Science & Heart Meditation

The heart may be the healing link that helps us re-establish a connection between mind and body. By encouraging love, we restore balance to this fundamental system of human health - and the wider world.

Science review: Recent scientific research by Dr Candace Pert, who has discovered a communication network in the body running through the immune system, seems to confirm the heart-mind link. She describes a bodywide memory system made up of neuropeptides and their receptors, supported by the heart and the thymus gland. These neuropeptides pervade the body in what Pert describes as a 'psychoimmunoendocrine' system (relating to body, mind and spirit). Understanding these ideas can bring about a paradigm shift in how we protect our health - by loving.

Meditation practice: performing heart coherence

Begin by sitting and, as you inhale visualize breathing into the heart area (not the heart organ, but the heart of yourself) and focus your attention there. Try doing this as you hold a crystal to your heart chakra. Imagine a feeling of love, and let it trigger warmth and peace in your chest area. This tells the emotional brain that everything is okay, and thus the nervous system becomes balanced. Relax as you inhale and exhale, for about 20 minutes. If your heart is still not coherent, watch it become so as you continue breathing. Do this technique daily until you get the hang of relaxing physically while remaining mentally alert.

May all be happy, healthy, & whole. 

Love & Wellness, 

Nicolasa

Note: Meditation Quote & Science Review from the Book of Tibetan Medicine by Ralph Quinlan Forde

"Awaken the Healer Within"

* Practicing Heart Awareness Reveals the Purity Within *

The beauty of the soul lies in your hearts center. Being conscious of your heart and embracing the innate strength of your body to heal and love, awakens the power of infinite possibilities.

Your full potential and life expression begins with the journey of self-love. This awareness grants each of us the capacity to share creative forms of love in exciting, rich ways with each new day. The opportunity for us to discover our true-selves and purpose is locked deep in the 4th Chakra. It's color is green, the element is air, and the orientation is self-acceptance. 

"The 4th Chakra (in truth) is the heart of the chakra system, balancing the worlds of matter and spirit, it sits with three chakras above and three below."

In Western culture, we often find ourselves dissociating our minds from our body. We fall into the notion that we are human 'doings' rather than human 'beings.' Through habits of consumerism we promote values which do not resonate with our heart's intention and as a result ignorance, disrespect, and harm come into existence. 

Our relationship with ourselves and the five elements of nature brings us back into harmony with the world. In reality, we create small yet profound subtle energies through our thoughts & actions.

 Grow Love, Spread Wellness.

In truth by YogaNV

4th Chakra: The Right to Love

* Is the right of every individual *

Self-Expansion through Devotion!

My Sol Practice!

The Sol Hatha Yoga Series is on! My first class yesterday was a beautiful one-on-one experience on a lovely cloudy day. Yes, there was rain and a little traffic to battle but that wasn't going to stop me.

I have to admit, Sunday morning it seemed as if everything could wrong. Working endlessly on my Med School applications Saturday, I had trouble getting to sleep. Then first thing in the morning I sliced my hand on a tin can in the sink and of course it was the perfect day to choose to hide my keys and have printing trouble. Somehow with all that could go awry, it possibly was just the thing that pushed me to make this first class an awesome one!

Bandaid on hand and music playlist ready to go, the Hatha Sol Brightness in our bodies heated the room. The music eased on seamlessly in the background to the beat of my heart and joy. I just love how the particular songs I chose so swiftly lifted my spirits and I really hope others will have the same experience. I also noticed that I can't help but sing along, so I guess my students better be able to tolerate my voice!

Well, one class down and plenty more to come. Also got my business cards today and they are super snazzy. Except for one fact, I decided to change my website name to www.nicolasayoga.com. So now they all have my old website link and I must white-out 250 cards, yay!

Haha, well that's all for today. Going to go work on my Naturopathic Med School essays. I'm only a few days away to making all my dreams happen! Lets do this!

Goodnight & Namaste!

Nicole

Music Heals the Soul

A good friend of mine once said, on a late night walk back home...

"I believe the voice is a unique and innate human quality that connects our spirit directly to the Creator ((God))"

   I have to say, I couldn't agree more. There is something absolutely stunning about the human voice and the very essence of the music we create that just simply seems out of this world.

       ......and I really believe that these soulful sounds & expressions deeply connect us with our divine roots, as well.

