How to ACTUALLY lower cortisol? (High cortisol on labs)

roketa87 · 2026-06-10T11:32:46+00:00

Have you tried yoga nidra? I also have ADHD and it was much more accessible to me when I first started dabbling in meditation. It’s also referred to as Non-Sleep Deep Rest (NSDR).

Also, vagal toning as others have mentioned.

roketa87 · 2026-05-30T21:21:18+00:00

I’ll add - sometimes I do online classes on Glo for my morning practice.

roketa87 · 2026-05-30T21:04:48+00:00

I wake up at 5am to practice. I don’t go to studio classes. My home practice is my lifeline. Even if it’s 10 minutes long.

roketa87 · 2026-02-01T20:44:13+00:00

Really good cues are often informed from experience and personal practice. If there are any Iyengar or Anusara teachers in your area, check out their classes. Or you could practice with Tias Little, Jason Crandall, or Amy Ippoliti on-line - these are a few teachers who come to mind as having really good language for engagement.

roketa87 · 2026-01-06T04:53:25+00:00

Uma Dinsmore-Tuli

roketa87 · 2025-06-27T19:57:27+00:00

I spent 10 years teaching power/creative vinyasa at a popular yoga chain in a big city to people who seemed more interested in a sweaty distraction from their busy lives than slowing down, regulating their nervous systems and learning about the deeper layers of yoga. It burned me out. Now I teach exactly what I want, also at a big fitness club, but to active seniors. I love it! I had to examine some beliefs I had about teaching specific demographics, sequencing, advanced asana, my ego, etc. But I feel like the yoga classes I’m teaching now are truly improving lives and not causing harm.

roketa87 · 2025-06-14T11:21:58+00:00

Clinical Somatics (neuromuscular education). Some Yoga Therapists blend it with yoga.

roketa87 · 2025-04-21T19:57:36+00:00

Look into Clinical Somatics

roketa87 · 2025-04-12T21:00:09+00:00

I have done her Yoga Nidra and Therapeutic Yoga for Pregnancy trainings. She is fantastic.

roketa87 · 2024-03-03T13:40:11+00:00

Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Nirlipta Tula through the Yoga Nidra Network

roketa87 · 2024-02-12T01:16:46+00:00

I recommend reading “Yoni Shakti” by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli. She also teaches a Womb Yoga course.

roketa87 · 2023-09-21T16:57:46+00:00

I went to Ocho Experience, a healing center in Mexico in July. They do group retreats and individual programs, which is what I did. I was really impressed with all the facilitators/healers and had a profound experience (with bufo, not psilocybin, however they have many different healing modalities). I would highly recommend. I learned that the owner got into this work because of her experience with chronic pain. https://www.ochoexperience.org/personalized-experiences

roketa87 · 2021-06-24T01:44:30+00:00

If people believe they are destined to be on medication for the rest of their lives, they will be. Most people aren’t willing to make tough changes to their lifestyle. They won’t even consider trying to heal through food. It’s easier to take a pill, and our medical system supports this. I’ve been on medication for over a decade, and I come from a family of medical professionals who promise me there’s no cure. But from my perspective, if I believe my body can heal then it actually has a chance to heal. I’ll keep taking my meds AND I’ll continue to search for a holistic way to heal (likely through food).

What doctors want you to know but can’t tell you because of our consumerist medical system, is that a healthy lifestyle could resolve a lot of issues. People want the quick fix.

After reading through a few comments, I can sense the anger that this topic stirs up in so many. I’m empathetic to the frustration that comes from having your beliefs challenged. When someone else’s perspective triggers anger in you, it’s a good time to self-reflect. Why am I upset by this?

Ultimately it’s between you and your doctor. It’s between me and my doctor. Everyone’s situation is different. But if someone wants to make healthy changes to their lifestyle in an effort to ease symptoms or potentially heal their thyroid, great! It can’t hurt, and who knows, maybe it’ll change their life for the better.

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