The last five months I have been living in a state of fatigue…my five month old twin newborns have been a huge blessing to my wife and I.  They have also provide a great opportunity for spiritual endurance training.  They suffer from a host of food intolerances.  So imagine being up every 1 to 1.5 hours trying to comfort a baby with serious intestinal distress and you can’t stop the crying (for any of us;) .  Not only does this impact the stress level in the house, but it also impacts our body’s ability to deal with the added stress and…

Every evening I work through a series of poses to unwind from the day and I finish the series with my favorite pose, Halasana (Plow Pose).  The name Halasana comes from the form of the pose which looks like an Indian plow.  The plow carries symbolic meaning in traditional Chinese, Indian, and Tibetan stories.   The common theme in these stories describe the plow as a powerful tool for revealing hidden treasures. The reason I incorporate plow pose into my practice is the rejuvenative benefit to the whole body.   The body’s natural relaxation processes are activated by…