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I have been in a funk. The end of January/early February is always a tricky time for me, mood-wise. I have good reasons to feel particularly sensitive this year, living in a new part of the state with few familiars to ground me, and coming off of a month-long upper respiratory infection, and...
Yoga pants, sex scandals, unusual contortions, super-toned bodies and words like “guru” can misrepresent or mask the potential of Yoga for mindfulness and mood management. The Yogic “prescription” for alleviating mood disorders isn’t about yoga pants or even...
August 27, 2013
Dear Dr. Insel,
My name is Brooke West and I am a Yoga and meditation instructor. I work as a Yoga therapist. My interest is in teaching Yoga therapy as adjunctive treatment for bipolar disorder and the research of that.
Recently, your TED talk came across my screen and I was...
Yes, I attended, shadowed, assisted and modeled for the yoga and meditation classes in the San Luis Obispo County Jail on Saturday, October 13, the morning after leaving Ananda (having been there for 10 days and meeting you for lunch). They asked me if I wanted to teach that morning but, once...
A similar version of this was submitted to the Bikram Yoga College of India website earlier this evening. www.bikramyoga.com/
How It Began
I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 23. I began the Bikram practice at the age of 29, 11 years ago. I was overweight, isolated and...
Via PUBMED and Nicole DeAvilla-Whiting, Ananda Yoga Instructor and Author of The 2 Minute Yoga Solution:
Yoga as an ancillary treatment for neurological and psychiatric disorders: a review.
Abstract
"Yoga is gaining acceptance as an ancillary medical treatment, but there have been few...
I became a member of the Yoga Service Council this weekend. They meet in late spring every year at The Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York (which I think of as the East Coast’s Esalen or Naropa Institute). I answered a call for presentations for their 2013 Conference on behalf of...
One year ago, I began the pursuit of Yoga therapy research demonstrating the efficacy of Yoga therapy on mood management in bipolar disorder. For more than 365 days, I have been astonished, stunned and baffled, over and over, by the lack of information on such potent therapy for this dangerous...
“I’ve been meaning to e-mail you and tell you how much I enjoyed your class. It was absolutely wonderful and relaxing!” - D. Dornan
Restorative Yoga classes and workshops are offered to relax the body and soothe the mind. Here are some tips for any...
