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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 [...]

Finding Your Own Way to Success: Using the Enneagram as a Guide to Wellness

Scott Mills, Ph.D.

There are so many books and articles that pretend that they can offer you the one path to creating change in your life. They tend to offer a series of steps that all too often seem to be out of step with who you are. The Enneagram provides a powerful tool [...]