Yoga Bliss

Part memoir, part theory, part research, Yoga Bliss explores why so many yogis experience profound serenity on the mat. Contrary to the popular belief that such bliss is a spiritual experience, Yoga Bliss explores it from a neuroscience perspective. Yoga postures profoundly balance and organize the nervous system because they provide enormous input into our power senses: proprioception (Sense of Body Awareness); the vestibular (Sense of Balance); and deep pressure touch (think bear hug). Strong sensory input from these three primary senses release at once a calming, visceral, and energizing chemical cocktail. The result is profound relaxation, uplifted mood, and sharper thinking.

Woven throughout is Sharon Heller's own story of how, following head trauma, yoga became her go-to therapy to calm and quiet her nervous system.