Yoga for Compassion Fatigue in the Helping Professions
The upcoming Breathe Retreat for the Helping Professions will provide you with a variety of easy ways to manage compassion fatigue. Read on to find out how accessible yoga [...]
Yoga for Pain Management
The evidence regarding the role of the nervous system in the generation of pain is ever increasing as well as the variety of interventions targeted at working with the [...]
Reducing Inflammation Starts with the Vagus Nerve
Throughout my years of chronic pain no medical practitioner has ever mentioned the possibility of inflammation as a contributing factor...??? So many pieces of the puzzle gradually fitted together the [...]
Principles of The Breath
More research to support the principles of the breath. The inhale can activate the fight flight response and the exhale activates the rest and relax response. This is why we [...]
Good reading
I just finished reading this book on chronic pain and, despite the questionable title, it gives an excellent explanation of how chronic pain develops and is maintained.
What is Prana and how does it relate to pain?
Prana is the universal energy which flows in and around the body and is considered a life-giving force. Have you ever felt that warmth and feeling of something flowing in [...]
Boom & Bust on the Yoga Mat
I’ll just do one more sun salutation…. Ever had a pain free day and gone a little harder on the mat (BOOM) or cleaned out that long forgotten cupboard only [...]
Primary Suffering vs Secondary Suffering
Pain can grow like the branches on a tree... This is a concept that has massively helped me throughout my pain journey and I regularly ask myself "Would I rather [...]
A chant a day keeps the pain away…
Research in the International Journal of Yoga found that chanting can lead to significant deactivation in the parts of the brain responsible for stress. It is believed the vibrational / [...]
Why the name Seed of Hope…
I called myself Seed of Hope Yoga as a seed to me is something small that can develop into something bigger with dedication and sustenance. I see the journey of [...]