by Mike Taylor | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog
There's a great deal of good research surrounding the conditions and mechanisms for healing and wellbeing. And for a variety of reasons, the best of this isn't in the field of yoga. I'll share some notes below that give a foundation for good results, along with a framework for successful study, collected from the experience we've had with other researchers. Enjoy this FREE Tai Chi for the Morning Routine There are a variety of good uses for yoga, tai chi, and qigong, that include relaxation and release of stress, health and healing, treatment of injury and disease, strength and fitness,… 
by Mike Taylor | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog
Enjoy this FREE Shiatsu for Lower Back Pain When you convince people they aren't good enough, in so many ways, it's the beginning of manipulation, control, and abuse. For example, by cleverly pushing people to follow imaginary rules of "alignment" and manipulate one disconnected part of your body at a time into a made-up idea of "correct" - you can quickly convince people that they are much worse off than they ever knew, because wow, suddenly they can't even do the simplest of things! Combine this with the reality that when so many of us first approached yoga, we were… 
by Mike Taylor | Nov 8, 2019 | Blog
I ran across this sign on my first trip to Wyoming, and my first time seeing bison up close. They're very, very big. Big enough that the message is so obvious it's funny, which is why I took the picture. But, it's also obviously here for a reason. Because obvious isn't always obvious. Still, some things seem that way. Over-the-top obvious. For example, it's obvious that tickling bison behind the ears isn't a good idea. Although I was tempted. It's obvious that jumping out of a perfectly good airplane, also not a good idea. I come from a Navy family. … by Mike Taylor | Oct 29, 2019 | Blog
Question: How are the in-person and online trainings all different from each other? Are the 200 hour in-person programs the same as the 200 hour online training? Is the 100 hour 7 Secrets of Leadership Training similar to Part 1 in the 200 hour online leadership training? Does everything change every year? This comes up each year, as we're all looking for the best ways to keep growing. We're so lucky to be in this with you all. And we're even more lucky to be with you on a path measured not in months, but in years and decades of… 
by Mike Taylor | Oct 12, 2019 | Blog
Every time and every place we get together with people, this question comes up. "I need more peace, more ease in my life, so I'm here. Seeing where I've been so much a stress and no-pain no-gain kind of person. Seeing how I can find another way, and how good it feels when I do. But, does all this mean I can only do strala? If I love other things and those other things are the old me, do I have to give it up?" There's a big answer here. It goes right to the foundations we share with tai…