Mind-body Practices Promote Health and Well-being by Changing Gene Expression

  “We can’t any longer have the conventional understanding of genetics which everybody peddles because it is increasingly obvious that epigenetics – actually things which influence the genome’s function – are much more important than we realised.” – Robert Winston   There is an accumulating volume of research findings to demonstrate that Mind-body therapies have […]

Reduce Inflammation with Yoga

“You can’t live without inflammation, but it can also be hazardous to your health.”   Inflammation is a normal response of the body to outside threats like stress, infection, injury, and toxic chemicals. It is a response of the immune system that is designed to protect the body and ward off these threats. It works […]

Rethink your Emotions

Our emotions impact our lives in many ways. They provide much of the pleasure and happiness in life. They also torment us with painful, unpleasant, feelings that interfere with our well-being and happiness. Many mental illnesses involve distorted or exaggerated emotions. So a key to our happiness and our mental health is the ability to […]