Mind Body or Body Mind
A lot of practices claim to be mind-body practices. I believe the idea is to engage our mind to control our body. Well, I like to call Nia body-mind. For me calling it body-mind reminds me that we are...
View ArticleNia and Feldenkrais
Now Feldenkrais in Nia is not so much a movement as it is the feeling, the sensation of movement. With this technique as our guide we slow down, we become aware, we witness our movement. The creators...
View ArticleReview Blog Year – Top Ten
So here it is the end of the year. I have been blogging since March (2009). I have posted 130 times. This is 131. I thought I would end the year with a review of some of my favorites and according...
View ArticleBlood Pressure Monitors – It’s All In the Wrist
Are wrist blood pressure monitors accurate? I was wondering because my blood pressure seems low when I use my wrist blood pressure monitor. I know meditative body mind practices like Nia can help...
View ArticleRunning, Lifting Weights, And Nia
Nia is a body/mind type of practice. Or mind/body . . . however you want to say it. I tend to say body/mind because the first step is to get into the body. But it is different from a lot of other...
View ArticleCow Guy With Needle In Haunch
What? “cow guy with needle in haunch.” That came up in the “top searches” on my blog. I read it over and over thinking, “What?” And even more disturbing . . . “it sounds familiar.” The more I...
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