Updated June 2022: These breathing techniques are helpful for HSPs, anyone dealing with anxiety and insomnia, and any ‘hot-heads’ who just need to cool off. ;) I teach these calming breathing techniques in my upcoming ‘Yoga Chill’ Live+Virtual course. Join me; we begin July 11, 2022! I had some requests from students to compile a …
Breathing Techniques From *Soothing Yoga For Stressful Times* CourseRead More
Last week I wrote about the importance of having continuity to our yoga practice–how easy it had been for my husband and me to fall out of our Monday evening Yin yoga routine, and how we were motivated to get ourselves back into it because we could feel the differences in our bodies and minds. …
Get out in Nature and join me for this short ‘5 Senses’ Meditation. It would be a fun one to do with kids, but really it’s just a great practice in present moment awareness for people of any age!
Please excuse the less than ideal quality of this video. It was my first attempt at playing around with lighting and sound out in the yoga studio and, I’m going to be honest, having no experience whatsoever with this kind of stuff, it is challenging to get it right. I think it is still decent …
Hatha Yoga Sequence For Cultivating A Calm Mind (Theme: Sauca)Read More
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I’m sharing a 5-minute Lovingkindess Meditation–to remind us all of our interconnectedness to all beings everywhere. For more free meditations from me, check out my YouTube channel. You might also enjoy the Meditation Medley I created with four different meditations: an 8-minute Affirmation Meditation, a 10-minute Mantra …
5-Minute Lovingkindness Meditation for the 50th Anniversary of Earth DayRead More
Hi everybody! Week 2 of social isolation. Since the ‘Spring Cleaning’ audio sessions that I am recording for current students in lieu of their in-studio classes do not have music, I thought I would share a list of artists I like to use for yoga practices. I currently use a lot of DJ Taz Rashid’s …
The Yoga Alliance–of which I am a member–recently sent out an email about how to manage for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the yoga studio. I wanted to proactively share a few of their guidelines/suggestions and protective measures I’m taking with you: *If you are sick please stay home and take good care of yourself. *If you …
Managing For COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the Yoga StudioRead More
I recently had dinner with some friends and was mentioning to them that I had spent the afternoon doing continuing education, working on my Wellness Educator Program training. One of them seemed surprised to hear that yoga teachers did continuing education and wondered what it involved. I realized that maybe other people don’t know either, …
Do you sit at a desk or work on a computer all day? Are you looking down at your phone right now to read this? Are you neck, shoulders, or back killing you? Are you feeling and seeing the effects of aging in your body, ie. hunched shoulders or osteoporosis? Our posture affects everything: our …
Updated April 2024 If you’re over 40, you’ve probably observed that your balance just isn’t what it used to be. For me, it started with noticing how much more unsteady I felt in my Warrior 3 poses. I know some of you can relate! So why does balance become more difficult as we age? Here …
7 Reasons Why Balance Becomes More Difficult As We AgeRead More
