Addressing the Sixth Kosha
There's a tool our brains use in order to process the myriad of sensations that rain down on us with each moment. It's a coping mechanism...
Yoga Offers More Clarity, Less Fear (Excerpt)
Excerpt from CANCER + YOGA by Lorien Neargarder, copywrite 2019: Study after study provides evidence that a regular yoga practice offers...
Avoiding Pandemic Panic
When in doubt, I walk. I grew up walking everywhere because we only had one driver in the house until I was a teen. I took public...
How Cancer Induces Suffering (Excerpt)
Excerpt from CANCER + YOGA by Lorien Neargarder, copywrite 2019: The first time I was asked to teach yoga to people with cancer, I...
The Thread of Yoga
I have this one shirt. It's a favorite shirt, worn out in all the right places, but even when it was new I found a piece of thread...
Come to the Edge
"Start by visualizing your perfect day," Cathy instructed us. It was the most unusual staff meeting I had ever participated in. She...
Dawning
I'm writing this on the winter solstice, the time of year with the shortest day and longest night. This event has long been celebrated as...
Yoga Unravels Pain
The following is based on a community-interest talk that was themed around cancer. I gave this talk at yoga therapy conference SYTAR in...
Yoga Intervention for Lymphedema
A recent study published their yoga intervention and guidelines for working with lymphedema, a side affect from treatment for breast...
Sit & Stay: Tips for Meditating
Sit. Stay. These are commands we give our two dogs every day. Sometimes they listen; sometimes we need to repeat ourselves several times....
