The Freeze Response and Stress

by Beth Ice On The Siene at Bennecourt by Claude Monet Most of us are familiar with the term “fight or flight” as a response to stress. Howe...

Why Stress Causes Cardiovascular Disease (and What To Do About It)

b y Nina Snow-Covered Tracks by Marie Lossky (@Marie.Lossky on Instagram) “These clinical data establish a connection between stress and car...

Stress and Your Thought-Behavior Repertoire

by Nina Last Thursday in my post Re-Patterning Your Nervous System , I described something intriguing that I’d learned from Dan Libby, who t...

Re-Patterning Your Nervous System: Practice for the Real World

by Nina   Katja Huiras, Age 50 “I think Korb misses a key issue—asana practice induces a stress response in a controlled setting that we can...

Not So Sweet: Cortisol and the Problem with Sugar

by Nina Strawberry Donut by Natalie Gazul Cookies, brownies, ice cream, candy bars, donuts, etc.—have you ever found yourself turning to sug...

About Stress: Acute Versus Chronic

by Nina We go on and on about stress management on this blog, don’t we? Well, that’s because the more we learn about the effects of chronic ...

Relax Frequently. Very Frequently.

by Nina Legs Up the Wall Pose (Better Than Sleep) “When we’re renewing, we’re truly renewing, so when we’re working, we can really work.”—To...

Yoga, Stress, and Weight Management

by Nina Chocolate-Almond Candy Heart by Brad Gibson Are you planning to relax over the holidays? Because if you’re not and you are worried a...

Yoga is a great thing but...

by Nina   Stop Sign by Brad Gibson “Yoga is a great thing but it is not everything or the only thing.” That’s the sentence that popped into ...