Spiritual Guidance

Post #89: Swimming in Triangle Pose

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This "swimming triangle" vinyasa flow is one of my favorites. It really helps to strengthen the core and subsequently increases your ability to balance through this flow. While moving through this series I want you to really focus on your core strength. The more you can hone in on using your core the better you will find your balance as you move from triangle to reverse triangle and back again. Anyone with knee, hip or shoulder issues needs to modify as necessary or wait this one out. As you move through the swimming...

March 13, 2023

Post #88: Get Back Into the Flow

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Get Back Into the Flow Last week we went over the 3 components of yoga. One you might remember is "discipline". This might initially have a negative connotation. But it's necessary since our ego's are so engrained and veer us off track again and again. The instant you feel stressed or overwhelmed that's a sign that your ego is in charge. Stop, take a deep breath, and recognize that you have a choice to get back into the flow of life. Abraham-Hicks says, "There is only a stream of well-being that flows. You...

March 2, 2023

Post #87: the component of yoga that is often overlooked

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Did you wake up with positive thoughts and feelings going through your mind or negative ones? Did you even notice or did you simply get caught up in the thoughts and feeling you woke up with and let them drag you through your morning routine? Ugh, I hate when that happens! Did you know that true yogic practice will help you take back the way you live and even get you through your morning routine with a smile and gratitude for the day at hand? A man named Patanjali wrote the Yoga Sutras around...

February 24, 2023

Post #86: Experience the Spiritual Light of the Self 21-Minute Guided Meditation

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Years ago I was told that Savasana, corpse pose, was the most important pose in yoga. Huh? My 20-year old self wondered how simply laying down and relaxing was most important. My 40+ year old self now understands completely. The older we get the more opportunities we have had to make mistakes and carry regrets or guilt for those mistakes. We have kids, jobs, and responsibilities that can be overwhelming and pull us out of our peaceful place. We reach a point in which we feel that most of our opportunities and possibilities are in the past...

February 14, 2023

Post #85: 15-Minute Advanced Chakra Cleanse & Kapalabhati Breath-Work Practice

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is one of my favorite mini-practices which combines engaging mula bhanda (the root lock; think kegel exercise) while alternating between kapalabhati breath-work (skull-polishing breath) and deep core engagement. This helps to open up any blocks in the lower chakras which prevent us from sensing our connection with God. Mula bhanda is one of the 3 bhandas used in yoga to redirect energy and open up chakras, in this case the first chakra called the root chakra or muladhara chakra. Mula bhanda on a physical level is great because it helps strengthen...

February 3, 2023

Post #84: 3-Daily Poses for Hip & Low Back Health

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Want to know what 3 poses I think you should be doing every single day for hip and low-back health? These 3 poses are always a part of my daily practice. After I had my second child, I had so much low back pain that I could not even think about getting in my car without going through these poses first. Luckily that pain finally abated, but I still find these poses a necessity. If you have serious hip, low back, or knee issues then you will want to check with your doctor...

January 28, 2023

Post #83: Vinyasa Flow Complete Sacred Practice

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I miss my Friday noon class that I used to teach. The class was challenging yet it always had a sacred feel to it. As I'm making my yoga videos for you, I imagine I'm teaching that same class years ago. I sense the same "energy of the 3rd" that teachers talk about.There is the teacher, the students, and then, if you're lucky, a third presence emerges. It's as if teacher and student have joined and brought forth exactly what all of us needs in that moment from the practice. You...

January 21, 2023

Post #82: Building Back Knee & Core Strength 17-min Practice

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have you noticed that you cannot do everything you used to do physically? Have you noticed yourself feeling a little less balanced than you used to be? I still remember walking on my rocky driveway in heels one day and all of a sudden I could tell that my ankles were not as strong as they used to be and I felt like I might roll one. All of a sudden I felt less balanced and unsure of myself as I walked the same path I had been walking for the past 9 years...

January 14, 2023

Post #81: Don’t start the New Year without this 20 min seated practice!

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Is it really a new year?! Wow, that happened fast. I'm excited to have another reason to "re-set" and check in to make sure I'm still on the path that I want to be. Today's practice is a short 20 minute seated practice (you can sit in a chair if you'd like). If you are ready to get clear on what you want to leave behind and what you want to cultivate in the year to come then make some time for this practice some time this week. I include a reading from...

January 4, 2023