Freedom through Connection & Self Care Yoga Therapy & Stress Resiliency Training
This past week was tough. It wasn’t the 2 weeks of quarantine, (I am used to solitude). It wasn’t my experiments with external and internal disciplines around food, alcohol, sleep, sensory intake or meditation routine. It was an intentional desire to go deeper into what feels like is the perpetual lesson of my life on replay for the … More I’m about to get real vulnerable here…
I feel like it is time for a bit of an update after so many changes have been shifting our world in the last month or so. I am currently still in Merida, Mexico. My initial plans were to be here for 2 months, until April 1st to ride out winter. I arrived here … More Online Offerings to stay Connected
Many of my conversations over the last week have revolved around the difference it makes whether or not fear is a prevailing force in one’s life. Tonight I had dinner with an incredible woman that I met only a week ago. One of many new friends I have met from my seat in my favorite … More Looking back…
I will attempt to summarize the last 4 days of fasting…the one word that sums it up is…INTENSE. Let me clarify that this was a water fast. No juice. No food of any kind. I took 2 capsules of ginger mix with 2 capsules of turmeric mix along with a tsp of microorganisms added to my drinking water and … More INTENSE…
2019 felt tough. Not bad, just challenging. A lot of time spent intentionally alone. Listening. Being in discomfort. Creating space for letting go, clearing and also to make room for what is coming next. (Whatever that might be). Part of my practice has been letting go of needing to have a backup plan, of needing to be in control & of … More Letting Go
I’m sitting here reflecting like I do every 1st of the month. I ask myself what was the most memorable moment, biggest lesson learned, how I spent my time, who I’m grateful for and how am I different from the last one? It seems the theme and lesson of this year for me is to continually … More Monthly musings…
The best part of my September was being in Retreat last weekend. The theme of our time together was “Healing the Heart” through reclaiming Kama. All that I learned during my time out in the woods of Wisconsin resonated so well with my current concepts of Freedom. The idea that Freedom comes from an internal connection to yourself. Kama … More Kama: Pleasure & Joy…Enjoyment of the Senses
*To put thought, desire, and planned purpose into a goal or resolve. As I walked around my neighborhood yesterday reflecting on summer, it felt very intentional. It was a lot of time spent at home preparing for what’s next. It felt like I was being asked to get clear on what it is I want to focus … More Intention.
Today is Global Yoga Therapy Day… What is Yoga Therapy? Yoga Therapy by definition of the International Association of Yoga Therapists is, “…the process of empowering individuals to progress towards improved health and wellbeing through the applications and practices of yoga.” What are the practices of Yoga Therapy? Yoga Therapy is empowering as it creates … More Global Yoga Therapy Day
“Sattva” in really simple terms is a quality. It is stable, light, intelligence, calm and closest to the pure nature of truth. As I prepare for this next session of deep study and learning in Yoga Therapist Certification, I find myself craving more solitude. So as I am learning this new job, solitude has to … More Social Media Break
