Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Yoga + Meditation Increase Resilence. What Does That Mean?

According to Merriam Webster
re-sil-ience
ri'zilyens
noun: resilience; plural noun: resilences

1. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity

2. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

Medical Related Definition:

1.  the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress

2.  an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change < emotional resilience>

Synonyms: rebounding, quick to recover, pliable, springy, stretchy, snapping back

Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Ayurvedic Theory by Matthew Remski in Seven Bullet Points

1.  We consist, roughly, of two parts: a feeling part, and a conscious part.

2.  The feeling part is a unique combination of elemental qualities and movement patterns we may call "constitution". It is the basis of the conscious part.

3.  Constitution can harmonize or clash with its natural and social environment, whether by conscious choice or by circumstance.

4.  Not paying attention to sensual feedback, internal rhythms and environmental changes prematurely weakens first vitality, and then immunity.

5.  As immunity weakens, the natural strengths of structure (kapha), metabolism (pitta), and coordination (vata) express their shadows: congestion (k), inflammation (p), and disorganization (v).

6.  Good digestion is the root of feeling health and conscious health.

7.  Pleasure, transparency, and resilience are its flowers.


Saturday, April 12, 2014


What might be holding us back from being vulnerable per Brene' Brown?

- Perfectionism
- Judgement of Self
- Wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor
- Desire to be "cool"
- Quest for certainty
- Comparison
Image by : Doug Neil