An individualized yoga program can produce large reductions in blood pressure when added to optimal medical therapy.  Results were reported even among patients who might never set foot in a yoga studio, in an ambitious randomized trial testing of two somewhat unconventional add-on components as part of an integrated cardiac-rehabilitation program in Germany. The secret [...]

Just recently I’ve been thinking about Nantucket. I don’t know why, except my life is in the in-between dream state where one phase is ending and the next phase hasn’t yet begun. So in a way, anything is possible, and I set myself the task of day-dreaming about what I might like. Which, when you [...]

Meditation is central to many spiritual traditions and has been shown to have many and varied health benefits. Yogi’s and monks spend hours a day meditating and gain incredible control of their mind and body. So is it something? or nothing? or somewhere in between? One thing that most people would agree on is that [...]