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The Healing Journey Epilogue: The Healing Path Index & Final Reflection
Explore 'The Healing Journey Epilogue' for a complete healing path index. Reflect on your growth and embrace the healing journey anew.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
2 days ago3 min read


You Are Not Alone — A Global Resource Guide
By Dr. Dani Niaz, PhD | Neuronest Yoga | The Science of Grief & the Art of Healing Series (Part 6) 🌙 Introduction: The Myth of the Lone Survivor When grief isolates you, it whispers the cruelest lie — that no one could ever understand. But grief is one of the most universal human experiences on Earth. Across continents, languages, and faiths, people have sat in the same ache you carry now. You do not have to carry it alone. There are hands — both near and far — ready to hold

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
4 days ago3 min read


Exploring Holistic Teaching Methods for Healing
Learn about holistic teaching methods and how they support mental and emotional well-being.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
7 days ago4 min read


The Healing Journey: The Lunar Cycle Kit — Living by the Moon
Explore the transformative power of the lunar cycle with our Lunar Cycle Kit. Embrace lunar rhythms to enhance wellness and emotional balance.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Dec 113 min read


The Neuroscience of Connection — Why We Heal Together
Discover the neuroscience behind healing together. Explore how connection fosters wellness at our Winnetka center. Dive into neuroscience insights.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Dec 73 min read


The Healing Journey: The Solstice Ritual Kit — Seasons of Alignment
Discover the healing power of the Solstice Ritual Kit at Seasons of Alignment. Embrace solstice rhythms for balance and renewal today.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Dec 64 min read


Unveiling the Power of Holistic Teaching Methods
Discover the power of holistic teaching methods in fostering mental and physical well-being.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Dec 43 min read


The Healing Journey: The Grief Ritual Kit — Ceremonies of Release
Turning Loss into Light 🌿 Why We Ritualize Grief Grief is not a problem to solve; it’s a presence to honor.When love loses its vessel, ritual gives it motion — allowing emotion to flow through the body instead of burying itself inside it. Western psychology calls this completion of the grief cycle (Kübler-Ross, Worden).Neuroscience calls it somatic discharge — the body’s way of closing stress loops.In Sufi mysticism, it is zikr bil qalb — remembrance through the heart

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Dec 33 min read


The Healing Brain — CBT & DBT Tools for the Spiral
Introduction: When Thoughts Turn Against Us Grief is rarely linear. One moment you’re functional, the next you’re spiraling into what-ifs and guilt. This is not weakness — it’s neurobiology. When loss activates the brain’s fear and reward systems, the mind loops through protective patterns: rumination, self-blame, avoidance. CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy) offer gentle ways to interrupt these loops — not by denying emotion, but by lea

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Dec 23 min read


Where Awareness Becomes Safety, and Science Becomes Growth
Discover the Foundations of Healing with The Survivors’ Guidebook. Learn the art of healing from trauma with our comprehensive guide.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Nov 233 min read


The Neuroscience of Addiction: When Craving Becomes Communion
Explore the neuroscience of addiction and how craving becomes communion. Discover how addiction rewires the brain and healing through community.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Nov 222 min read


The Body Remembers — Somatic Symptoms of Grief
Explore how the body remembers grief's somatic symptoms. Discover healing practices at Neuronest Yoga as your body guides your recovery.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Nov 203 min read


The Healing Journey: The Resources That Support You
Discover essential resources for your healing journey. Explore our comprehensive resource library designed to support every step of your path.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Nov 194 min read


The Healing Journey: How to Use the Series
A Step-by-Step Guide to Walking the Path of Renewal 🌿 The Purpose of This Guide Healing doesn’t happen in one ceremony, one journal entry, or one breath.It happens in rhythms — small, consistent moments of noticing, releasing, and returning. This series was created as a companion, not a curriculum. There are no deadlines, no grades, no wrong turns. You move at the speed of your own nervous system — slow, honest, and alive. The Neuronest Healing Collection (The Survivor

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Nov 164 min read


The Myth of Total Enlightenment: When the Body Becomes a Tomb
✨ Introduction For centuries, seekers have reached for the light of total enlightenment — the myth of an instant end to suffering. But in some corners of history, that pursuit turned into a haunting practice: monks mummifying themselves alive to become “living Buddhas.” This story is both devotion and danger — and a mirror for modern spiritual burnout. 🪶 The Sokushinbutsu Path: The Living Mummies of Japan In the mountains of Yamagata, Japan, ascetic monks known as Sokushinbu

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Nov 132 min read


The Brain in Mourning — How Grief Rewires Us
By Dr. Dani Niaz, PhD | Neuronest Yoga | The Science of Grief & the Art of Healing Series (Part 1) 🌙 Introduction: When the Mind Meets the Heartbreak Grief isn’t just emotional — it’s neurological. When someone we love is gone, the brain doesn’t simply “move on.” It scrambles to make sense of an absence that feels like a wound in both time and tissue. Neuroscientists have found that the same neural circuits that create love and attachment are also responsible for the pain of

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Nov 123 min read


The Healing Journey: The Research Behind the Work
Explore the research behind healing at our Wellness Center. Discover how research-based rituals and guides support your journey to wholeness.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Nov 114 min read


The Healing Journey: The Science of Healing
Explore the science of healing at our Wellness Center. Discover how science can guide your mind, body, and spirit to repair and thrive.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Nov 84 min read


Rising Again: Why the Survivors’ Guidebook is More Than a Workbook
Discover the transformative power of the Survivors' Guidebook. This essential tool for survivors offers healing, empowerment, and community support.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Oct 12 min read


How Trauma-Informed Yoga Promotes Healing
Learn how trauma-informed yoga supports healing and mental wellness through personalized and mindful practices.

Dr. Danielle Niaz, PhD – Founder & Lead Instructor
Sep 154 min read
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