Breathing affects your respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, muscular, and psychic systems, and also has a general affect on your sleep, memory, ability to concentrate, and your energy levels. — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
One study on the treatment of asthma patients conducted by researchers John Goyeche, Dr. Ago, and Dr. Ikemi, suggests that any effective treatment should address suppressed emotions-such as anxiety and self-image-as well as the physical dimension. To achieve this, they… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
Our breath, like our heartbeat, is the most reliable rhythm in our lives. When we become attuned to this constant rhythm, our breath can… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
Practicing yoga does not eliminate life’s challenges, and neither does it provide us with a convenient trap-door to escape from life’s distractions. Instead, Yoga… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
The world doesn't really need more people who can bend their bodies into amazing positions. What it needs are kinder, more compassionate, generous people. — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
Through daily yoga practice we can become present to our own fundamental goodness and the goodness of others — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
When we bring our mind into our body, the body becomes mindful, and the mind becomes embodied — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
The asanas are useful maps to explore yourself, but they are not the territory. — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
When we feel connected to the vastness of life and are confident of life's abundance, we are naturally generous and able to practice the… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
Yoga is a technology for arriving in this present moment. It is a means of waking up from our spiritual amnesia, so that we… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
Slowing down is the precursor to Yoga practice because this simple act allows us to consider our thoughts, feelings and actions more carefully in… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
Without intention, all these postures, these breathing practices, meditations, and the like can become little more than ineffectual gestures. When animated by intention, however,… — Donna Farhi Copy Share Image
