moved out of Manhattan to a Brooklyn neighborhood where he teaches yoga and meditation

We all, I believe, have that craving for transcendence in our lives. There are days when we feel the weight of our self-consciousness as a burden. As I’ve mentioned before, we’re a curious, high-maintenance species, yet still a fascinating lot. A healthy life with all the wholesome trimmings— nourishing food, vigorous exercise, adequate sleep—

It’s interesting that we put such a substantial premium on “finding ourselves.”

The essential underlying premise of The Primal Connection journey is this: the more we live like our evolutionary ancestors, the

By engaging your arches and rocking your bodyweight back onto your heels, you should feel as though you have a strong, balanced base.

It’s about simplifying, stripping away layers of complexity, giving yourself a break, reframing your perspective, and lowering your stress levels by acting, breathing, moving, and thinking in ways that promote optimal gene expression.

Eating plenty of raw vegetables, fresh fruits, and fermented foods (kefir, yogurt, kombucha, sauerkraut, kimchi) will also ensure that the beneficial bacteria flourish and predominate

Today, we make what isn’t real our reality. We literally dream up ways to make our lives more difficult and miserable. We spend hours obsessing in front of mirrors when our ancient ancestors never in their lives saw a full image of their own reflection. We compare ourselves to digitally enhanced people on magazine covers, who in reality have no

When we generally “stick to the script” and provide the kinds of inputs our genes have evolved to expect over millennia, they get the signal to build or to regenerate us as healthy, strong, happy people.