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Post #96: 7-Minute Yoga Vignette: Deepen Inner Steadiness & Calm

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Have you ever noticed when you've had a disagreement with someone you feel it in your lower back? The lower back/hips area is a huge storehouse for negative emotional energy. Overwhelm can also hit this area pretty hard and cause a lot of discomfort. If you have knee, hip or low back issues then you may need to wait on today's practice. It is a strength building flow coupled with hip opening. It will help release the energy that is trapped here while revealing that inner steadiness and calm that is...

Post #95: 2-Minute Practice Setting an Intention for Synchronicities

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_video link="https://vimeo.com/822539983/" el_width="80" el_aspect="43" align="center" title="2-Minute Practice: Setting an Intention for Synchronicities"][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]A few weeks ago we were on a family trip and my daughter and I got into a pretty deep conversation about the existence of God. She had questions and doubts which I think is very normal and very healthy for a teenager to have. I told her that if she paid attention, she would have many experiences in life with other people and on her own which would reveal the existence of God, or a higher power. I...

Post #94: Setting spiritual intentions for practice increases well-being

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Years ago a friend of mine asked me if it bothered me that some studios were advertising yoga strictly as a means of exercise. "Not at all," was my response. The only reason I started yoga was because I tried it one time and realized that I couldn't stay in triangle pose without falling out. I was 23 at the time and was supposed to be in the best shape of my life. I exercised regularly but yoga was different. It was a challenge and I found myself in awe of the strength, flexibility...

Post #93: How many times will you let your ego knock you down?

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When I started studying A Course In Miracles concepts I noticed that I began feeling depressed. Here I was studying the most mind-blowing concepts that I had ever come across and they were depressing me. It wasn't until a year later (yes literally a year) that I realized my own manipulative ego was at the helm once again. These teachings from A Course In Miracles are some of the best on the planet for helping us SEE THROUGH our own egos. So guess what. Our egos don't like it. Our egos don't like to...

Post #92: Forgiving Mom.

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Why are mom's so hard to forgive sometimes? And if it's not your mom maybe there is someone else in your life that brings up judgment for you and pushes your buttons. You find yourself judging them then feeling guilty for all the thoughts and feelings that come up toward them. Maybe you even do what I did and spout off to them and tell them all the things they are doing wrong. The truth is my mom can be very judgmental toward others. What I know after doing the same thing over...

Post #91: Re-train your stress response with this 20 minute Warrior Vinyasa Practice

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]What makes yoga different from other "exercise" that you do? Yoga is not meant to be "exercise" like Americans tend to think of it as. However it does make for great exercise. The ancient yogis were determined to find a better way in life. Yoga helps us to gain a higher perspective on what is happening so that we don't get caught up in the ego emotional roller coaster that our thoughts and emotions can send us on. It is meant to be a means to find peace, joy and balance and a means to...

Post #90: Spring Equinox Cultivation Journaling Exercise

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spring Equinox Cultivation Journaling Exercise The vernal equinox marks the turning point when daylight begins to win out over darkness. On March 20, 2023 day and night are of equal length and the days will get longer and longer until summer solstice, June 21st.  Spring is a time of re-birth and renewal. We are coming out of Winter and feel gratitude for the warmth of the sunlight and the lushness of the foliage. Some spring days I even delight in the brief touch of humidity that will soon reach 100% by summer...

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...

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...

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...