Hello everyone! I have been looking forward to blogging more this year. I am wrapping up my yoga therapy certification and want to share my knowledge with you as a yoga therapist! What is yoga therapy? Yoga therapy is a beautiful blend of the ancient wisdom of yoga and modern health care. Practices and evidence-informedContinue reading “New Blog Series Coming up!”
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YogaFit for Sleep 2024 Schedule
Would you like to experience the training I designed? Of course you would! Yoga for Sleep is a one-day workshop provides specific yogic tools for how to sleep better with an understanding of the pressures of modern life. We take a deep dive into the science of sleep to understand the stages of sleep andContinue reading “YogaFit for Sleep 2024 Schedule”
Vata Season: Soothing tips for Autumn
I know it is officially the start of a new season from my digestion and appetite. With the change in the season also comes a complete lack of interest in my usual mixed greens salad and a sudden trouble digesting raw apples. For those who don’t know, according to yoga and ayurveda, the autumn isContinue reading “Vata Season: Soothing tips for Autumn”
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR WORKOUT BY BUILDING YOUR MENTAL MUSCLE
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”
Hacks for Daylight Savings Time Change
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”
The Quickest Path to Sattva
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”
The Secret Sauce for a Good Night’s Sleep
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”
Instead of Resolutions
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”
Tips for a Trauma-Sensitive Practice
“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”
Hygge your Chakras
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”