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Manifesting Grace through Gratitude: free 21-day online meditation program

Posted on July 15, 2015 by 4yoga

During Tuesday’s Gentle class, Susan Polk discussed some of the brain benefits of yoga and meditation and mentioned an online meditation program presented by Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey.  This program, Manifesting Grace through Gratitude, is available on Chopra’s website; … Continue reading →

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Yoga’s benefits to your brain (from Psychology Today blog)

Posted on July 13, 2015 by 4yoga

During a recent (July 3) Yin class, Angie shared excerpts from this post on the Psychology Today website.  Written by Marlynn H. Wei, a yogi who is also a psychiatrist, the piece is titled “Why Does Anyone Do Yoga, Anyway?” … Continue reading →

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Meditation reduces stress, changes brain (Harvard study)

Posted on June 11, 2015 by 4yoga

The Washington Post recently reported on a study by Sara Lazar, a neuroscientist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, that identified changes in people’s brains when they practice meditation.  After subjects spent eight weeks in a mindfulness-based stress … Continue reading →

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