Author Archives: zenwithgwen

Thursday Thoughts: You Need a High ROI Non-Negotiable

I like to have flexibility in my schedule and greet each day as it comes to me, but I am really strict with myself when it comes to getting outside on days with sunshine. When I see sunlight, I make time to absorb it no matter what my plans are that day. Doesn’t matter ifContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts: You Need a High ROI Non-Negotiable”

Thursday Thoughts: You’re Doing New Year’s Resolutions Wrong

I absolutely love New Year’s Resolutions! I feel a renewed sense of energy from the feeling of, “Out with the old, in with the new,” (although I will admit that the darkest time of year is not the most inspiring season to do it.) Personally, I like to write my resolutions now and get toContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts: You’re Doing New Year’s Resolutions Wrong”

Winter Newsletter

Happy Solstice everyone! Many winter posts begin by gently talking about how the season calls us to turn inward, but honestly my biology forces me to pull inside myself like a turtle. I am so, so, sooo tired despite the ambition to end the year well, enjoy the festivities and start the new year onContinue reading “Winter Newsletter”

Thursday Thoughts: Your Bathroom Lighting is All Wrong

Here we are again with another edition of Thursday Thoughts – my version of mildly inflammatory clickbait. I’m sure your bathroom ambiance is just fine but… could it be better? You Need to Improve Bathroom Lighting for Better Sleep and a Healthier Circadian Rhythm Tips and concepts from me, a yoga therapist with a specialtyContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts: Your Bathroom Lighting is All Wrong”

Thursday Thoughts: You Are Darkness Deprived

This post will be a short one inspired by the spooky season, the shorter hours of daylight, and – gasp! – the night we set the clocks back is just around the corner already. By now, most of us have heard the benefits of sunlight, especially in the early morning to set our circadian rhythm.Continue reading “Thursday Thoughts: You Are Darkness Deprived”

Autumn Newsletter

Every summer I spend my birthday at the CNE, or what us Toronto folks call The Ex. 🍂 It’s the first day of fall, y’all! After a hot, dry summer, a huge rainstorm rolled through last night, and I woke up to a world that had shifted. The air was cool, the clouds created thatContinue reading “Autumn Newsletter”

Thursday Thoughts: September is the better January

Ah, the start of a fresh school year. The life-long student in me delights at the excuse to buy a new notebook and set my sights on what I would like to achieve next, while the self-employed part of me sneaks off into a micro-sabbatical each year during the first week of school. I’m luckyContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts: September is the better January”

Thursday Thoughts: You Do Not Need to be SleepMaxxing

Sleepmaxxing: a social media trend characterized by experimenting with gadgets, supplements and other hacks to achieve the perfect night’s sleep. Sleepmaxxing is having its day in the sun with influencers on every platform sipping tart cherry juice and spouting the benefits red light. As a yoga therapist who specializes in sleep, I find this trendContinue reading “Thursday Thoughts: You Do Not Need to be SleepMaxxing”

Book review: “A Whole New Mind” by Dan Pink

Book Review: A Whole New Mind by Dan PinkWhat Yoga Therapy, Empathy, and AI Have in Common I’m such a fan girl I can’t stop talking about Dan Pink, even in my yoga classes where I get to share Dan’s “science meets soul” research, anecdotes and thoughts for applying it to your life or yogaContinue reading “Book review: “A Whole New Mind” by Dan Pink”