Mind & spirit

Ever have a day or week when things go inexplicably wrong? You stub your toe, spill your coffee, clients cancel, kids disappoint, a friend forgets to call you, you get rear-ended at a traffic light, and so on... I have to admit that since I began my career as a massage therapist, I can count such days on one hand. They just don’t happen all that much.

Your openness and ability to flow in life is reflected in the way you breathe. You may notice that when there is a strong feeling of fear or pain, you unconsciously hold your breath. When there is a strong feeling of pleasure or joy, you naturally take full deep breaths.

Osho, a contemporary master of meditation from India, designed this body-oriented psychotherapy. Drawing on the work of German psychologist Wilhelm Reich and Bioenergeticsfounder Alexander Lowen, Osho Breath Therapy is a dynamic synthesis of rebirthing, regression, hypnosis, and meditation.

I'm often told: “I'm not flexible, I can't do yoga.” I can understand the confusion because when I first watched people practicing yoga asanas (postures), I thought it was some form of gymnastics or extreme sport.