I was interviewed on @thechakraway9141 podcast. This one is just relaxing to listen to! If you havenāt heard, check it out!
Your inner pharmacy in your brain makes nearly all the chemicals in pills, from melatonin to serotonin to morphine. In this interview for the @conversationswithrichbenne6050 podcast, we discussed how meditation helps you get in touch with your inner pharmacy + more!
Check out this interview with @thejoeypinz! We discussed how I stay disciplined, even when I donāt feel like meditatingā¦ and how astronauts may have tapped into meditationās secrets š²
Rejection is protection. I shared my rejections and setbacks and how meditation has helped me through them in the My Perfect Failure Podcast by @paulpadmore8275
Learn how to SEE SOUND (Yes, you read that right, itās called Cymatics) in this interview with Kara Goodwin from @themeditationconversation podcast!
What 8 weeks of yoga can do to your body! ā¬ļø
A 2021 Randomized Controlled Trial looked at yogaās effects on mitochondrial function.
Just 8 weeks of yoga (5x a week) that included:
š§ asanas (poses)
š¬ļø pranayama (breathwork)
š§ and dhyana (meditation)
improved mitochondrial health.
Since mitochondria are the powerhouse of your cells, boosting their health can mean:
š More energy
š¦ Better immunity
š Improved exercise performance and recovery
(which tends to decline with age)
Thereās more!
Yoga is well known to positively alter genetic expression.
In this study, yoga seemed to improve DNA repair and turn down pro-inflammatory gene activity.
It seems even gentle yoga could support your mitochondrial health and measurably reduce inflammation.
This 10-minute episode for the @MTFWPodcast gets right to the point! I give practical techniques for busy business owners to do at work to reset.
Check out my interview with @MarkGraban on My Favorite Mistake podcast. I opened up about the big mistake I made that almost cost me my book contract AND a HUGE mistake in my first book that I obsessed over (but nobody ever noticed).
Share this interview with a doc student friend! Dr. Heather Frederick from @expandyourhappy and I discussed how to deal with FOMO and juggling social life with school life. I even taught a meditation party trick for when you feel indecisive and canāt make up your mind about something!
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Ann is a mind-body science educator, yoga therapist, and author of SCIENCE OF YOGA. She supports people in living happier, healthier lives, by making wellness non-intimidating and accessible to everybody. With a Master of Science in yoga therapy and roots studying yoga in India and tai chi and qi gong in China, she uniquely applies cutting-edge research to mind-body practices while maintaining the heart of the traditions. Her practical tips and online classes help busy people worldwide relieve pain, manage stress, and find ease.