Our wild heart knows that each moment is fresh and new; nature does not repeat herself, it is only our mind and its’ filters that habituate. Each new now-moment is met with our heart’s energetic field, our nervous system of perception that takes everything in. Within a nano-fraction of a second out brain filters and …
Our nervous system function happens automatically, going back and forth between the two poles of sympathetic activation and parasympathetic relaxation. In a healthy and resilient nervous system, we go between the two as needed, defaulting to the relax and heal parasympathetic system most of the time. That balance can be disturbed when we have experienced …
‘This is the story of how we begin to remember’ Paul Simon wrote a song called ‘Under African Skies’ years back, and that refrain has been playing in my head these last days. I’ve been re-membering, gathering parts of myself that have been dormant, or forgotten… With more time with myself, sheltering in place alone, …
This is the first day of Spring in the northern hemisphere, yet it seems like the hibernation is just beginning! It’s time to remember that these are the times that we have practiced for. Thank goodness that we have built skills of wisdom and strength and continue to work on a nervous system that is able …
The Eye of The Storm (with guided heart meditation) Read More »
The word for faith used in Yoga is Sraddha. It refers to our faith in the practice, and a trust in the mystery that moves us and connects us. More than ever in these times of transition, change, and uncertainty, we need to lean into our faith and trust in to motivate us to keep …
‘Coherence’ is a term used by scientists who make it their business to measure wellness, and qualify and quantify our optimum function. Defined, it is a highly efficient physiological state in which all of our systems are in harmonious function. It is a high level of of ‘operation’ in which we have the access to …
Scientific research about who we are and what makes us tick has created a quiet revolution in our understanding of the power of our Heart. Studies show now what the wisdom traditions have known for ages….the the heart is not only the center of our biology, but the source of our highest intelligence, and the …