Correct Focus of a Stretch
Just because you are folding more in a forward fold, doesn’t mean you are stretching the muscles more. There are two parts to stretching the muscles along the back of your body. One, by pulling the legs and the spine longer. Two, by folding at…
Don’t Make Your Pain Worse
The biggest mistake for relieving pain from imbalanced posture is stretching the muscles that are in pain. In most cases, muscles in pain are already overstretched. Stretching them further will just worsen the pain. Let’s explore this through an analogy. Imagine your neck is a…
Foundation for Meditation
Do you find meditation difficult? It’s actually like that for everybody. Meditation is an advanced form of yoga practice. To be comfortable at the top requires a strong foundation. What sets the foundation for meditation is the practice of yoga poses. Here is how. One,…
My Wellness Routine Part 2
In this letter, I will explain how I go about my weekly wellness routine. First, I will discuss how I approach each practice, so you can see that it’s not so intimidating. Then I will show you how I put it together into my weekly…
My Wellness Routine Part 1
There are two parts to my wellness routine — “subtraction” practices and “addition” practices. Yoga fits into both categories. It removes imbalances that can cause afflictions in the body and the mind. At the same time, it builds resilience as well. Yoga alone would be…
Lazy Way to Get Well
It doesn’t have to be “No pain, no gain”. The body is surprisingly good at adapting to the tiniest stimulus. Just doing slightly more than what you normally do will trigger the body to change. Here is an example of how you can get well…
Real Rest
There is only one way to get real rest for our mind. It cannot be bought. It can only be earned. To give our body real rest, we need to stop using our muscles. To give our mind real rest, we simply need to stop…
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