Attaining life balance seems like this never-ending road, and actually, it’s because it is. We all crave balance but finding it feels like trying to stand in the middle of a seesaw and hope a breeze doesn’t even go by. It’s unrealistic, and then we fall into the trap of
At the beginning of a Yoga class, the teacher will often ask us to check in with our body to see how we are feeling. Do we have an injury or point of tension that we need to take care of? This isn’t meant to be a glossed over or
Within our experience and practice of yoga there is a concept called Leela. Leela is play. Part of this is stepping back and observing how life is playing out for you, rather than life happening to you. The other part is jumping in and enjoying the ride. Leela insists that
2 Summer is here, and sun-soaked beach days and flip flops aren’t the only reason your body loves this time of year. The warmer temperatures along with the opportunity to connect and ground with the elements are incredibly healing for our nervous systems as well – and after this extra-long
1 Certainly, physical strength is important, developing mental strength and resilience has also become imperative in today’s world, but to power up our inner strength, for me that’s where the real magic happens. To build unwavering confidence, a deep trust in ourselves and the willingness to try, this is inner
The Heart Chakra, is known in Sanskrit as “anahata” meaning un-struck. Essentially it is living as if your heart has never been broken. The truth as we know, is that all of us have had our hearts broken. We wouldn’t be alive and truly living if we had never experienced
You know that old saying, one step forward and two steps back. How it feels that much of our life seems to operate in this way. We start to make in roads and then suddenly are set back by something unforeseen. I sometimes feel that I waste a lot of
It was a trip to India in 2011, that I had my first glimpse of what daily practice really offered. This was also my first true foray into meditation. We would wake up at 5am, in pitch darkness and stumble over to the practice room. Wrapped in blankets, my airplane
Through Yoga philosophy we learn the dualistic concept of purusha and prakriti or Self and self as guideposts towards finding balance, feeling connected and ultimately a state of enlightenment. Essentially, we must understand and know our self and through this process we will feel more connected to Self. Confused yet?
Fitness trends come and go; Yoga however is here to stay. Why Yoga? Because Yoga brings us closer to our true Self. Yoga confronts our inner dialogue, changing our perception and way of thinking. Yoga brings us to our psycho-emotional body asking us to move through our emotions, to process
You know that old saying: one step forward, two steps back. Sometimes it feels like much of life operates in this way. We make progress, we start to see the light, and then suddenly something unforeseen pulls us off course. I often catch myself wondering: why isn’t this happening faster?
Often referred to as the lower triangle, the first three chakras (of the 7 chakra system) are the ones most connected to you. They are deeply personal and when out of balance show up as fear, guilt and/or shame. These first three chakras are developed in our most formative years
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