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A Blessing from John O'Donohue

May you awaken to the mystery of being here and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.
May you have joy and peace in the temple of your senses.
May you receive great encouragement when new frontiers beckon.
May you respond to the call of your gift and find the courage to follow its path.
May the flame of anger free you from falsity.
May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame and may anxiety never linger about you.
May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of soul.
May you take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.
May you be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.
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When it comes to stress relief, we need all the help we can get. When you are centered, your students and clients also benefit. Whether you teach a group of people or one-on-one, the following guided relaxation script is a great way to lead others in a full-body awareness exercise.

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The intention of this practice is to dissolve restrictions of the heart—both around the physical heart center (of your chest, lungs and rib cage), and the symbolic heart center (which is associated with a sense of connection and compassion).

You can practice this exercise in any seated or standing posture. It can be done on its own as a mini-meditation to awaken the heart, and it is also a wonderful way to begin a yoga practice.

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Over many years we have found that preventing or reducing inflammation is all about listening to your body. From that listening you can begin to learn first-hand what increases or reduces your body’s inflammatory response. Remember as you begin to adopt natural anti-inflammatory habits to move in stages at a pace that feels right to you. You have many options for reducing inflammation, and we don’t want you to feel overwhelmed by your choices. You can cool your body’s inflammatory response and keep it healthier over time by taking the bite-size pieces that feel right for you. This is the approach we have found to be most effective over the long term.

Many of the suggestions we have to offer can be implemented on your own. But if you have chronic inflammation, or moderate to severe symptoms of inflammation, we encourage you to work with an integrative healthcare or functional medicine provider to devise a plan that suits your unique needs.

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Take the Dosha Survey and determine: “What’s my dosha?” If more than one quality is applicable in each characteristic, choose the one that applies the most. 

For fairly objective physical traits, your choice will usually be obvious. For mental traits and behavior, which are more subjective, you should answer according to how you have felt and acted most of your life, or at least in the past few years.
 
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