Yoga and the Mind
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Yoga practice is actually becoming a common practice that is recommended by medical professionals for a variety of illnesses and problems. While not all physical ailments can benefit from yoga, almost all types of mental illnesses can reap [...]
Rolfing, Yoga, and Common Objectives
There a re many similarities between rolfing and yoga, both in theory and in practice. Not only do both of these natural therapies involve the use of movement to strengthen the body, they both also employ breathing methods to lower stress in the body and to improve the body’s internal functions. But some [...]
Meditating On Alternative Therapy
The list of alternative therapies that are not readily or legitimately recognized by the medical community is long. Most members of traditional medical organizations like the American Medical Association would never recommend treatments like herbal therapy, homeopathy, or acupuncture to their patients. But what is surprising is that in recent years more and [...]
The History of Acupuncture
The father of Chinese medicine, Shen Nung, is thought to be the first person to have theorized about circulation in the human body. These theories were compiled approximately 5000 years ago, and led to the development of acupuncture.
Shen Nung developed the idea of the Qi, an energy force that flows through the [...]