It is not only true that singing and listening to music can beautifully lift one's spirits, but there is something simply breathtaking and nurturing about the experience. Music is therapeutic and has the power to heal. Why? Well because we are releasing our troubles and allowing this energy to transform into a wonderfully new & positive healing force. Almost as if a life-altering evolution occurs, deep within the soul, which then engages our earth-shattering potential to rise above the smallest or worst of tragedies.

Songs are powerful! and I find that this healing transition and evolution of the soul can be closely compared to something like a caterpillar's metamorphosis

                    ....as it transforms into the amazingly free & captivating beauty of a butterfly.

As I took a journey this morning to the studio where I will begin holding my first yoga classes, I took some time quietly admiring the dance room with hard wood floors. And then right there, with no one around, I plugged in my music and allowed the sounds to fill the space around me. Instinctively I began flowing, dancing, and singing to myself in the small enclosed studio. The experience was magical and the acoustics of the room was bewildering! *Absolutely Positively Phenomenal*

May you all dance to the rhythm of life. Always, as if no one is watching!

Love & Wellness,

Nicolasa : )

A Yogi Evolves

My very first life breath was experienced on a Tuesday.

        Today is yet another Tuesday, almost 25 years from whence I began my journey.

But Today, this Tuesday, September 7, 2010 represents a new stage of my immersion into the culture, philosophy, and dedicated practice of Yoga.

I would like to announce & share with you my transformation from student to teacher. I will still be and continue to learn & play with each new day. My belief is that we are all students of this life and the learning process never ends. As humans we are constantly evolving and adapting. "Once a student always a student."

These next few months I merely will be tapping into the inner teacher that has always been with me.

Please join and witness a Yogi evolve as I begin my path as a guide to full wellness with the turn of a new season. October 1st, marks the start of my Hatha training and lessons.

I am honored to have you all be a part of this very sacred and life changing phase in my life.

Namaste,

Nicolasana



"Life is a process of discovery, Empower yourself through learning"  -Nicole L. Varga

Be Present, Be Alive!

Conscious breathing, which is a powerful meditation in its own right, will gradually put you in touch with the body.... As soon as your habitual state changes from being out of the body and trapped in your mind, to being in the body and present in the NOW, your physical body will feel lighter, clearer, more alive.

                                                       -Eckhart Tolle-

Well, I hope that quote brought your attention to this moment. The breath empowers the mind body connection and establishes are presence in the present. Which is really all there is ...

                                    So be here now & savor the life you are living!

Yours in Well being,

Nicolasana

P.S. Coming soon: Research studies on Modern Medicine transformations. Particularly, recent changes concerning present and past concepts of Mind-Body connection. Which up until now, is challenging the notions of the Cartesian Principle and shaking the foundation of Western Medicine.

Radio Dreams

Hi all,

...anyone

Haha, well nonetheless I continue to write. I suppose there is something therapeutic about it, right? In fact some of my most inquisitive thoughts have come from journaling, so there must be something of value here. Perhaps, I might even open up my dusty old friend and share some of my personal literature.

But only for those who wait...will patience be rewarded, or something along those lines ;)

So Radio Dreams;

If there is something interesting to be unveiled about our minds, it must be the brains' fascinating ability to pick up subtle cues and interact with them in the unconscious state. Our dreams.  

   There is more to our minds than we know. Or can even imagine. I am sure of it.

                         So much capability is waiting to be unlocked.

                                   ...and will we ever be able to witness the full potential of the mind?

                    I suppose with experience we shall know.

 Well, today or tonight I just wanted to say that I had a funny dream again. Where instead of waking up to my radio alarm at 5:30 am, my brain and hence my dream switched its attention to the radio talk.

It was interesting how quickly my mind created it's own subplot based around the political discussion that was tunneling through to my subconscious state.

Yes, quite odd but this has happened to me before. Just a curious event is all. However, it seems that my mind is making a habit of this or just too darn tired to get me up so it tricks me into a dream state to keep me at bay. hehe silly,smart brain of mine.

It's amazing how our mind and body immediately adjusts itself in favor of our health & healing. I am sure that the extra half hour of sleep did me some good or at the very least, left me with a political & initiative start to my day.

Speaking of radios, I have to say I love it when the timing is impeccable. Like when my favorite song starts playing, as if on cue & completely coincidentally, at the same time my alarm was set or when I get in my car and turn on the engine.

It's a beautiful, sweet serendipity moment that makes you feel like the universe is looking after you.      ***   Awww. Simply amazing! See heaven is on earth.

haha Ok. Over & out.

Peace & love,

Yogini NV