Year: 2021

  • The Yamas and Niyamas

    The Yamas and Niyamas

    “Speak the truth which is pleasant. Do not speak unpleasant truths. Do not lie, even if the lies are pleasing to the ear. That is the eternal law, the dharma.” – T. K. V. Desikachar,. The Yamas and Niyamas are the first and second limbs of yogic philosophy . These limbs however, are said to…

  • A Modern Guide to Yoga Philosophy: Yamas & Niyamas

    A Modern Guide to Yoga Philosophy: Yamas & Niyamas

    Consider this: After I die, what do I hope people will say and feel about me? I suspect your answer may be similar to mine at first: “She/he was a great person and lived a meaningful life.” For me, that means that I was honest, kind, and humble through my mistakes. Take a moment, perhaps…

  • Exercise Is A Keystone Habit That Triggers Widespread Change

    Exercise Is A Keystone Habit That Triggers Widespread Change

    Typically, people who exercise, start eating better and becoming more productive at work. They smoke less and show more patience with colleagues and family. They use their credit cards less frequently and say they feel less stressed. Exercise is a keystone habit that triggers widespread change.  -Charles Duhigg, The Power of Habit: Why We Do…

  • How to Fit Exercise into Your Routine to Promote Creativity

    How to Fit Exercise into Your Routine to Promote Creativity

    Anyone in a creative field will tell you about the slumps. It might not be the term they use, but you’ll know what they’re talking about. These are the times when your brain just doesn’t want to kick over. Your fingers don’t want to move, and the ideas are all stuck like fossils buried too…

  • Why Exercise Makes You More Creative

    Why Exercise Makes You More Creative

    “Sit as little as possible.” The advice, offered by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche over a century ago, sounds like it could have been cribbed from the Health section of the New York Times. He continues: “Do not believe any idea that was not born in the open air and of free movement—in which the muscles…

  • This 1 Activity Can Improve Your Mood and Mind

    This 1 Activity Can Improve Your Mood and Mind

    If you’re as busy as I am, finding the time to exercise can seem harder than bobsledding up a tree. But according to Dr. Wendy Suzuki, professor of neuroscience and psychology at New York University, getting off your couch or up from your desk through your workweek can have an insanely positive influence on your…

  • Movement is Beautiful: How Exercise Can Make You More Creative

    Movement is Beautiful: How Exercise Can Make You More Creative

    I’ve been doing two things for the majority of my life—exercising and performing in the arts. But it wasn’t until about nine years ago, while in the throes of my personal-training career, when a lightbulb went off and the words “fitness, performance and creativity” popped into my head. It gave me pause and literally stopped…

  • Does Exercise Make You More Creative?

    Does Exercise Make You More Creative?

    You know the feeling: You’re in the middle of a good sweat sesh, in the zone, playlist on point, and you honestly feel invincible. The feel-good endorphins you get from an amazing workout are unbeatable, and can make you feel incredible and inspired AF for days. But does exercise make you more creative? Or is…

  • Exercise A Better Mindset

    Exercise A Better Mindset

    It’s hard to find flow in a cubicle. And there’s a good reason for that. You’re sitting in a box. Next time you’re feeling stuck and your mind seems as blank as your screen, remember this: studies show body movement can unlock creative ways of thinking—no matter what kind of problem you’re trying to solve.…

  • Reframe Our Thinking About Creativity

    Reframe Our Thinking About Creativity

    The other silent life robber is stress. I don’t care who you are, what you do or where you live, some stress is going to invade your life. But for many, stress is not just an invasion, it seems to be an unescapable normalcy. From the minute their eyes open, or their commute and work…