Wild Heart Shine Yogi

10/31/2026

It’s painful 😣 because it’s so true.

Louder does not equal better.

Not all crystal bowl sets bought off the internet are created in perfect pitch.

Some notes played together will create dissonance, not harmonies. And while dissonance can be useful in a session. A whole sound bath played with dissonance without the knowledge to harmonize and integrate will leave you feeling not very relaxed post sound bath.

There is music theory, musicality, and even protocols developed by doctors who have studied this work for decades.

Playing intuitively is amazing, when it’s set on a foundation of practice and knowledge.

10/31/2026

Visual explanation of why fascia hydration is so important. I love the loofa example.

Supple fascia is important for ease of movement, reduction in chronic pain, lymph drainage, and a healthy nervous system.

Fascia is this really amazing sheath that encompasses your muscles, ligaments, nerves - and holds it all together.

Imagine being a nerve stuck in dehydrated fascia. Or an injury that’s radiating and traveling because that fascia is pulling from initial inflammation point to another area of the body.

Hydration with water containing minerals and electrolytes, dynamic movement, breath work, rebounding, etc. are critical for overall health.

10/29/2026

What are your thoughts on “yogasana” going into the Olympics?!

My first immediate answer was - ewww NO.

Give it a new name or something. Just call it Asana perhaps. But remove the hint of “yoga” from the name. There is no “unity” or “union” in taking an internal practice and judging it like dance or gymnastics. The real “yoga” cannot be seen in a pose created by the physical body, no matter how gracefully you get there.

Of course - like I do with everything, I research. I need to see other perspectives outside of my own so I can try to better understand.

After researching, I see this “practice” originated in India decades ago when they made asana a competitive sport. My first thought had been it was the colonization of an ancient practice, but here is one of the main countries in the continent of Origin supporting and pushing for this “sport” to be “judged” in the Olympics.

Which leads me to very mixed feelings, as India has more skin in the game here.

Though, as I fell further into research I see one of the leaders who pushed for this was the dishonorable Bikram who fled the country due to allegations of sexual abuse he rather run from than face. Wiki even says he lied about winning competitive yoga competitions in his early years when he initially tried and failed to trademark his 23 pose series. I have a hard time looking at anyone who used their position of influence to abuse people, especially sexually, with much of any respect.

Competitive yoga has apparently been a “thing” for a long time in many countries. I watched a few videos of competitions, and I’m definitely more inspired by teacher IG videos than anything I saw in research.

I get how beautiful these poses can be. Alluring to create shapes with the body. The discipline it takes to train your body to move through these asana and hold difficult poses.

I also know the injuries that occur when people push too hard, let the ego lead their practice, and force their body into shapes that cause damage because they want to look cool.

At what point in seeking external validation do we completely lose the other limbs of yoga. Asana (poses) are only 1 part of a much more complex practice that spreads to 8 different branches, as pictured.

Perhaps somewhere at the core of this argument are two schools of thought, kind of like the movie the Karate Kid. I guess I’d be on Mr. Miyagi’s team. We use this practice to grow, be better people, and help others.

Competition of who looks the best in a pose, gets there the most gracefully, and wins a gold medal. 🥇 Honestly, I’m just not feeling it. 😑

In truth, I cannot recount the number of times I’ve lead classes and told people there is no award for performance in perfecting a pose. To close their eyes - connect with their breath, body, and the sensations - and feel where they should hold/fold/move.

I guess the bottom line: yoga has already been commercialized and athletic-ized. So how would adding it to Olympic sports really hurt it any worse?! We all enter this practice from a different entry point: to stretch, to rebuild strength, to relax. The mental aspects often integrate later into the practice like an added bonus we didn’t realize we needed.

I guess I should just accept it for what it is, another stage to promote a practice to potentially be a new entry point for younger generations.

I only hope, people come for the stretch, exercise, meditation: and leave feeling connected, more whole, emotionally lighter. Come for the physical; stay practicing for the mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

In the interest of Limb 1, the yama (social ethic) Asteya, translated to non-stealing - photo credit to: artofliving.org

10/29/2026

10/27/2026

"If we accept that sound is vibration and we know that vibration touches every part of our physical being, then we understand that sound is heard not only through our ears but through every cell in our bodies." — Dr Mitchell L. Gaynor

"To the Sufis, singing is prana, the breath of life itself, the most potent of all the musical healing modalities. According to Hazrat Inayat Khan, the ancient singers would chant a single note half an hour at a time in order to investigate the effects of that note on their various energy chakras: "what life current it produced, how it opened the intuitive faculties, how it created enthusiasm, how it gave added energy, how it soothed, and how it healed. For them it was not a theory, it was an experience." — Dr Mitchell L. Gaynor, Sounds of Healing

Another Doctor whom I've read up on and have purchased a few of his books for reference into my studies is Dr Gaynor Mitchell.

One of his oncology patients was a Tibetan Monk whom introduced him to integrating Tibetan bowls into his whole person oncology treatments. Thus lead to him writing the book, The Sound of Healing.

Reposting this article from the Cancer Network:
https://www.cancernetwork.com/view/strang-program-integrates-standard-and-complementary-therapies
| Articles |
October 1, 1999
Oncology NEWS International
Volume 8 Issue 10
Strang Program Integrates Standard and Complementary

Therapies comprehensive review of this material can be found in Dr. Gaynor's book (Dr. Gaynor's Cancer Prevention Program, Kensington Books, 1998).

