a meditation to enhance your digestive capacity
Mindfulness/Meditation, Metta, Fall jillian pransky Mindfulness/Meditation, Metta, Fall jillian pransky

a meditation to enhance your digestive capacity

While meditation has long been known to promote better digestion, a 2015 study from the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that practicing mindful breathing, meditation and yoga can create positive changes in gene expression in patients with diseases of the digestive organs—relieving symptoms and even markers for diseases such as IBS and IBD.

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change is inevitable, growth is optional
Fall, Stress & Anxiety Sophia Studio Fall, Stress & Anxiety Sophia Studio

change is inevitable, growth is optional

September races in, pushing us to a starting line. We launch eagerly into new commitments and rededicate ourselves to routine. Yet, along with the excitement of what is to come, we may also experience nostalgia, and sometimes anxiety for what we leave behind. While it is a time of new beginnings, it is also a time of letting go and release.

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relaxation revolution
Fall Sophia Studio Fall Sophia Studio

relaxation revolution

I admit, when glancing at an image of a restorative yoga pose, it could look like a luxurious nap. In fact, many people joke that it's yoga for lazy people. Another popular belief is that restoratives are really for sick, injured, or old people. And while Restorative is deeply restful and healing, it is not just a physical 'recovery' practice.

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