Peace on Earth, Peace Within
Yoga2You Introduces News Category Dedicated to Peace

"Now think of this: everyday, every week, regularly and all around the world there are people, individuals and groups, praying, chanting, meditating in one form or another for Peace."

There is a saying in yoga that for there to be Peace on Earth, peace must exist within our own hearts. Which makes sense, really, when you think about this idea in physical terms. I know when I have a toothache, for example, I usually stay to myself because it's really hard when a tooth is throbbing to be pleasant with anyone. Pain makes most of us cranky. Likewise, it can be difficult (if not impossible) to be peaceful when we are in any kind of pain~whether physical, emotional, spiritual, or these days, for many of us, financial.

Along with physical pain, we generally feel out of sorts, abnormal. "Our nerves are on end" can be said of such instances, but the same can be said of other kinds of stressful times and other types of pain as well, right? I can recall having to deal with a flat on the Dan Ryan Expressway in the harsh Chicago winter winds. Nerves definetly on end. Or times when loved ones were injured, when loved ones died, of other losses, injuries, estrangements, miscommunications. Pain comes in many shapes, sizes, places and persuasions.

Nails scratching on a blackboard, a screeching cat, a disharmonious chord come to mind as sounds that would represent such discordant experiences. But what does sound have to do with Yoga or Peace? Well, in a word: Ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Eye Yoga from Paul McCartney and Yoga2You

What does Paul McCartney have to do with Yoga2You and Eye Yoga?
Just as Yoga2You launched its Stress Relief Series on iTunes this February, including Stress Relief for the Eyes, essential yogic techniques to keep eyes healthy and strong, Paul McCartney posted this YouTube video demonstrating yoga eye exercises. If you haven't seen it, do check it out.

Beatle Paul attributes these simple eye exercises for helping his vision stay strong and healthy with age. Saraswati does too. Whether you are a Generation X-er, Baby Boomer, or octogenarian, these simple yogic eye exercises will help you.

Click here for additional information. Namaste.

Recent findings reported on ScienceDaily.com get at the source of what medical advisors like Dr. Oz and Dr. Sanjay Gupta have been saying for years about stress: Regularly making time to breathe and relax improves the body's response to the effects of stress. Researchers have now found that these improvements actually begin genetically, that the relaxation response altered expression of genes influencing cell inflammation, free radicals, and risk of serious health issues in long-term practitioners.

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