Our bodies are evolving. In this podcast we explore a system of meditative exercises that can support us to move through this process consciously. Each episode includes discussion about the science of our changing bodies, as well as a guided journey to expand and adjust your developing light body. Learning to interface with your light body is vital to maintaining balance and strength in daily life, and is one of the most effective ways to generate personal and planetary health. This material ...
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Enlightened Anatomy is a deep-dive into the worlds of anatomy, physiology, and science to inspire yoga teachers, yoga practitioners, and general movement nerds who want the latest science-based knowledge on exercise, health, and mindfulness. Hosted by long-time yoga teacher and co-author of the popular book The Physiology of Yoga, Matthew Huy is on a mission to help yoga teachers feel more confident by truly understanding anatomy and physiology. Tune in to hear scientists, authors, and top-l ...
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10: Do chakras, kundalini, and prana exist?
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16:40Host Matt Huy discusses the abstract concepts of kundalini, chakras, prana, and nadis. These are often considered “subtle energies” in yoga but they do not align with scientific findings. Using Bertrand Russell's teapot analogy, Matt explains the need for critical thinking and the burden of proof. He compares these concepts to love—a real yet abstr…
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9: Holger Cramer on Yoga Injuries and Yoga for Depression
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1:01:30Matt welcomes Dr. Holger Cramer, a leading researcher in complementary and integrative medicine, to discuss the scientific evidence behind yoga's impact on health. They explore Dr. Cramer's extensive research on yoga's benefits for cancer patients, low back pain, asthma, and its role in mental health, particularly depression. The conversation delve…
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8: Jules Mitchell on yoga butt, foot-on-knee and stretching science
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54:42Resources mentioned: Buy Jules’ book: https://amzn.to/48Hmtd2 Jules’ website: https://www.julesmitchell.com/ Follow Jules on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julesyoga/ Join Matt’s email newsletter: https://www.matthewhuy.com/5-truth-bombs Host Matthew Huy interviews Jules Mitchell, author of Yoga Biomechanics, who shares her background in yoga…
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7: Libby Hinsley on why you gotta know anatomy & physiology
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1:01:45Host Matt Huy interviews Dr. Libby Hinsley, an experienced physical therapist, yoga teacher, and hypermobility specialist. They discuss Libby’s background, her work with hypermobility syndromes, and her approach to teaching anatomy to yoga teachers. Key topics include the importance of understanding anatomy for yoga practitioners and teachers, comm…
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6: How your body adapts to yoga -- and exercise in general
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24:26Matt delves into how the human body adapts to yoga and exercise. Reflecting on past misconceptions from his early teaching days, he clarifies a range of physiological adaptations, such as muscular hypertrophy, neural, cardiovascular, and connective tissue responses. Drawing on historical and scientific insights, including his personal experiences a…
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5: Bernie Clark on Yin Yoga, Fascia, and Your Spine
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1:11:02In this episode, Matt interviews Bernie Clark, author of Your Body Your Yoga and other books, discussing his journey into yoga, his influential works on yin yoga, and his deep dive into human anatomy and variations. They address the scientific and experiential aspects of Yin Yoga, the importance of stress and rest on tissues, and the dynamic nature…
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4: Gut Health and Healing with Nikki Kenward
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50:41Matt is joined by craniosacral therapist and author Nikki Kenward. They discuss Nikki's journey, including her traumatic scuba diving accident, her work in craniosacral therapy, and her innovative concept of post-traumatic gut disorder. The conversation dives deep into the anatomy and physiology of the gut, touching on the enteric nervous system, n…
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2: Demystifying Anatomy with Andrew McGonigle
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1:01:16In this episode of the Enlightened Anatomy Podcast, host Matthew Huy is joined by Dr. Andrew McGonigle, co-author of the Physiology of Yoga. They discuss Dr. McGonigle's transition from a medical career to teaching anatomy in yoga, the importance of understanding anatomy and physiology for yoga teachers, and the process of reevaluating old beliefs …
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In this episode of the Enlightened Anatomy Podcast, hosted by Matthew Huy, listeners are introduced to the relationship between science and yoga, with a focus on applying scientific principles to enhance yoga teaching and practice. Matthew shares his journey from dance to a master's in exercise science, emphasizing his rekindled love for science an…
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In this very first episode, Matt introduces the objective of the podcast: to provide science-based knowledge and insights into anatomy and physiology, specifically targeted at yoga teachers and practitioners. Matt shares his background in teaching yoga since 2005, his educational qualifications, and his aim to help yoga teachers navigate the confli…
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Your body is a treasure. It is your very own fragment of earth, a materialized representation of your soul. With it you move, talk, eat, touch…. listen, wonder, think, look…. cavort, love and create. You can even use your body to create a new body. What you may not realize is that your body is evolving. The various energies streaming through and be…
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Stuck in a conflict? Use your body to open a flow of communication & harmony
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45:38Are you stuck in a conflict with someone or something in your life? Does it feel difficult or even impossible to resolve? You may have never considered that you can use your own body to open a flow of communication and harmony. In today’s episode we’ll go through a meditative process to try this out and see how it works for you. We’ll begin with so…
