Health Education: A healing narrative

What is your personal description/definition of self care? Neurobiology of Self-care:  http://www.childhoodtrauma.org.au/2015/may/neurobiology-of-self-care#sthash.pOU7z4W3.gbpl Self-care is essential to my daily survival. In Ayurvedic medicine, the concept of self-care is defined as dinacharya, meaning daily routine. It is our daily routine that allows us to get in touch with the circadian rhythm of nature and our lives. I believe that we are slowly loosing touch with this natural rhythm of life as technology and busyness begins to control us.  Caring for the self means putting on the oxygen mask first. It is a cliche, but my immediate response is to care for others, putting their needs and expectations first and neglecting my own needs. I have discovered that doing this repetitively over time has left me feeling depleted and unable to breathe properly. I love being of service in my work and personal life, but find it is much easier to give from a plac...

I created this postcard at work, by deconstructing the postcards I use for promotion materials from my programs which include certificates in YTT,  Therapeutic Yoga for Trauma & Resilience and Pain Management. These words are messages of holistic health, vitality and healing. The picture is of my son, who likes to do and tell me to do my yoga when I am feeling tired and grumpy. I am in awe of the natural yoga poses that babies do as part of their developmental milestones as well. I think it is important to educate children in the heart, and with a positive mind, so they grow up strong, confident and loving who they truly are, not who they are expected to be. I feel like I have spent a lot of my adult life, undoing the trauma I experienced as a child. Studying and living in ashrams with Yoga gurus from India, therapy, community, and travel have been powerful tools for self-transformation. From my learned journey and life experiences, I love teaching and sharing with other...

A yogini is a female practitioner of Yoga, the male counterpart is yogi. Hatha Yoga is a physical, active practice that  works to balance the polarities in the body and bring homeostasis. My great grandfather in Gujurat was from the Nath Yogi tradition, which follows an ancient lineage founded by Gorakshanath, and Matsyendranath. It is said in our family tradition that he had the 'noor' in his eyes - meaning light. I love writing about Yoga and it's practices. Here are some links published articles:  http://drishtimagazine.com/2016/08/yoga-the-path-of-global-transformation/ http://commonground.ca/OLD/iss/205/cg205_yoga.shtml 

Namaste everyone, My name is Naseem, and I am a newly experienced mom to a calm, sweet and joyful 2.5 year old toddler boy, who is blossoming every day. I love to explore to world, having travelled to several countries in search of meaning, purpose, health and healing. I left and found my heart in India, which changed my world view forever.  I love to dance, listen to world music, eat dosas and enjoy a pint of Guinness, being of Indo-Irish descent and all. I am also a Yoga Teacher Trainer, Curriculum Developer, Program Coordinator, and Writer. I recently wrote a manual for the Yoga Teacher Training Program I created at Langara College. It took me 8 years of developing, and a few years of writing to get it done, but I feel super proud of my work today. It is hard not to be critical at times, and trust that the rush of inspiration will come. But it did, and I am giving myself a pat on the back for all the hard work of myself and my team. This has been a year of recognition, ha...