Yawn On! Self-induced yawning is one of the best practices we can do to stimulate our parasympathetic nervous system as well as balance our brain. Research has shown yawning releases a cocktail of mood-elevating neurotransmitters including dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin and endorphins. In fact, it’s hard to find another activity that instantly positively influences so many [ More…]
Attuning To Your Innate Intelligence & Intuition: Body, Brain and Breath
Begin your new year by joining Shanti and Leanne Holitza on Sunday, January 28, 2018 1-4pm for an afternoon workshop attuning to your innate intelligence and intuition through our body, brain and breath. Learn to align yourself with your innate intelligence and intuitive wisdom by understanding the latest research in neuroscience, coupled with simple and [ More…]
Train your Brain to Grow Gratitude: A 5 minute Body Current practice
More and more studies in the field of neuroscience are pointing to our ability to use simple practices of awareness and attention to engage and grow parts of our brain wired for change. These findings over the past 20 years focus on neuroplasticty which is our brain’s ability to form new neural connections throughout our [ More…]
ABCs to Navigate Rough Seas: A Yogi’s Toolkit for Resilience and Restoring Innate Wisdom
ABCs to Navigate Rough Seas: A Yogi’s Toolkit for Resilience and Restoring Innate Wisdom At the age when most children are being taught their ABCs, I was learning the ABCs of life through the actions of my biological parents. Rather than building a foundation of letter shapes and sounds like the kids around me, I [ More…]
Plugging into Your Body Current Intelligence
Each moment offers us the opportunity to plug into our current of body-brain-breath communication, also known as our Body Current intelligence. New neural pathways of well-being and embodied self-realization begin to take root as cellular imprints in our neurobiology when we are reminded of and rest into our true nature, breath by breath. With so many world and [ More…]