One of our fabulous facilitators Richard has recently published his first book, Understanding Human Nature, A User's Guide To Life! The book brings together 25yrs of Richard's experience in Chinese medicine, yoga and meditation, dance and movement, Native American mysticism, tantra and community living, and of course a healthy dose of his experiences here at Moinhos Velhos where he's been since 2014!
Richard has recently published a series of articles for Yoga Magazine. In this one he explains how entering the silent space that yoga practice fosters within you enables you to hear the intelligence of your own Heart easier!
In his second article for Yoga Magazine Richard explains some of the misconceptions around yoga practice and flexibity, and how it truly is a practice for everyone!
What yoga style is best for you? In yoga we come across the term ‘Yin’ with greater frequency than ‘Yang’ due to the prevalence of Yin yoga as a yoga style of itself. But the forces of yin and yang are both fundamental aspects of our human experience and something we need to attune to in order to maintain overall wellness, as well as being beneficial within our yoga practice.
Breathing exercises are a fundamental part of yoga and also many personal development practices because they can have such a strong and rapid healing impact. Here Richard details 5 vital techniques.
As well as teaching yoga for many years Richard is also a practising acupuncturist and works with the concepts of Yin and Yang within the treatment room. He's also found they become a fantastically helpful prism for how we perceive life around us, including helping to manage our own wellbeing as we can’t escape the dynamic impact of these forces on every aspect of our lives – including our yoga practice.
Here our acupuncturist Richard explains why different seasons make you feel different! Traditionally in Chinese Medicine, it’s identified that as seasons change and make a transition from one to another, different organs come to the ascendency.