Posted October 21, 2018 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Yoga Brain

Debra’s Wellness Tips

OK, so here is yet another encouragement for your developing a yoga practice. This one is all about your yoga brain.

A picture is worth a thousand words, so please take a close look at “Your Brain on Yoga.”

A regular yoga practice benefits these areas of your brain: frontal […]

Posted March 22, 2015 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Amygdala

Many people have never even heard the word amygdala, although this small, almond-shaped part of the brain determines how you respond to stress or threats, as early as four years before these reactions occur. Researchers from Duke University found that measuring the activity of the amygdala can predict which of us are likely to develop […]