Breathing Lessons: Stress Relief and Better Health, Right Under Your Nose
By Carol Krucoff, C-IAYT, E-RYT If you think you’re an expert in breathing just because you’ve been doing it all your life, take this test: Put one hand on your chest and the other hand on your belly. Close your eyes and take several full, deep breaths, paying close attention to the movement of breath in your body. When you inhale fully and completely, which part of your torso expands the most — your chest or your belly? If you answered...
Hand Washing as a Yoga Practice
The Principle of “Saucha” Can Help Fight Infection By Carol Krucoff, C-IAYT, E-RYT Postures, breathing, and meditation are three well-known components of the yoga practice that can enhance wellbeing. And as the Covid Crisis transforms our world, a less-recognized part of the yogic toolkit can also offer guidance and support. The yogic principles for ethical and moral conduct, called “yamas” and “niyamas,” are part...
