Dharma Comics
Link: 12 Dharma comics on the truths of life, meditation, and practice.
Author: Leah Pearlman
Source: Yoga Journal
Why its included: Because humor is often a kinder and easier way to take in the truth.
Infuse Self-Talk with Self-Love
Link: 5 Ways to Infuse Your Self-Talk with Self-Love
Author: Niurka
Source: Yoga Journal Online
Why it’s included here: I enjoyed how this article tactfully pointed out how being mindful about the thoughts and words we think and speak have the power to create our reality.
Questions are the key
Link: Are questions the key to happiness?
Author: Gary Douglas
Source: Yoga Journal
Why its included: We all need to be reminded that the search for happiness comes from asking the right questions.
The Power of Perception
Link: The Power of Perception: A simple key to greater emotional freedom
Author: Joy Stone
Source: Yoga U online
Why it’s included: I often find that sometimes I need a reminder about the power of my perceptions and how very often the source of our suffering is the stories we create about life instead of life itself.
Keys to Happiness
Link: 11 habits of truly happy people
Author: Travis Bradberry
Source: Entrepreneur
Why its included: We all can use a bit of guidance on finding ways to make ourselves happier.
Path to deeper connection
Link:Do you filter your feelings? Elevate your communication to connect with yourself.
Author: Laura Riley
Source: Yoga Journal
Why its included: Sometimes we need to be reminded of the importance of an honest, potentially vulnerable conversation.
Become a character Butterfly
Link: 3 tips to keep Self-Doubt at Bay.
Author: Najma Khorrami
Source: Sivana East
Why it’s included: Sometimes we all need some assistance when it comes to addressing our anxieties and worries.
Pain as Blessings in Disguise
Link: An epidemic of neck pain might be a blessing in disguise.
Author: Christine Carr
Source: Elephant Journal
Why its included: Because we all need more reminders why technology and convenience have their drawbacks.
Get out of Disembodied Head Mode
Link: Use Meditation to get out of Disembodied Head Mode and surrender to your heart
Author: Dennis Hunter
Source: Yoga Journal
Why its included: I loved the integration of the loving kindness meditation as well as a focus on connecting with one’s heart while meditating.
Embodiment is the New Xanax
Link: Embodiment is the New Xanax: 4 Reasons to Start Tuning-in instead of zoning out
Author: Kristine Kaoverii Weber
Source: Yoga U Online
Why its included: I am all about natural ways to improve my health and wellbeing. Apparently, by simply being in my body, and present to everything that is happening moment by moment, I can alleviate many physical and emotional ailments.
Letting go
Link: How to Navigate Changes in Friendships
Author: Derek Lovell
Source: Sivana East
Why its included: We all need to know that some times letting go is good for us as well as the other person.
Self-care
Link: Don’t Help Anyone!
Source: West Coast Intensive in NVC
Author: Ranjana (Ranji) Ariaratnam
Why its included: Often I find that I automatically go into “helping” mode, only to feel exhausted afterwards. Here Ariaratnam explains why this may be so.
The yoga rules to live by
Title: An in-depth look at the Yamas and Niyamas
Author: Andrew Hillam
Source: Sonima
Why its included: Yoga is more than the postures one does on the mat. Yoga is what happens in our day to day lives and this article nicely summarizes the key tenants of our yoga practice – i.e. the Yamas and Niyamas.
Why Zoning out isn’t helping
Article: The common stress solutions that make you loose sleep
Author: Paige Fowler
Source: Sonima
Why its included: We all think that escaping a difficult situation, feeling, thought, or emotion is helping and yet… what we resists persists.
Why its time to let go of clutter
Link: 5 ways clutter hurts your health (and how to fix it)
Author: Diana Kelly
Source: Sonima
Why its included: Spring is around the corner, and even if it weren’t we all could use a reminder of why it might be time to let some things go.
Thank you Very Much. I have no complaints
Link: Thank You Very Much: The Art Of Reframing
Author: Lynn Crimando
Source: Yoga U Online
Why its included: This article serves as another example of why Pratipaksha Bhavana, or what in cognitive psychology is known as cognitive reframing, is the way to ease suffering.
Generosity without Ego
Link: The art of practicing generosity without ego
Author: Sally Kempton
Source: Yoga Journal
Why its included: I often feel pulled (and subsequently guilty) of instances in which I am either able to be generous or not and Kempton provides some great food for thought on how and why we need to find balance in our acts of generosity.
Steps for establishing a Meditation Practice
Link: Your Guide to Making Meditation a way of Life.
Author: Richard Miller, Ph.D.
Source: Yoga Journal
Why its included: Sometimes I struggle with my meditation practice and these tips were helpful.
The Powers of Meditation?
Link: Change your Mind, Change your Body?
Author: Jaime Zimmerman
Source: Sonima
Why it’s here: I was inspired by the multiple effects that my meditation practice could have on other areas of my life.
