The benefits of practicing the Tree Pose: • Stretches your inner thighs, groin and shoulders. • Strengthens your thighs, calves, core, and foot muscles. • Strengthens your posture. • Calms and relaxes your mind and central nervous system. • Develops balance. • Increases your mind / body awareness. Steps for the Tree Pose: 1. Stand […]
Relaxation for Stress and Anxiety 1. Find a comfortable position seated on a chair with your feet on the floor. Close your eyes and suggest relaxation to your body and mind. 2. Breathe in, and as you exhale image a color of your choice. For example, if you are feeling anger breathe out the color […]
Healing the Body Meditation 1. Begin playing soft, relaxing music in the room. Be seated or lay down in a comfortable position. Close your eyes. 2. Relax your body and your mind. With each deep inhalation and exhalation you are relaxing deeper and deeper. 3. Relax your feet and your ankles, your knees, thighs and […]
Kundalini yoga is a branch of yoga which increases healing, vitality, intuition and awareness. Yoga postures are combined with breathing and guided meditation, which target the whole body system (organs, nervous system, endocrine system, brain, chakras). Kundalini cultivates the creative spiritual potential to live from love and compassion. The practice supports prevention of disease, increases […]
Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years as an ancient art to harmonize the body, mind and spirit. The specific bodily positions used in yoga increases strength, flexibility, balance, enhances clarity of mind, and also improves the functioning of the respiratory, circulatory, digestive and hormonal systems. Practicing on a regular basis will realign and […]
The Health Benefits of Turmeric While studies concerning the health benefits of turmeric are still premature, early evidence has linked turmeric to a slew of health benefits, most of which are based on its most active component, curcumin, the compound that also gives turmeric its yellow-orange color. Turmeric is full of powerful antioxidants, including curcumin, […]
Xocai Healthy Chocolate The perfect storm of science and Mother Nature is now conspiring for your health, the health of those you know and love, and the health of our nation. Our nation is overweight and obesity rate is now nearing a staggering 70%. There are ever-increasing rates of disease. In our lifetimes, most Americans […]
Why Natural Remedies and Homeopathy For Pets Natural remedies and homeopathy use a natural, holistic system for healing that eliminates imbalances causing particular symptoms. While remedies and homeopathy will take care of the symptoms, the primary focus is curing and treating the cause of the imbalance. Curing occurs when the body eliminates the whole disease, […]
What is Craniosacral Therapy? Craniosacral Therapy utilizes a sophisticated holding technique applied to the skull, spine, sacrum and coccyx to release and normalize cranial and spinal restrictions. Physicians have discovered that the skull is capable of movement across the sutures, between the 22 bones, which make up the skull. These very small movements occur in […]
Many powerful and magical experiences occurred on our Mexico Yoga and Healing Yoga Retreat in Nuevo Vallarta this past week. As I reflect from my beautiful room overlooking the ocean, I realize how special our time was together. Firstly, the resort is beautiful, friendly, extremely safe and helpful in every way. We were completely taken […]