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A Key to Releasing Stress & Deepening Connection: working with the cranial bones
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48:02In this podcast we do meditative processes that open doorways of perception. Like focusing the aperture of a camera and watching a whole scene suddenly come into clear focus, you can adjust your nervous system to directly experience dimensions of in-form-ation that were previously unavailable. Your world literally widens in scope and creativity, ju…
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Recharge Your Body & Your Life: using the chakras to repair, balance and energize your body
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42:58Your energy system is made up of various components that each have their own physiology and functions. The chakras are one part of this system. These are centers of energy that circulate into your physical body and also extend outward through your vibrational field. There are 7 main chakras that each charge an area of the body. When a chakra operat…
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Transitioning to a Heart Centered Life - a practical process to evolve into peace
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37:58We humans have been going about our business for the last few thousand years with our solar plexus as a dominant force. But we’re changing, transitioning into a new phase, where our main role is to express the energy of the heart. Although this may sound a bit like a new age-y cliche, this isn’t just a pie in the sky idea; our actual physiology is …
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Exploring the Youniverse: a guided journey into the frequencies of your soul
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34:12In the mood to explore the you-niverse? No need for a fancy telescope to traverse the vast dimensions of your own body. It's full of wonder and riches that you may not believe until you actually feel them for yourself. In order to begin our journey, we’ll be exploring a type of slow motion exercise called proprioceptive exercise. Slow motion moveme…
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Aligning Your Heart, Outerbody & Home - be a conscious participant in your own evolution
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34:22Even with many wonderful teachers on this planet helping us to become more cognizant of our thoughts and emotions and how to focus them differently, it isn’t necessarily an easy thing to do. We may want to cultivate a peaceful inner state and reverberate that outward, yet find ourselves failing to do so again and again. It turns out that without ma…
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Light Body Activation: an introduction & guided process
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1:15:38This episode is from a livestream presentation hosted by Kumiko Kanayama of the Five Lights Center in New York City, along with the help of Ewa Solonia. We dive into the outerbody layers along with a focus on the heart center and heart governor meridian, and how to activate and use these to generate health and peace. Join in for a consciousness jou…
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Livestream Light: using your body to build a consciousness community
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40:49The light body activation materials presented in this podcast provide a reliable framework for you to unveil the power of your own body. In the following journey we review some basic proprioceptive exercise and then head into working with the chakras, cranial bones, kundalini and soul star. There are opportunities for you to follow your own inner g…
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Home for the Holidays: working with the bloodline, heart chakra & soul star to empower your family matrix
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58:18The vibration of the heart is the home base of our human vibration. It is where we come from and where we crave to go when feeling lost or alone. And during holidays or time of special celebrations, we are usually hoping to share heart centered feelings with those we love. However, you may have mixed feelings moving towards the holidays. Even thoug…
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Rest & Rejuvenation: a guided journey for restoration during times of stress, crisis or insomnia
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33:18If you’re experiencing a period of high stress, some kind of crisis or just can’t sleep, this episode is for you. The following guided process is designed to help you slow down, sleep, repair and restore if you’re feeling at the end of your rope. First, travel into your respiratory and circulatory systems in order to oxygenate cells and cleanse tis…
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Harmonizing Humanity: using your body as a tool for peace
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50:16Your body is a physicalized convergence of forces; a walking, talking construction of life; a precipitation of light into form. It holds, interprets and broadcasts a vast array of in-formation 24/7. It’s your vehicle to launch ongoing unique expressions into this plane. Let’s explore how to consciously calibrate your dear body so that you can use i…
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Proprioceptive Journey into Your Evolving Cell(f)
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54:24This episode is from a livestream event with Saul Goodman that was held on October 1st. It was for participants of our online video course called ‘Proprioceptive Exercise & the Outerbody’. Explore why you’re drawn to light body activation and how proprioceptive exercise can be a bridge to connect your inner experiences to regular life activities. T…
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Reservoir of Light: aligning the heart & soul frequencies to activate your core essence
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54:58Light body activation is a practical and effective tool to release restrictions and promote alignment, enhancing the dynamic synthesis of your system. This elevates the frequencies of your body, bringing you into contact with parts of yourself you may have been craving to connect to for what feels like forever. Today we focus on the heart chakra an…
