Author Archives: zenwithgwen

“Trauma-sensitive” seems to be the latest buzz in health and wellness. This is wonderful news, but what does it really mean for a personal yoga practice? Working with trauma is a long journey and I urge you to get support from your networks and healthcare professionals. Although I am no trauma-sensitive expert I want toContinue reading “Tips for a Trauma-Sensitive Practice”

Winter is coming! Instead of cursing the cold, I have come up with some ways that we can light our inner candle and cozy up. I have organized it by chakras to go with a chakra-based mudra meditation (Check back for a link to the recording). This post is also inspired by the magic ofContinue reading “Hygge your Chakras”

Ingredients: 1 cup kefir 2 frozen bananas Either cold coffee or instant coffee Cinnamon to taste Blend all together and enjoy!

To listen to a guided audio version, click here: https://youtu.be/Mv1yJFt7hVg Here are some suggestions for what to write in your sleep log or “nocturnal journal” inspired by Charley Morley and his book, “Wake up to Sleep.” The emotion you feel right when you wake up. There is a line of thinking that the feeling ofContinue reading “How to Write a Nocturnal Journal”

I am very fortunate to be able to say that I have wrapped up an amazing session of Aloka Yoga for Grief and Bereavement. It was an amazing program and everyone involved was fantastic to work with. So what was it? It was an 8 week series of yoga classes full of tools to helpContinue reading “Yoga and Grief Pt 2”

Visit http://www.yogafit.com and hit “Register” along the top menu bar. April 4: Sweat April 30: Kids May 6: Prenatal June 16: Personal Trainers June 17 + 18: YogaLean July 2: Level 1 July 31: Kids August 8: YogaLean Use Code ShareLevel1 to take the training for $299. Call the office for an even better retrainContinue reading “Upcoming Yoga Trainings Online and In-Person”

I am currently chipping away at a research assignment on yoga for grief and bereavement. I’m looking through the ancient texts, modern interpretations and recent clinical research on the topic. Part of the reason I chose this topic is that when I started working with bereavement clients at my local hospice, there didn’t seem toContinue reading “Yoga and Grief pt 1”

It’s cliché to start with a definition, but here goes. One of the most useful definitions of pain I have heard is, “Sensation with the desire to pull away.” I would extend this to painful thoughts as well. Dr. Dan Siegel does a great illustration of this. Do it with me: Inside your mind, repeatContinue reading “Pain as the Object of Meditation”

Tapping Script Karate chop: Even though summer is over, I can keep moving forward Even though I may not like everything about it, but I can like myself It’s back to school and I feel a sense of newness Cycle through your tapping points: Summer is over and here I am Shorter days, chilly nightsContinue reading “Back to school, back to business”