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Women’s Health and Wellbeing

09.19.2018 by Celia //

Leading Causes of death

  "...We can honour our femininity by seeking to see symptoms as imbalance first rather than issues. This in no way intends to remove the need to seek medical assistance when symptoms are unbearable, rather this is an invitation to become more aware of your own body. To become mindfully aware … [Read more...]

Categories // CYT, Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Meditation, Yoga Tags // autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breath, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, clinical yoga therapy, emotions, enlightenment, meditation, mind, retreats 2018, self regulation, wellbeing, women’s health, Yoga Teacher Training

Is my Skin’s Microbiome related to my Gut Microbiome? Lifestyle & Movement

03.11.2018 by Celia //

Yoga for digestion We have been unpacking the fascinating and significant truth that we are a complex system in which we, much like the rhino needs the oxpecker, have a symbiotic relationship with the microorganisms (microbiota) that live in us and on us. That of the twenty million microbial genes … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Yoga Tags // ayurveda, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, digestion, enlightenment, inflammation, wellbeing, Yoga for digestion

The Great Gut Revolution is here to stay!

03.04.2018 by Celia //

GUT-BRAIN-AXIS

This is really worth watching!  The Catalyst recently produced an episode on gut health, relaxation, anxiety, depression, diet and yoga to help!  And what better timing than this week to take a sneak peak and make the decision to come along to our weekend retreat and spoil yourself by gaining great … [Read more...]

Categories // CYT, Integrative Wellbeing Articles Tags // anxiety, autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breathing, depression, digestive health, great gut, gut iq. gut health, meditation, microbiome, Psychoneuroimmunology, yoga

Natural remedies to Suffering | How to Cultivate Mindfulness

09.08.2017 by Celia //

Celia Smiles

Part Nine & Ten of 10 Natural remedies to Suffering: How to Cultivate Mindfulness Continuing on from earlier this week as we followed our journey inward discovering more about our ten natural remedies to suffering: Nurture an internal environment of relaxation Cultivate heightened … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Meditation Tags // anxiety, autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, buddhism, calmness, Celia Roberts, compassion, depression, enlightenment, heart, inflammation, meditation, mind, physiological dis-ease, posture, Psychoneuroimmunology, relaxation, smile, soul, Thich Nhat Hanh, wellbeing, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga-Sutra

Natural remedies to Suffering | How to Boost Energy

09.07.2017 by Celia //

Yoga Retreats Brisbane 2018

Part Seven & Eight of 10 Natural remedies to Suffering: How to Boost Energy Continuing on from earlier this week as we followed our journey inward discovering more about our ten natural remedies to suffering: Nurture an internal environment of relaxation Cultivate heightened positive … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Yoga Tags // anxiety, autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, buddhism, calmness, Celia Roberts, compassion, depression, enlightenment, heart, inflammation, meditation, mind, physiological dis-ease, posture, Psychoneuroimmunology, relaxation, smile, soul, Thich Nhat Hanh, wellbeing, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga-Sutra

Natural remedies to Suffering | Lifestyle Change

09.06.2017 by Celia //

Yoga Sutra 1.23

Part Five & Six of 10 Natural remedies to Suffering: How to make Lifestyle Changes Continuing on from earlier this week as we followed our journey inward, discovering more about our ten natural remedies to suffering: Nurture an internal environment of relaxation Cultivate heightened … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Yoga Tags // anxiety, autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, buddhism, calmness, Celia Roberts, compassion, depression, enlightenment, heart, inflammation, meditation, mind, physiological dis-ease, posture, Psychoneuroimmunology, relaxation, smile, soul, Thich Nhat Hanh, wellbeing, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga-Sutra

Natural remedies to Suffering | A Guide to Ayurvedic Diet Practices

09.05.2017 by Celia //

Ayurvedic Diet

Part Three & Four of Ten Natural remedies to Suffering: A Guide to Ayurvedic Diet Practices Continuing on from yesterday as we began our journey inward, discovering the first two of our ten natural remedies to suffering: Nurture an internal environment of relaxation Cultivate heightened … [Read more...]

Categories // CYT, Integrative Wellbeing Articles Tags // anxiety, autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, buddhism, calmness, Celia Roberts, compassion, depression, enlightenment, heart, inflammation, meditation, mind, physiological dis-ease, posture, Psychoneuroimmunology, relaxation, smile, soul, Thich Nhat Hanh, wellbeing, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga-Sutra

Natural remedies to Suffering | A Guide to optimal wellbeing.

09.04.2017 by Celia //

Cultivating Positive Affect

Part One & Two of Ten Natural remedies to Suffering Last week we spoke about the defended self and the increasing links between our sociocultural and personal pasts in relation to perceived threat, their relation to depression and anxiety and our body’s inflammatory response to such. We also … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Meditation Tags // anxiety, autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, buddhism, calmness, Celia Roberts, compassion, depression, enlightenment, heart, inflammation, meditation, mind, physiological dis-ease, posture, Psychoneuroimmunology, relaxation, smile, soul, Thich Nhat Hanh, wellbeing, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga-Sutra

Ten natural remedies to Suffering: A Guide to optimal wellbeing.