NEW YORK�A person-centered holistic approach to the practice of oncology involves the integration of current state-of-the-art Western therapies with nutritional supplementation and other less traditional methods, including meditation, music and sound therapy, and guided imagery techniques, said Mitchell L. Gaynor, MD, director of medical oncology and of the Integrative Medicine Program, Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Center, New York.

Dr. Gaynor spoke at a symposium sponsored by the journal Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine and the SUNY Stony Brook Center for Complementary/Alternative Medicine.

Many patients perceive a diagnosis of cancer as an instant death sentence, and this is followed by a tidal wave of fear. Because of this, physicians must not lose sight of their power to heal their patients, he said. Healing differs from curing a person, which only addresses the physical aspects of a condition.�

Dr. Gaynor's approach involves more than simply discussing the diagnosis and planned treatment with the patient; it calls for open and frank communication between the physician and patient about the patient's fears and concerns. Some patients may not realize they need to talk with their doctor about their cancer, not only to learn about their disease but to free themselves from their own expectations about what will happen to them, he said. This is caring on a much deeper level than most physicians provide.

In addition, Dr. Gaynor obtains a nutritional history and suggests certain foods or supplements that might help cancer patients. Nutrition is of paramount importance in cancer prevention and may also play a role in treatment,� he said. Only within the past 5 years have data begun to emerge from reputable scientific journals attesting to the efficacy of many naturally found phytonutrients in cancer prevention, he noted.

In a review of this literature, he cited many compounds now shown to have various protective biochemical characteristics (Table). A comprehensive review of this material can be found in Dr. Gaynor's book (Dr. Gaynor's Cancer Prevention Program, Kensington Books, 1998).

Not only are phytonutrients important, but vitamins C, E, A, and minerals like selenium, calcium, and zinc are also necessary for a diet optimized to lower cancer risk, Dr. Gaynor said. Furthermore, he said that several of these agents have been shown to have synergistic effects with more conventional cancer therapy. He expects these data will figure more prominently into routine oncology practice in the future, especially as more studies are completed.

Although the dissemination of this type of information is the weak link in the chain of communication among researchers, doctors, and patients, everyone is becoming more aware of these nutritional modalities, he said.

MEDITATIVE EXERCISES

Dr. Gaynor also urges patients to practice meditative exercises, using sound and guided imagery to focus their mental energy, gather their fears, and rationally and confidently strive to improve their quality of life while undergoing treatment.

While we may not be able to cure many patients with advanced cancer, the use of music, meditation, nutrition, positive feedback
through discussion, and conventional medicine can all work together to improve patients outlook and help them enjoy their lives, he said.

Dr. Gaynor has a new book (Sounds of Healing A Physician Reveals the Therapeutic Power of Sound, Voice, and Music, Broadway Books, 1999) and a CD, also called Sounds of Healing. The CD features Tibetan and quartz singing bowls, gongs, the shakuhachi (a Japanese flute), and overtone chanting.

Further research and note worthy books included in this end of life article:
https://ascopost.com/issues/october-25-2015/noted-integrative-oncology-specialist-mitchell-l-gaynor-md-dies-at-59/

I especially love his books the Sound of Healing, and The Gene Therapy Plan.

Integrative oncology had a long road to acceptance by the mainstream medical community; the field is now widely accepted for its healthful benefits, especially in assuaging the more troublesome side effects of cancer treatments. Many well-known oncologists have adapted integrative oncology into thei...

10/26/2026

Picked a few excerpts from "The Biology of Belief" to encourage you get educated on New Biology and how these studies from the past 20 and more years empower Energy Healing modalities.

These quotes are from the chapter descriptions of Dr Bruce Lipton's, "The Biology of Belief"

"Positive thoughts have a profound effect on behavior and genes, but only when they are in harmony with subconscious programming. And negative thoughts have an equally powerful effect. When we recognize how these positive and negative beliefs control our biology, we can use this knowledge to create lives filled with health and happiness."

"...discoveries of epigenetics, a new field of biology that is unraveling the mysteries of how the environment (nature) influences the behavior of cells without changing the genetic code. It is a field that is uncovering new complexities in the nature of disease, including cancer and schizophrenia."

"Chapter 3 is about the cell's membrane, the "skin" of the cell. You no doubt have heard more about the DNA-containing nucleus of the cell than you have about its membrane. But frontier science is revealing in ever greater detail what I concluded over twenty years ago, that the membrane is the true brain of the cellular operation. In Chapter 4, I talk about the mind-bending discoveries of quantum physics. Those discoveries have profound implications for understanding and treating disease. However, the conventional medical establishment has not yet incorporated quantum physics into its research or medical school training, with tragic results."

This is recommended reading from my courses which I'm on my third read/listen of, and take away something profound every time I spend time with it again.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/140195247X?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_M9MDQG7AQ06P3DHK9ESY&bestFormat=true

If buying a copy is not within your budget but you still want to learn, this PDF exists on the interwebs:
https://nlpbi.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Bruce-Lipton-The-Biology-of-Belief.pdf #:~:text=The%20Biology%20of%20Belief%20is,and%20research%20scientist.

has been updated to bolster the book’s central premise with the latest scientific discoveries—and there have been a lot in the last decade. f is a groundbreaking work in the field of new biology. Former medical school professor and research scientist Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.D., presents his...