Tag Archives: Yoga

What Is the Urban Zen Foundation and UZIT?

An interview with Menna Olvera Feder, program director of Urban Zen Integrative Therapy, Part Two

Today SevenPonds speaks with Menna Olvera Feder, program director for the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program (UZIT). A yoga teacher and Urban Zen integrative therapist, Menna studied under Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee, who, along with designer and philanthropist … Continue reading

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What Is Urban Zen Integrative Therapy?

An interview with Urban Zen program director Menna Olvera Feder, Part One

Today SevenPonds speaks with Menna Olvera Feder, program director for the Urban Zen Integrative Therapy Program (UZIT). A yoga teacher and Urban Zen integrative therapist, Menna studied under Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman Yee, who, along with designer and philanthropist … Continue reading

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New Report Shows Benefits of Integrative Therapies For Breast Cancer Patients

Meditation and yoga received the highest grades for improving wellness

The Society for Integrative Oncology has released new guidelines regarding effective and safe integrative treatments for people with breast cancer. The new review adds to the growing body of evidence that supports the use of integrative therapies for breast cancer … Continue reading

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“The Radiance Sutras” translated by Lorin Roche, Ph.D



New translation of ancient yogic text contains universal meditations for deep living

The Vijnana Bhairava Tantra — recently translated by Lorin Roche, Ph.D. as “The Radiance Sutras: 112 Gateways to the Yoga of Wonder and Delight,” has no known date of origin or author, though it originates from the land we know today … Continue reading

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How Can Yoga Help Us Confront Death? An Interview with Camella Nair

A yoga teacher and swami discusses impermanence

Today SevenPonds speaks with Camella Nair, a yoga teacher and swami born in England and based in California, about her spiritual journey through yoga over the past 30 years. Camella is certified in death midwifery and certified as an Ayurvedic … Continue reading

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Our Weekly Tip: Move Through Grief with Yoga

Recent publications explain and provide tools for moving through grief with yoga

Our Tip of the Week: It is commonplace for therapists to suggest light physical exercise to help people in grief stay physically and emotionally healthy as they go through this intense phase of transition. A recent proliferation of publications by authors … Continue reading

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