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How to Use Props (rolled-up mat or block)

May 07, 2019 2 min read

Props are amazing. Everyone deserves the luscious feeling of a prop changing a pose from okayIseewhatthisis to ohmygoshthisfeelsSOgood. In this three-week series, I will talk about my experience in using props and how they can seriously rock your practice!

Perfection vs. Self-Improvement

April 29, 2019 1 min read

“Healthy striving is self-focused: ‘How can I improve?’ Perfectionism is other-focused: ‘What will they think?’” Brené Brown writes this in her revolutionary book, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are.

Yoga & Injuries (lower back)

April 22, 2019 2 min read

As we get older, it’s easier to forget to stand and sit with integrity in the body. In all the weird ways we lean and slump and hunch, the body is out of alignment, gravity is in charge instead of our muscles, and all the upper body weight dumps into the lower back, giving us pain.

Elongate the Spine with Sushumna

April 15, 2019 2 min read

Your spine is comprised of 33 vertebral bones, neatly stacked from largest, at the bottom, to smallest, at the top. Fluid-filled intervertebral discs separate each vertebra and act as cushioning shock absorbers that support your upright posture.

Surrender

April 09, 2019 2 min read

There is a saying that true success is not about how much we accumulate, but how much we let go of. Life is a balance between what we can control and what we can’t control. When we surrender, we are letting go of what we can’t control.

Fuel for Flow

April 02, 2019 1 min read

You know what you shouldn’t eat before a yoga class? A peanut butter milkshake. Trust me. I’ve done the research. The forward folds, the twists, the BURPS… Never again.

Why You Should Meditate When You're Busy

March 25, 2019 1 min read

“You should sit in meditation for twenty minutes every day - unless you're too busy; then you should sit for an hour.” -Dr. Sukhraj Dhillon

Yoga & Injuries (arms + shoulders)

March 18, 2019 2 min read

If you avoid yoga because you’re injured or sore or have chronic pain, I’m here to tell you that is why yoga exists. Yoga exists to give you some sense of ease. Yoga doesn’t mean you must complete 6 sun salutations and 14 chaturangas. It is not quantifiable. Yoga is breathing, listening to your body, and movement. That’s it.

Just Show Up

March 13, 2019 2 min read

Yoga is a repetitive practice. Days flow into years, years into decades. One of the major practices of yoga is “showing up.” Simply showing up, day after day, week after week, like brushing your teeth and washing your hair, no matter your feelings, no matter the weather, just show up.

Setting Up a Home Yoga Practice

March 05, 2019 1 min read

I have heard countless times, “I wish I were disciplined enough to practice at home.” To which I reply, “unroll your yoga mat, start there.” REALLY! Place your mat in view and intentionally create space for practice to be a possibility.

Focus Meditation: Dharana

February 26, 2019 2 min read

The sixth limb of yoga, dharana, can be interpreted as concentration or single pointed focus. The practice of dharana is a gentle approach to meditation. While sitting in one place, and focusing on one thing, you can soften into an expansive awareness.

Stillness is Divine with Liz & Greg Skarvelis Yoga Retreat Review

February 21, 2019 2 min read

The setting was this: a 1930s log cabin with 30 foot ceilings overlooking an enormous stone fireplace, overstuffed plush furniture and bright handmade tapestries, an abundance of trees that rained down autumn leaves with every breath, and the constant whisper of rain.

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