And what is the difference btw Kalari, Yoga & Ayurveda? Kalari Lab, with Adam Philips at Yoga ai Trulli YAV, Grottaglie, Italy Fall 2023. Kalari, Yoga, & Ayurveda are all practices that originate from India. While Kalari and Yoga are movement traditions, Ayurveda is a system of medicine. Yoga and Kalari In the same way that Brazil has Jiu-jitsu and Capoeira , India has Yoga and Kalari. Both Yoga and Kalari are bodymind practices, traditionally used for cultivating chara

Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare, Adventure Wilderness & Physical Training Principles Danielle Chevalier. Revised May 2024. Sometimes called adventure therapy (AT), wilderness therapy (WT) or outdoor behavioral healthcare (OBH), these programs use the outdoors as therapy. Recognizing nature’s depth of benefits, the fitness industry also takes training outdoors. 3 Sources (Kohl & Murray, 2012) (Buckworth & Dishman, 2002). (Brymer, Davids, & Mallabon, 201

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Move Your Body To Optimize Neuro Function Your brain and body are spectacular. The brain & spinal cord are the core of your nervous system. Each protected deep within sheaths of hard bones, the scull and the spine, with sensitive satellites that allow us to feel and to know. These are the nerves and neurons. They are intricately laced, tucked and spread throughout bones and softer tissues like muscles, fat, and fascia. There are 3 crucial things You NEED to do to support yo

Novel Motor Learning Vital to the brain and body is motor learning. Motor learning is learning by doing with your body. Experiential learning means learning by doing. We can also call that motor learning. Novel learning is new learning. = Always be learning. The How of Novel Learning Experiences Here are some ways that you can learn new skills that require hand eye coordination and motor learning: Try a new sport like Disc Golf Practice a martial art like Capoeira or Kalarip

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As Brazil has two entirely different movement traditions: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu & Capoeira, India has Yoga & Kalari. Each two very different systems of culture and tradition birthed from the same mother. Like brother & sister, some similarities, but each pulling from other ancestry with branching roots and each wholly unique. Yoga and Kalari Yoga is body, breath & mind practice, traditionally for cultivating spiritual character. Kalari too, has movement , mind and breat

Why Capoeira Part 3 of 3 Positive Mental Attitude & Mood We know that exercise can promote healthy mood, in terms of generating endorphins- natural positive hormones. Capoeira definitely does that. Capoeira also builds positive mental patterns by building self-efficacy. When we keep up at a challenging activity, though it is hard we eventually realize that we can move past mistakes. We improve slowly and consistently with commitment. This builds self-efficacy, a foundational

Part 1 of 3 Why Capoeira. Capoeira is a dance and martial art. By playing Capoeira you have the opportunity to optimize your health and performance while preserving a tradition. Capoeira trains and nurtures body, mind, and emotions. As a Capoeirista you will improve physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing. People of all ages and abilities play and everyone can improve. Capoeira Builds Physical Stamina Strength & Flexibility We say: we play Capoeira, as in it's fun

Part 2of 3 Why Capoeira Capoeira trains body, mind, and emotions. It activates balance, coordination, speed, & power. It challenges and nurtures mental function. Capoeira is performed in a circle: the hoda. The foundational posture is a moving one- the ginga, which means to sway. Balance & Coordination Capoeira builds hand eye coordination as well as depth perception. The game of it: the hoda, builds skills by the nature of being in circle. You learn to maintain spatial awar

Capoeira is a dance and martial art. By playing Capoeira you have the opportunity to optimize your health and performance while preserving a tradition. Capoeira trains and nurtures body, mind, and emotions. As a Capoeirista you will improve physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing. People of all ages and abilities play and everyone can improve. Capoeira Builds Physical Stamina Strength & Flexibility We say: we play Capoeira, as in it's fun and it's a practice. When

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