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Human Developmental Patterns

By Ma Durga on December 11, 2011 / Health

I discovered Body-Mind Centering^TM^® (BMC) in August 2004 when I attended a Yoga Teachers’ Training in Bryon Bay, Australia with Donna Farhi, one of the most sought-after Yoga Teachers who fundamentally changed my yoga practice and my relationship with my body. Here, I want also to take this opportunity to show my gratitude to Donna who had created my direct experience of integrated embodiment.

Body-Mind Centering^TM (BMC) is an integrated approach to transformative experience through movement re-education and hands-on re-patterning. Developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, it is an experiential study based on the embodiment and application of anatomical, physiological, psychophysical and developmental principles, utilizing movement, touch, voice and mind. This study leads to an understanding of how the mind is expressed through the body and the body through the mind.

20 Golden Ancient Wisdom I Discovered About Human Body

By Ma Durga on December 11, 2011 / Health

After I hung up my corporate suits, I spent the next two and a half years deepening my understanding of yoga by exploring the ancient Vedic scriptures such as Shiva Sutras and Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras as well as Buddhism, in the context of the human body. Here are 20 sacred secrets which I imbibe in my daily life that I’d like to share with you. Catch the truth!

A Time Out is Nurturing for You

By Ma Durga on December 11, 2011 / My personal journey

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In October 2011, I flew to Brisbane city, Australia, to be in a town called Maleny for an annual yoga retreat organized by Gerry Hillier, my business partner of The Owl Company which both of us co-founded two years ago. At the same time, I was also there to conduct a couple of workshops at her yoga center in a small town called Gympie.

Unplugging myself from my regular life and visiting a new environment at least once a year has become a healthy and nurturing treat I give myself since 2004 – the year after my son was born.

Taking a time out from my life gives me a great opportunity to :