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Integrity & Accountability

January 07, 2020 2 min read

Integrity is the condition of being whole and undivided. It is a felt sense of completeness, inner stillness, and quietude. A couple of years ago, I started a practice of 100% no lying, also known as satya.

Anatomy of the Spine

December 31, 2019 2 min read

The spine runs vertically up and down the back of your body. It consists of bones, ligaments, a spinal cord, nerves, muscles, intervertebral discs, and other connective tissue. It also contains your cerebral spinal fluid.

Clear is Kind. Unclear is Unkind.

December 22, 2019 1 min read

It’s simple but transformative: Clear is kind. Unclear is unkind...most of us avoid clarity because we tell ourselves that we’re being kind, when what we’re actually doing is being unkind and unfair.

Essential Oils to Stimulate the Senses

December 17, 2019 1 min read

Are you looking for something that can help activate mental energy and promote clarity other than stimulants such as coffee? Essential oils can invigorate your senses, give you energy, and make you feel revitalized.

Preventing Holiday Imbalance

December 17, 2019 2 min read

Every year before the winter holidays, I imagine cozy fires, eggnog, family time, and the peace and joy we are supposed to be celebrating. And every year, my reality is a crazy work schedule, keeping up with the activities of two teenagers, and scrambling to make the season bright.

Preventing Injury in Chaturanga Dandasana

December 17, 2019 2 min read

Chaturanga dandasana (also known as four legged staff pose, low plank, or a yoga pushup) is one of the most challenging poses you may encounter in your practice.

Asteya: Non-stealing

December 10, 2019 2 min read

Before yoga, I lived a painful life of endless comparison. This is how I chose my education, my career, my first boyfriend, shoes, purses, clothes, baby toys, everything. If someone else wanted it, then I had to have it. Compared to them, I lacked something that would surely ease the emptiness. I was clueless on how to live my life and make good choices.

Sound Healing with Singing Bowls

December 10, 2019 2 min read

Everything vibrates, and where there is vibration, there is sound. Everything is energy. A rock, a glass of water, your hand. Everything you can touch, taste, or smell are made of molecules, which are made of atoms, which are made of protons, electrons, and neutrons, which are all vibrating bundles of energy.

All About Meditation Cushions

December 04, 2019 2 min read

Before I ever used meditation cushions, I used pillows from my couch and folded up blankets—anything that would lift my hips a little and provide some sort of respite to my lower back. While my inventions were okay as placeholders, they did not make sitting for long periods of time comfortable or fun

Satya: Trusting in Truth

December 03, 2019 2 min read

Satya, truthfulness, is the second of the five yamas or restraints of the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. Sutra 36 of book two roughly translates as: for one established in truthfulness, all action bears fruit.

How to Calm an Active Mind

November 27, 2019 2 min read

Our busy mind is a trap that disconnects us from reality. We get “caught” up in our heads. I often hear this phenomenon called a “monkey mind,” meaning we are literally swinging from one thought to the next like a monkey swinging from branch to branch.

Sleep Better with these 3 Poses

November 26, 2019 2 min read

Big toes touching, knees out wide, reach toward the top of your mat. Spread your fingertips wide and sink your hips back into your heels. Press your forehead into your mat and roll your forehead from side to side, giving yourself a face massage.

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