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Scott Mills, Ph.D.

An Eastern Approach to Women’s Bodywork: San Francisco’s Stacy Mathies

Scott Mills, Ph.D.
When I first met Stacy teaching a Thai yoga massage course I took a few years back, I knew that her gentle, grounding presence was a gift to anyone who works with her.   I was fascinated by her journey from an office worker in chronic pain herself to a holistic [...]

Everyday Shavasana Helps People Around the World Find More Ease and Peace in their Lives: 5 Reasons You Should Join Them!

Scott Mills, Ph.D.
“Tell me, what do you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~Mary Oliver
At the end of February, MindbodyExperience’s free e-course “Everyday Shavasana” launched offering people around the world the opportunity to find peace and ease in their daily lives.  It has already gotten off to an amazing start with [...]

9 Practices to Deep and Lasting Health and Happiness (Book Review)

Scott Mills, Ph.D.
Rick Foster and Greg Hicks became two of my favorite authors with their first book, How We Choose to Be Happy.  In that book, they layed out the nine basic choices that happy people consistently make.  And I can attest, the more I make those choices, the easier I find it to be [...]

San Francisco Yoga Treasure: Chad Stose

Scott Mills, Ph.D.
In a city full of yoga divas, it can be hard to find a humble, spirit-filled guide to lead you deeper into the body and the mind.   Recently, I have been fortunate to find such a teacher in Chad Stose.
In a comfortable yoga studio in the Mission, Chad gathers together folks eager [...]

Breathing Deep and Sinking In: Clarity on the Path to Everyday Shavasana

Scott Mills, Ph.D.
Welcome to the first of many podcasts in my free e-course, “Everyday Shavasana.”  This recording gently guides the conscious and the unconscious mind to find greater clarity in your life as it introduces the themes of the first week of the practice.  

Clarity on the Path to Everyday Shavasana: 5 Steps to Greater Vision in Your Life

Scott Mills, Ph.D.
Most people I work with start off having a lot easier time knowing what they don’t want.  Chances are they are sitting on a great big pile of it.  Maybe they don’t want to feel all the stress that they feel in their office.  Or they don’t want to be upset with their [...]

Change in 5 Easy Steps: The Integrative Life Path

Change is easier than you think when you integrate the conscious and unconscious mind. This 5 step process will guide you through creating change in your life.

Buddhist Weight Loss: 6 keys to Mindfully Shedding Excess Pounds

If you are tired of weight loss strategies that don’t work, perhaps it’s time to try on a Buddhist approach to losing weight. You can’t stop feeling bad and start feeling great about reaching your goals. Try these 6 key approaches to start moving forward today!

Jean Elvin Rocks Feldenkrais: A Hidden Treasure in San Francisco

Scott Mills, Ph.D.
A few weeks ago, my friend Bill invited me to a workshop led by Jean Elvin.  Now Bill is 75 years old and one of the most vital, healthy people I know so when he suggests something I take it seriously.  The workshop was an introduction to the Feldenkrais Method focusing on [...]

Calling Your Inner Guide: Listening to Your Own Inner Wisdom

Scott Mills, Ph.D.
Life is full of difficult choices. We often try to make these choices from a purely intellectual place in spite of our own deepest intuition. For many, our inner guide has been listened to so infrequently that we can barely hear it. This simple, yet powerful guided meditation allows you to reconnect to [...]