The Mindful Self-Express

The mind-body experiment.

by Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D.

The Yoga Revolution... and Its Opponents

By Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D. on January 9, 2012 in The Mindful Self-Express

Yoga is an ancient Indian discipline with the ultimate goals of uniting mind, body,and spirit, and of transcending the boundaries of the self to become one with the universal consciousness. It began in India thousands of years ago, taught by swamis to their students. Read More

Benefits of Yoga

Submitted by indu chhibber on January 9, 2012 - 6:31am.

I can vouch for the efficacy of Yoga in not only toning the body but also curing ailments.After practicing it for a couple of years i have been able to reduce my Eltroxin by half--& that,when my Thyroid gland had been killed by radio-active iodine.Even my BP medicine has come down to 20mg from 40h.It has also improved my memory &patience level.All in all a good feel it has given me.
Of course it ought to be practiced under a guru's guidance.There are some tips for beginners at "Fit & fine with Yoga in line" http://jeeteraho.blogspot.com

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Thanks for sharing

Submitted by Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D. on January 9, 2012 - 10:40am.

Appreciate hearing about your personal experience with yoga. Melanie

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Thanks for the article. I

Submitted by Anonymous on January 9, 2012 - 3:58pm.

Thanks for the article. I have been practicing Bikram for over 5 years. It has been a life changing experience for me. I believe injuries occur when people stop listening to the instructions of the person who is guiding the practice. I have learnt that there are two important things when you try something new -
1. Showing up
2. Listening

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Yoga

Submitted by Gunas on January 13, 2012 - 3:44pm.

So... what is your goal for practicing yoga?
is it to be absorbed into Brahman?
or to relieve your stress?
if you chose the second response... you are blowing it... real hard.

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Spiritual Path

Submitted by Alex on February 23, 2012 - 4:34pm.

Ok let's say that I wanted to do Yoga for the spiritual part rather than just the aesthetic benefits. Which Yoga would I pick?

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Melanie Greenberg, Ph.D., studies the health effects of expressive writing, cognitive adaptation to trauma, the genesis and treatment of chronic pain, among other coping issues.

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