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The bad news is there’s no regular episode today. BUT the good news is that I’d like to welcome you into a new online class called ‘Proprioceptive Exercise & the Outerbody’ that’s opening today. It’s an opportunity for you to learn the foundation of the light body materials with the person who developed them: Saul Goodman. For info & enrollment, go…
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Fostering Viral Resilience: working with the etheric body, spleen chakra, thymus gland & kundalini
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46:58I’m not going to discuss whether the covid vaccine is good or bad nor what I suggest anyone do regarding getting it or not getting it. Instead, let’s address the topic from a different perspective, a different frequency, in order to provide a non-polarizing way to strengthen our human community. Regardless what viruses are present in your midst and…
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The Evolution of Recycling: Transforming Emotional Debris into Creative Fuel
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35:06As your energy system accelerates, so does the need to be able to regulate it. Last week's podcast episode The Evolution of Boundaries focused on using the outerbody as a protective membrane. This episode takes that further, detailing how to metabolize toxic vibrations that have infiltrated your field. This gives you the ability to generate creativ…
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The Evolution of Boundaries: Preserving Your Sovereignty at an Energetic Level
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45:06Your outerbody functions as a selective, semi-permeable membrane, much like a cell wall. This vibrational field around your physical body is likely expanding and becoming more permeable. This means that not only are you more receptive to beneficial energies, you are more vulnerable to vibrations which may deplete your life force and/or create emoti…
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Membranes & Metamorphosis: Expanding permeability to connect and create with the natural world
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38:36Wherever you live, there are cycles unfolding in the natural world around you. Creatures, plants, minerals, atoms, celestial bodies…. they express their own presence in unique ways. Besides being glorious to witness, this biological activity has an impact on our environment and on our bodies. By bringing our awareness to these waves of life force, …
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Deepen Your Relationship with the Sun: Light, the Solar Plexus & Photosynthesis
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36:58You can deepen your connection to the sun by initiating a conscious process of photosynthesis within your own body. You can use sunlight to create not only energy, but also new forms of consciousness. It can be a potent catalyst for your physiological and spiritual evolution. There are a series of simple steps to this process, some that you’ve lear…
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Chakra Rotation & Expanded Dimensions of Space-Time
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52:33Quantum physics has shown that our perception of time as a linear construct is simply not accurate. Even so, most of us base our whole life around a chronological context of time. We can barely imagine not utilizing it as a backdrop for all of our activities, thoughts and dreams. Space is also part of this distorted interpretation of reality that l…
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Freeform Proprioceptive Exercise & a Vertebral Workout: Using Your Body to Cultivate a Healthy Climate
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54:33Could it be that you can contribute to a more balanced climate by addressing your own inner terrain? After all, there are 7.67 billion people on earth right now - how could that not have a powerful impact on our shared environment? Today we focus on creating a sustainable and thriving inner environment, not only to increase our own enjoyment, but t…
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Your Body: A Library of Information, Energy & Entertainment
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46:25Learning how to enter into and work with your energy system is a process, an unfoldment. With practice you become more adept at expanding your frequencies, connecting with various components of your developing light body, and consciously orchestrating the symphony of your self. Today we continue our journey into our selves, our bodies, in order to …
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Building the Light Body: synthesis of the cranial system, outerbody, kundalini & soul star
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42:48Human evolution isn’t finished. It’s an ongoing process that can be entered into consciously. Your interest in this podcast alone means your energy system is in a state of accelerated change. Today, we’ll be working with many components that we’ve worked with in previous episodes: proprioceptive exercise, the cranial bones, outerbody layers, chakra…
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(Body + Soul) x Consciousness = A Thriving Planetary Ecosystem
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45:00Let’s explore how to reorganize our inner terrain to better serve our own dear selves as well as those around us. You can do this by bringing your attention inside your body in order to sensitize, adjust and activate your energy system. It’s fun and healthy, and also promotes a thriving ecosystem on both the personal and planetary levels. Most of u…
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Circulate Compassion: Awakening the Feminine Aspect of the Maturing Heart Chakra
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36:49Humanity yearns to embody the vibration of the heart chakra, a vibration that harmonizes polarities and generates life. There are practical ways to come into deeper alignment with the the heart, the fourth chakra, in order to experience harmony and love in your daily life while also infusing this frequency into the world around you. The heart chakr…
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Your Body is the Key to Access a Network of Energy & Consciousness
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36:07When you apply your conscious attention to something, some of your energy, your essence, flows towards it. This isn’t just a nebulous idea. Your attention creates a literal movement of life force. This has ramifications that may not always be obvious or even believed, but never the less, they’re occurring. In regards to the light body activation ma…
