Category Archives: Breath

The Buteyko Method: A Breathing Technique for Asthma

By JANE E. BRODY I don’t often write about alternative remedies for serious medical conditions. Most have little more than anecdotal support, and few have been found effective in well-designed clinical trials. Such trials randomly assign patients to one of … Continue reading

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Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer’s Quest to Find Zen on the Sea

This week with speak with the author of Saltwater Buddha, Jaimal Yogis.  Jaimal, a Zen surfer and journalist, wrote Saltwater Buddha to chronicle his late teens and early 20′s as he learned to surf and delved into Zen.  He shares … Continue reading

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Enlightenment Therapy

The Invisible Man. If he hadn’t been so distraught, he might have laughed at the absurdity of it: a Zen master in the waiting room of a psychoanalyst. He was a connoisseur of contradictions, an unsentimental man with a “Zen … Continue reading

Nia: A Love Story

By Ravi Dykema Colorado Holistic Journal Jan/Feb 2006 Can we experience deep physical pleasure, even joy, in a workout? Can a fitness routine nurture exploration of the self and transform the spirit? Nia says yes. Part yoga, part martial arts … Continue reading

Yoga a Spiritual Science to Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda

Listening from the Inside: Swami Paramahamsa Nithyananda, 31, says he tried to work with the inner chatterings. By BARBARA KARKABI When Enlightened Master Paramahamsa Nithyananda — a Hindu swami — visited Houston to demonstrate his method of yoga and meditation, … Continue reading