Staying active and maintaining a regular exercise schedule is essential for our health in so many ways. It helps our bodies maintain optimal condition to function and more importantly, an environment to heal from inflammation and infection. Exercise also increases endorphins – those feel-good hormones that help with energy and brain function. Additional benefits include:– …
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Erin Bingham, NP discusses some of the benefits of meditation and the benefits of meditation in the setting of chronic pain. She will then walk you through a brief, 5-minute meditation session!
Breathing exercises are a foundational aspect of yoga practice but they can also be used on their own throughout the day to ground and re-center yourself! Erin walks us through the three-part breath (also called Dirga Pranayama), a breathing exercise that focuses on sending breath to three different areas of your chest. The physical effects …
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