Improve Well-Being with Menstrual Disorder with Yoga Nidra

  By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “The ancient practice of yoga nidra, also known as yogic sleep, is a meditative practice that results in conscious deep sleep. Current research suggests that yoga nidra can help relieve menstrual problems, diabetes symptoms and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).” – Elaine Gavalas   Menstrual disorders are associated […]

Calm the Police with Yoga

“Yoga has a sly, clever way of short circuiting the mental patterns that cause anxiety.” – Baxter Bell   Policing is a very stressful occupation. Stress in police can result from role conflicts between serving the public, enforcing the law, and upholding ethical standards and personal responsibilities as spouse, parent, and friend. Stress also results […]

Control PTSD with Mindfulness

“It is as though some old part of yourself wakes up in you, terrified, useless in the life you have, its skills and habits destructive but intact, and what is left of the present you, the person you have become, wilts and shrivels in sadness or despair: the person you have become is only a […]

Yoga for Trauma in Children

“Yoga’s ability to touch us on every level of our being—physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual—makes it a powerful and effective means for trauma victims to reinhabit their bodies safely, calm their minds, experience emotions directly, and begin to feel a sense of strength and control.” – van der Kolk Trauma comes in many forms, from […]