by Sherri Koehler | Jun 19, 2018 | Blog Posts, Practice, Yoga Philosophy
This post originally appeared on the Yoga Service Council blog in April 2018. “Why do we do Restorative Yoga?” Recently a student asked me this question at the beginning of a class. They added, “I mean, it feels good, but what good is it?” Restorative Yoga is unlike...
by Sherri Koehler | Jun 12, 2018 | Blog Posts, Meditation, Pranayama
Last month Trinity College Dublin released a study* that identifies how the brain functions when prāṇāyāma helps us to focus. The study revealed activity in an area of the brainstem, the locus coeruleus, which produces noradrenaline. This chemical helps us to focus...
