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01/21/2024

Paramhansa Yogananda’s Keys for Peace and Success. Yogananda Fest is an annual yoga, meditation, and spiritual-living festival. Join us for an all-day program celebrating and sharing the teachings of the great yogi, Paramhansa Yogananda!DonateHelp us share the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda thr...

11/01/2023

Dementia isn't an easy subject, and then ageism makes it worse. Ageism gets in the way of talking about dementia and adds more stigma to an already misunders...

10/31/2023

There are many different approaches to modern yoga— though most forms have three core elements: physical postures, breathing exercises, and spiritual contemplation.This blend of physical and mental exercise is widely believed to have a unique set of health advantages. But is yoga actually benefici...

10/30/2023

Building a strong healthy body and strong mind.

Read about NIH-funded research that shows reducing calories may improve health benefits.

10/13/2023

Compassion Phrases from Larry Yang, author of Awakening Together: The Spiritual Practice of Inclusivity and Community

Can I be mindful and loving of whatever arises.
If I can’t be loving in this moment, can I be kind.
If I can’t be kind, can I be non-judgmental.
If I can’t be non-judgmental, can I not cause harm.
And If I cannot not cause harm, can I cause the least harm possible.

10/13/2023

https://youtu.be/2YpMHVUqvkA?si=YC82o118t8RfTgaj

A documentary on Swami Kuvalayananda ji's life and story on how Mr. Jagganath Gune came to be know as the Scientist Yogi Swami Kuvalyanandaji.

10/13/2023

https://youtu.be/oGpvugO-DxU?si=gYPHp7JnSWDI1EcU

“There are many centers where you can get a Yoga degree, attend a Yoga therapy session or find Yoga research being undertaken. However, to have all three hap...

10/13/2023

The wait is over. Engage yourself in the wisdom of 'Yogic Science: An Odyssey of 100 Years', and get allured into the journey of 100 years of Kaivalyadhama. ...

09/26/2023

A new study finds the key role of bone in regulating the fight or flight response. In response to alarm signals from the brain, nerves within bone release osteocalcin, which immediately lowers the parasympathetic "brake" and lets the fight or flight response take over!

https://m.phys.org/news/2019-09-bone-adrenaline-flight-response.html

This research is no surprise to anyone that studies or works with fascia, the connective tissue network of the body that is especially dense around the muscles. Fascia is known to play a huge role in the fight or flight nervous system and is also continuous with bone.

Although we think of bone as "solid," 20% of it is actually water, and electrical charges and movement of this water transmits mechanical messages through bone, just like it does through fascia. In fact some scientists call bone "mineralized fascia."

According to a recent review article, "bone is part of the fascial continuum...that constantly transmits and receives mechano-metabolic information." https://www.cureus.com/articles/16943-bone-tissue-is-an-integral-part-of-the-fascial-system

It is fascinating to see how scientists are unravelling the complex interplay between the nervous and musculoskeletal systems!