Mindful Speaking
Link: Me Talk Pretty
Source: Yoga Journal
Author: Sally Kempton
Why it’s included here: For, as Kempton says, “Our relationships, our work environment, even our feelings about ourselves, can be transformed simply by taking time to think about how words create reality.”
Gratitude
Link: Grounded in Gratitude – Practice for Positivity
Source: Yoga Journal
Author: Frank Jude Boccio
Why its here: Often times we can feel alone and isolated in the universe, upset with the way things are going. Boccio presents a very simple, easy, and effective way of shifting one’s outlook on life.
The Reason to Forgive
Link: The Unique Power of Forgiveness
Source: Sonima
Author: Rina Deshpande
Why its included: Because sometimes we need a bit of encouragement (or in this case, some scientific research) to promote forgiveness of self and others.
How Yoga Works
Link: Scientific Research: How Yoga Works
Source: Yoga International
Author: Angela Wilson
Why its included: For those of us who like to have a better understanding of why we feel better after a good yoga class.
Natural Mood Boosts
Link: 4 ways to boost your mood naturally
Source: Sonima
Author: Dr. Janet Zand
Why its included here: I am all about non-prescription means of handling depression and other experiences of sadness.
Why we want to complain less
Link: How complaining rewires your brain for negativity
Author: Dr. Travis Bradberry
Source: The Huffington Post
Why its included: Science now demonstrates the connection between negative thoughts/words we speak and how we perceive and function in the world.
The Intriguing Way Breath Affects Your Workout
Link: Breath and workout
Author: Elinor Fish
Source: Sonima
Why its included here: To support the working to the point where one can’t breath relatively comfortably can actually put one at risk for injury.
Too much breathing can be a bad thing
Link: Chronic over breathing
Author: Sergey Petrovic
Source: LinkedIn
Why its here: While this is an advertisement for his company, Nirvana Fitness, the article does discuss the potential impact caused by frequent, shallow breaths.
5 mindfulness practices
Link: 5 mindfulness meditation to master your emotions and face stress
Author: Rebecca Tolin
Source: Yoga Journal
Why its included: We all need simple meditation practices to calm our emotional minds.
3 Reasons for a Digital Detox
Link: Put down your phone!
Author: Jennifer D’Angelo Friedman
Source: Yoga Journal
Why its included here: As means by which one can decrease anxiety and depression and increase connection.
Latest findings on Yoga Participants
Link: Study Highlights
Source: Yoga Alliance
Author: Yoga Journal + Yoga Alliance
Why its included here: To chart the changes in the practice and popularity of Yoga in America.
What Is Love? Understand the 3 Spiritual Levels of Love
Link: What is love?
Source: Yoga Journal
Author: Sally Kempton
Why its included here: For the insightful way in which to see love in its various forms.
Why More Western Doctors Are Now Prescribing Yoga Therapy
Link: Why Western Doctors Are Prescribing Yoga Therapy
Source: Yoga Journal
Author: Susan Enfield
Why its included here: This article highlights some of the new applications of yoga within the western health care system.
Meditation as a treatment for Pain
Link: Need a Stronger Pain Killer? Try your meditation cushion
Source: Yoga Journal
Author: Carrie Anton
Why It’s Here: All of us here at T.O.B.Y. are interested in alternate ways of managing pain and stress outside of medication.
Three simple meditation techniques
Link: Tune in to your breath
Author: Richard Miller, PhD
Source: Yoga Journal
Why its included here: All of us want to learn to better handle our stress and sometimes we need simple techniques to show us how to do just that.
Recent psychotherapy review sheds light on the inner critic
Link: The fascinating science on why you’re so hard on yourself
Source: Sonima
Author: Rina Deshpande
Why its included here: Scientific evidence discusses the inner critic and provides statistics to support the practice of self-compassion as a means of better emotional health.
Fear and Stepping beyond your comfort zone
Link: 4 secrets to overcoming fear
Source: Yoga Journal
Author: Mary Beth LaRue
Why its here: Fear (False Evidence that appears real) affects all of us and sometimes its helpful to know how others deal with their bouts of feeling scared.
Why yoga works
Link: Happy in your own skin
Source: Yoga Journal
Author: Dorothy Foltz-Gray
Why its included: Because we all need some help in making friends with our minds
The Importance of learning to Fail
Link: On campus, Failure is on the Syllabus
Source: New York Times
Author: Jessica Bennet
Why its included: Occasionally, we all need a reminder that there is a high cost to the pursuit of “perfection.”
A Self Care Practice
Link: A Yoga Sequence For Resilience (Especially For Care Givers)
Source: Yoga Journal
Author: Pamela Stokes Eggleston
Why its included: Because we all need a simple practice that we can do to refill our own tanks. And I was honored to be able to model for this feature.