In my Continuing Education Training over the past several years I have completed courses on yoga for high blood pressure, or hypertension (HTN), with two different doctors, Dr. Tim McCall and Dr. Baxter Bell. Both have spoken of the scientific data regarding the benefits of yoga on HTN, including its ability to train the nervous …
Wellness
6 Breathing Techniques To Calm You Down + Cool You Off
Are you dealing with stress, anxiety, insomnia or (peri)menopause? Are you a Highly Sensitive Person? Are you just feeling ‘hot-headed’ lately and need to cool off? These 6 calming breathing techniques can be helpful for all of the above. Below is short explanation of each of them that I teach in my upcoming ‘Yoga Chill’ …
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10 Signs Your Stress Is Out of Control…And What You Can Do About It
My personal belief–based on my own experience–is that you can do all sorts of self-care, but unless you can eliminate excess STRESS from your life, you will not thrive. Here are 10 signs that your stress is out of control, and some advice for what to do about it. You often find yourself complaining, “I’m …
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Less Is More: 30-Minute Functional Flow Yoga!
Over the past few years as I’ve been doing research on yoga and aging, I’ve come across several recommendations from experts saying that as you get older your workout routine should change. In particular, the general consensus is that the length of your workouts should get shorter. Yes, you heard that right! Less exercise! The …
5 (Yogic) Ways to Shake off the Winter Blues
By the middle of February, we in Michigan have grown weary of the winter. The endless days of cold, snow, ice, wind and gray skies have given our moods, energy levels and immune systems a beating. Not to mention the fact that we are still dealing with the effects of the pandemic. While some of …
5 Morning Self-Care Suggestions For V-Day and Every Day
“If I am not good to myself, how can I expect anyone else to be good to me?” – Maya Angelou You may recall that a while back I shared a blog post with some fun and insightful Sensitivity and Self-Compassion Quizzes. I have done a lot of my own inner work on these topics …
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In Remembrance: Hanging Out with Thich Nhat Hanh
The beloved Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author and teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, who taught the West about peace, mindfulness and ‘interbeing,’ just recently passed away at 95 years old. While many of us who admired him were saddened to hear of his passing, for me I was reminded of his own comforting words about interbeing and …
A Reverence for All Living Things
I recently read a book by Tara Brach, a well-known meditation teacher, where she shared a story about hearing cows lowing in a distant field while on a meditation retreat near a dairy farm. It reminded me of my own similar experience, so I thought I would share it during this month of ‘Veganuary.’ A …
Plant-Based Recipe Inspiration for the Cold Weather Months
I’ll admit it: The heat of the summer makes me not want to cook very much. But fall’s cooler days encourage me to get back into the kitchen to make warm, nourishing meals. I’ve tried out a number of new recipes lately that I wanted to share with you below, as well as a link …
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One of My Favorite Student Stories About the Importance of Relaxation
You know how you have those incidents that stick in your mind long after they’ve occurred? One of my favorite student stories about the importance of relaxation is one that has stuck in my mind for almost a decade now. Allow me to share… A number of years ago I had a student who was …
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