08.23.2017 by Celia //

The defended self: Apprehension and disconnection of body and mind Ten natural remedies to depression and anxiety (the suffering within): A Guide to optimal wellbeing. Just recently, I was with a friend of mine. As we spoke, I began noticing some uneasiness within her: not only did my friend’s … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Meditation Tags // anxiety, autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, buddhism, calmness, Celia Roberts, compassion, depression, enlightenment, heart, inflammation, meditation, mind, physiological dis-ease, posture, Psychoneuroimmunology, relaxation, smile, soul, Thich Nhat Hanh, wellbeing, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga-Sutra

Tonglen: How to awaken compassion

08.10.2017 by Celia //

The Gift of Giving and Taking

The gift of giving and receiving Tonglen: How to awaken compassion There is no denying that we live in a world where the dominant discourse is suffering. What’s more is if we allow it to be, suffering will remain the prominent narrative of our lives, creating a life of simple survival. Yet, if we … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Meditation Tags // anxiety, autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, buddhism, calmness, Celia Roberts, compassion, depression, enlightenment, heart, inflammation, meditation, mind, physiological dis-ease, posture, Psychoneuroimmunology, relaxation, smile, soul, Thich Nhat Hanh, wellbeing, Yoga Teacher Training, Yoga-Sutra

A Breath of Fresh Air – Breathing Your Way to Good Health with Pranayama

08.04.2017 by Celia //

The Practice of Pranayama: Breathing Your Way to Good Health The past few days we have been discussing the importance of pranayama.  Today we finish our discussion with two more techniques to extend your energy. Ujjayi Pranayama As per our understanding of Nadhi Sodhana, if we understand Ujjayi … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Yoga Tags // ayurveda, breath, breathing, breathing in yoga, Brookfield Retreat, calmness, Eight-Fold Path, energy, enlightenment, karma, lightness, meditation, peace, physiological dis-ease, pranayama, Sadhana-Pada, suffering, sympathetic nervous system, yoga, Yoga-Sutra

A Breath of Fresh Air – Breathing Your Way to Good Health with Pranayama

08.03.2017 by Celia //

A Breath of Fresh Air: Which Way and Why? If you were reading yesterday you would have taken a moment to notice the breath. Do you remember how you were breathing? How are you breathing as we speak today? Is your breath the same as yesterday? Perhaps you notice a little slower or faster breathing … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Yoga Tags // ayurveda, breath, breathing, breathing in yoga, Brookfield Retreat, calmness, Eight-Fold Path, energy, enlightenment, karma, lightness, meditation, peace, physiological dis-ease, pranayama, Sadhana-Pada, suffering, sympathetic nervous system, yoga, Yoga-Sutra

A Breath of Fresh Air – Breathing Your Way to Good Health with Pranayama

08.02.2017 by Celia //

Thinking back... How were my energy levels this morning? You wake. The day begins. Your mind runs over the day and all that is required of you. Sigh. Deep Sigh. Without even realizing it, and within five minutes of waking, already your body is speaking to you, asking of you to stop, to acknowledge … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Yoga Tags // ayurveda, breath, breathing, breathing in yoga, Brookfield Retreat, calmness, Eight-Fold Path, energy, enlightenment, karma, lightness, meditation, peace, physiological dis-ease, pranayama, Sadhana-Pada, suffering, sympathetic nervous system, yoga, Yoga-Sutra

How to be with what is: A 10 Step Guide to Enlightenment

07.13.2017 by Celia //

Further to our discussion yesterday on How to be with what is: a video guide to enlightenment today the guide to enlightenment is enhanced through a presence practise. Walking Meditation – An Invitation Towards Enlightenment Walking meditation is a way to reveal the embodiment of the earth’s … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Meditation Tags // awareness, awe, body, breathing, Brookfield Retreat, Celia Roberts, compassion, enlightenment, guide, hope, joy, love, meditation, mind, mindfulness, peace, spirit, Thich Nhat Hanh

How to be with what is: A Video Guide to Enlightenment

07.12.2017 by Celia //

It is no secret that we live in a culture of busy. Of time poor and speed orientated process’ in which we focus so much on what should be, what could be, what is not, or what was not, we forget what is. I know that I for one often, and quite literally, forget to stop and smell the flowers. Yet, in … [Read more...]

Categories // Integrative Wellbeing Articles, Meditation Tags // breathing, compassion, culture, Dipa Ma, emotion, enlightenment, hope, joy, love, meditation, mindfulness, neuroplasticity, peace, resilience, science, suffering, Thich Nhat Hanh, walking meditation

Natural Ways to Decongest the Nose: Yoga and Breathing

05.15.2017 by Celia //

These notes were a snippet taken from a Clinical Yoga Therapy workshop we did on Breathing and the Respiratory system. We are looking at natural ways to unblock the nasal passages and possibly induce a shift nasal laterality. This nasal shift occurs every 1-6 hours in healthy individuals and … [Read more...]

Categories // CYT, Therapeutic Yoga Tags // ayurveda, breathing, decongest, ida nadi, nadi shodhana, nasal laterality, nose, padadhirasana, phana marma, pingala nadi, virasana, yoga

LAST GASP!

05.10.2017 by Celia //

Rather than drop your jaw... Close your mouth, come along and breathe... Breathing correctly? Yoga teachers and students alike - Are you breathing or sleeping with the mouth and jaw dropped? It may just be damaging your health... and your facial symmetry (attractive beauty!) Yogi’s and … [Read more...]

Categories // News & Events, Newsletters, Press Tags // breathing, butekyo, clinical yoga therapy, Dr Sundar Balasubramanian, Patrick McKeown, pranayama, saliva pranayama, yoga

Gut Instinct

07.13.2015 by Celia //

  The Second brain in your Gut Butterflies in your stomach? Nausea even at times? Or perhaps a little cantankerous when it comes to not eating on time….we do have a second brain in our gut! The second brain is called the ENS – the enteric nervous system- and it can function independently … [Read more...]

Categories // CYT, Integrative Wellbeing Articles Tags // autoimmune, ayurveda, body, breathing, clinical yoga therapy, depression, digestion, gut health, mind, sympathetic nervous system, Yoga for digestion

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