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the heart is a spiral
The Gordian knot of anatomy has been the architectural arrangement of the heart. Spanish cardiologist Francisco Torrent-Guasp identified the heart is one muscle band, wrapped to create the spiral contraction sending life giving blood through our...
Peter O’Sullivan – back pain: separating fact from fiction
Check this video out. Prof Peter O'Sullivan discusses some of the myths about back pain which are widely held and negatively impact on the perception and treatment of back pain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj6Ik5UuomI
Lorimer Moseley – why things hurt
Why do we hurt? Do we actually experience pain, or is it merely illusion? In this video, Lorimer Moseley explores these questions, and position the pain that we feel as our bodies' way of protecting us from damaging tissues further. He also looks...
pain revolution target concepts
"If you're educating yourself and the people around you about pain, and retraining your protective nervous system, there's some target concepts that are important to understand. They're not always easy to grasp, but they're gateways to new...
the drug cabinet in the brain
David Butler from the Neuro Orthopaedic Institute talking about the wonders of exogenous (external) versus endogenously (internally) produced pain relieving chemicals. This video, taken from the NOIjam blog is designed to educate patients and...
yoga therapy and polyvagal theory
Marlysa Sullivan and her co-authors have published this fantastic paper about the convergence of traditional wisdom and contemporary neuroscience for self-regulation and resilience. Yoga Therapy and Polyvagal TheoryDownload
homemade props for your home practice
There are many creative ways you can make your own yoga props for home practice. In this two page PDF I offer just some of the many ideas you can explore. Use things you do not regularly need for other purposes as once you have some props that work...