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Expand Your Horizons: The Physiology of Perception
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42:24The word horizon is defined as “the limit of a person's mental perception, experience, or interest.” This also applies to the limits of our emotional and spiritual dimensions. Of course, you can expand your horizons through exposure to other people, places and situations, but you can also do it by activating a part of your nervous system that affec…
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Regulating Your Power: Working with the Kundalini
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36:52Entering into conscious contact with your kundalini energy is an important part of learning how to operate your developing light body. When we begin to bring our conscious attention to this component of our energy system, there’s a better chance that we can enjoy the process of our evolution, and learn how to generate power without risking a meltdo…
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Today is Your Birthday: Incarnation & the Diamond Light Body
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41:22Being born isn’t something that happens all at once on your so called birthday. Instead, it’s a continual process of assimilating more and more of your self into form. You could consider that every day is your birthday, because every day more of your true essence is being birthed, emerging into this plane of existence. It can be challenging to stan…
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Magnetize Your Self: Working with the outerbody, the bloodstream & earth
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43:36Let’s go on a journey deeper into our bodies, these wondrous instruments we’ve barely begun to understand. By working with your outerbody layers, your bloodstream, and the iron core of earth, you can activate and align your magnetic field with the world around you. It can be quite a trip to experience the impacts this has on your health and conscio…
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Aligning Hara & Earth: Connecting to Our Mother
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47:50Journey into your hara, the center of your physical self. Then focus to align your hara with Earth, nurturing a connection to support your developing light body. Hara is a Japanese word. Anatomically, it refers to the abdomen, but it means much more than that. Each individual is seen as a microcosm of the universe, and the hara is seen as a microco…
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The Master Balancers: Working with the Endocrine Glands for Hormonal Health
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55:03Life is easier and more enjoyable when you can maintain a relatively balanced physical, emotional and mental stance no matter what’s going on around you. In this episode we do a process to energize the glands of your endocrine system, which regulate activities like metabolism, blood pressure, sexual function, mood, sleep and development. Bringing a…
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10 Minute Elastic Tune-up: Energize & Activate Your Body
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19:57Sometimes you need to energize your body, mind and spirit quickly. Here’s a unique 10 minute tune-up session to activate energy, clarity and strength. We’ll be focusing on increasing elasticity in the body to release trapped life force and get things flowing again. And when your energy’s flowing, your life gets going! When you experience physical, …
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A Source of Information & Inspiration: The Governing Vessel
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42:11You can activate your ability to heal, develop and evolve by going on a journey into the most primitive part of your information system: the governing vessel. The governing vessel is a current of energy that acts as a roadmap for your body, directing the process of development from a fertilized ovum into a fully fledged human being. By connecting t…
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The Development of a Global Enlightenment Network
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39:22By bringing attention to your body’s energy system, not only are you activating your own evolution, you’re also contributing to the development of a global enlightenment network. This worldwide web of information provides a means by which anyone can share their knowledge and experience, strengthening our whole human community as well as other layer…
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Expand Your Mental Horizons: The Abstract Brain
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48:38Do you know that there’s a part of your brain that isn’t in any anatomy book? It’s called your abstract brain. This is a vibrational extension of your physical brain that’s in a stage of rapid development. When you connect to this part of your growing self with your consciousness and encourage its activity, you enter into expanded dimensions of per…
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Empower a Network of Life Force: Working with the Meridians Part II
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51:32Today we will continue our exploration of meridians, electromagnetic flows of energy that impact our physical, emotional and mental health in profound ways. By connecting to sensations in your body and sensitizing yourself to subtle energies, you can interface directly with these pathways of chi. Not only does this empower the meridians in your own…
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Activate a New Layer of Vigor in Your Body: Working with the Meridians Part I
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51:19Today we’ll be delving into our meridians. These are electromagnetic pathways that you can affect through the power of your mind in order to elevate the balance and strength of your body. Meridians are quite accepted in many eastern countries, as well as being used in acupuncture and shiatsu throughout the world. They’re an integral part of our vib…
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Unleash Creativity: Freeform Proprioceptive Exercise
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46:49Experience freeform proprioceptive exercise, an extremely effective way to free your body and and unleash your creative power. If you feel at a standstill with a creative endeavor or a project, this will really get things moving. Your inner guidance system will lead your body through a personally choreographed sequence of positions that unwind comp…
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