Healthy Mind Heart Body

Tag: recovery

  • Bikram Yoga Posture #1: Standing Deep Breathing – Pranayama Series

    Posture #1 Standing Deep Breathing Pranayama Series The first Bikram posture is Standing Deep Breathing – Pranayama series. This breathing exercise settles you into a relaxed, calm and controlled mindset, heart rate and breathing pattern. The focused breathing prepares you for the rest of the ninety minute practice by recentering your focus inwardly and brings…

  • Introduction to Bikram Yoga

    Bikram Yoga is the twenty-six posture sequence selected and developed by Bikram Choudhury, widely popularized in the early 1970s. Synthesized from traditional Hatha Yoga techniques, this posture sequence systematically moves fresh, oxygenated blood to one hundred percent of the body, to each organ and fiber, restoring all systems to healthy working order, just as nature…

  • Perception and Getting To Know Myself

    I am presently a bit obsessed with getting to know myself better. An exercise I recommend practicing regularly, since we are constantly experiencing, growing and evolving. Learning about and deepening awareness and understanding of self is imperative to growth and realizing potential. Most pressing of recent personal findings is a need to fix and heal…

  • The Immediate Benefits of Interval Training

    I am not a novice gym-goer. I am a novice, and puppy-eyed convert, to interval training. Currently, my favorite cardio workout goes something like this: get on Stairmaster, warm up 4 minutes at 90 steps/minute, follow with 2 minute sprints at 180 steps/minute – the fastest the machine will go – and 90 steps/minute of…

  • I have a broken foot. So what?

    I still can’t believe I banged up my toe so badly. I’m dying to go for a run. I can barely walk but I almost went for a jog around the block tonight. My patience is wearing thin but self-control has kept me at bay, for now. I’m fast approaching my wits end without the…

  • 5 Ways to Stay Motivated during Recovery

    Motivation is as important as time in making a quick return from injury. If you’re not focused on recovery and treating your broken self with a new respect, you’re liable to prolong the healing process and turn your injury into a long-term pain. These 5 ways to stay motivated during recovery will help you stay…