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Are you nervous? Ashtanga yoga cleanses the nervous system (2nd edition 10 years later)

It’s good to be proactive and cleanse your nervous system. Ashtanga yoga is one way to do this. I have proof.

I’ve practiced all kinds of yoga through three decades—various methods such as Iyengar, Ashtanga, Vinyasa Flow, Yin—to increase strength and flexibility, to lower stress, and to gain mental and spiritual clarity. I’ve also done it at times just to get out of the house; to soothe an unknown entity rising up inside me, I transported myself to yoga class at the soonest possible opportunity because I had to.

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On recovery and intuition

David Whyte, the writer, pops into my Inbox from time to time. Normally, his messages set the stage for great introspection. Here’s the latest:

Rest is the conversation between what we love to do and how we love to be. Rest is the essence of giving and receiving; an act of remembering, imaginatively and intellectually, but also psychologically and physically. To rest is to give up on the already exhausted will as the prime motivator of endeavour, with its endless outward need to reward itself through established goals.

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Mind-body connections: Physical activity directly influences mental health

Getting physical does make you feel good, as the endorphins released during bodily activities directly influence your mental health. Try spending a day in front of your computer, typing away furiously—using the excuse that you have no time for exercise due to a client deadline.

Are you nervous? Ashtanga yoga cleanses the nervous system (2nd edition 10 years later)

On recovery and intuition

Mind-body connections: Physical activity directly influences mental health

Pensive thoughts show on our face, saying way more than we think