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#4 and the last in the Reconnect to Your Spirit & Strength Series

I recently presented to a yoga teacher training a group, soon-to-be yoga instructors. I covered a lot of topics, but one of them has popped up that I wanted to share with you now, and that was the concept of potential versus expression.

If you recall for decades the scientific dominant model of genetics Genetic determinism,  which says that the genotype completely determines the phenotype, that is, the genes completely determine how an organism turns out.

Along comes a brand new science called epigenetics, which changed all of that. 
From Harvard University...

"Recent research demonstrates that there may be ways to reverse certain negative changes and restore healthy functioning. "

“Epigenetics” is an emerging area of scientific research that shows how environmental influences—children’s experiences—actually affect the expression of their genes. This...

I recently presented to a yoga teacher training a group, soon-to-be yoga instructors. I covered a lot of topics, but one of them has popped up that I wanted to share with you now, and that was the concept of potential versus expression.
If you recall for decades the scientific dominant model of genetics Genetic determinism,  which says that the genotype completely determines the phenotype, that is, the genes completely determine how an organism turns out.

Along comes a brand new science called epigenetics, which changed all of that. 
From Harvard University...

"Recent research demonstrates that there may be ways to reverse certain negative changes and restore healthy functioning. "

“Epigenetics” is an emerging area of scientific research that shows how environmental influences—children’s experiences—actually affect the expression of their genes. This means the old idea that genes are “set in stone” has been...