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A study done in rats compared two groups: rats who could exercise for fun and rats who were forced to exercise. The rats who were forced to exercise received none of the health benefits! What does this mean for us human gym rats? For more information: Interview, “The Science of Stress” with Robert Sapolsky https://youtu.be/DtmwtjOoSYUContinue reading “GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR WORKOUT BY BUILDING YOUR MENTAL MUSCLE”

Sorry this one comes a day late and a dollar short, but here it is anyways. We just did the annual spring forward (wheee!) and lost an hour of sleep last night (boo!). Is there a way to reset our internal rhythms so that we can naturally go to sleep earlier? Of course! First ofContinue reading “Hacks for Daylight Savings Time Change”

If you read my last post you’ll know that the “secret sauce” for a good night’s sleep is attaining sattva, or what I call a sattvic state. Sattva comes from Sanskrit and is a yogic term that can be used to describe a peaceful, yet engaged state. We could also use the language of theContinue reading “The Quickest Path to Sattva”

This will be the first in a series all about sleep! I want to start with the main ingredient and then follow up with more specific information and tools to apply this to your life and get the benefits. So what is the secret sauce? The Gunas! The whats? The 3 gunas are a conceptContinue reading “The Secret Sauce for a Good Night’s Sleep”

New Year, New You! Do you roll your eyes every time you hear this cliché? I absolutely love the process of making resolutions at any time of year, but I’m not a huge fan of deciding to become a new person on January 1st for a variety of reasons. First of all, it’s a reallyContinue reading “Instead of Resolutions”

“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”