Handstand: Turn your life upside down

Turn your life upside down with handstand by Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on February 21, 2015 Turn your life upside down, both literally and figuratively. We upend ourselves when we enter or exit a romantic partnership, quit a job or move and start...

Hold your ground with samasthiti

Stand your ground with samasthiti By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on February 3, 2015  Whenever I was nose-to-nose with someone, I never knew what to do with my arms. During a face off with a boss, a friend, a family member or some stranger, my body was a...

Six-pack abs may be hot, but don’t be fooled

Exploring the six-pack prize By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on January 20, 2015.  In the “before” shot, Fort Myers personal trainer Ari Garrido is Spongy Belly.  In the “after” shot, two years later, he’s ripped. It’s a great picture. He’s yanking down...

Energy Rising: Kundalini

Energy rising: enlisting the kundalini “snake” By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on January 13, 2015.  There is an energy storehouse at the base of the spine, coiled, like a snake. Kundalini yoga seeks to awaken that snake, lift it through the body’s energy...

Can you see my aura?

Do you feel my aura? By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on January 6. 2015.   I had a friend who claimed she could see auras. After staring at me, her head at a tilt, she announced, “Green.” My aura was green.  That was good to know even though I had no idea...

Restorative yoga for the New Year

Relax, restore, it’s almost 2015 By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on December 30, 2014.  Posted with permission.  Receive.  Be passive.  Connect with yourself. Indulge in a holiday time-out. Restorative yoga is a practice to recharge and refresh, to take a...

Gift of Detachment

The gift of detachment By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on December 23, 2014.  Posted with permission.  You know when your emotions get the better of you. When you’re about to snap, there are two competing threads running through your mind. Thread A is...

Relief for your “Text Neck”

Relief for “text neck” By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in GreenMedInfo.com on December 20, 2014. It’s a new kind of neck. Relatively. This latest assault on postural integrity is called “text neck.” It’s easy to spot: face forward, chin dropped. And it’s a pain....