qui est pratiquée par le patient lui-même. On procède à la stimulation des points en répétant une courte phrase en lien avec l'objectif recherché. Des études récentes ont trouvé que l'EFT apporte des bénéfices cliniques, avec des changements dans la biochimie du stress. Comment pratiquer L'EFT se pratique en tous lieux. Pour aller plus loin Un livre : Libération émotionnelle EFT, par Jean-Michel Gurret Un site : Gurret.fr Dans quel cas Pour vivre sereinement toutes les situations de stress de la vie courante et professionnelle. La cohérence cardiaque est une méthode anti-stress très simple et très rapide à mettre en œuvre. Un livre : Cohérence cardiaque 365 par le Dr David O'Hare
Meditation Boosts Mood, Eases Pain & Stress While most people associate meditation with religion, this simple and powerful practiced transcends religious beliefs. Meditation is like a short vacation away from the stresses of everyday life to allow you to center your mind and create a peaceful feeling. And, the research is showing that meditation is great for your health. In one study published in Health Behavior News Service, scientists found that brain scans and blood tests showed positive effects of meditation. In this study of 48 employees at a biotechnology company, half were trained in meditation and practiced it for one hour a day, six days a week using guided meditations that had been prerecorded. The other half of the participants did not meditate. Other research shows improvements in mood, pain threshold, immune system activity, and bronchial and arterial smooth muscle tone. Daily practice offers the greatest benefits. Breathing meditation is one of the easiest and most convenient forms of meditation.