Home office party people! Join me each Wednesday for a 20 minute recharge while you work from home! Right now, due to the pandemic, we're all spending more time stuck to our screens with little opportunity for brain breaks and movement during the day. I don't know about you, but miss my morning walk to… Continue reading BreathWork From Home
When working with those who have experienced trauma, a mantra asserting bodily appreciation can be helpful. Many of us who have survived complex trauma whether physical, emotional, racial, sexual and/or generational hold much of this in our bodies. This can lead to the rejection of our bodies and self-harm. By vocalizing to ourselves and others… Continue reading Trauma-Informed Affirmations for Yoga Teachers
Many people understandably have a complicated relationship with New Year's resolutions. Essentially they are little promises we make to ourselves with often unrealistic expectations of the end outcome. Any failure to achieve these annual goals undoubtedly results in disappointment with ourselves and feelings of inadequacy until we start it all over again next year. Fun!… Continue reading Four Simple Ways You Can Change the World in 2021
Photo by Valeria Ushakova on Pexels.com For thousands of years, spiritual seekers, mystics and yogis have used the power of the breath to shift their consciousness. By regulating the breath, they found they could more easily control the mind. They reached altered states of awareness and discovered that profound healing was possible through simple breath… Continue reading Why Breathwork Works
Here’s a simple practice suitable for most everybody! It's especially useful if you've overindulged this festive season and are looking for a low-impact option to get the body moving. Whether using a chair or not, movement and somatic practices like the Surya Namaskar have incredible benefits for both mind and body. A few rounds of… Continue reading A Simple, Seated, Sun Salutation
The festive season can be stressful at the best of times. This year we've all got the added stress and pressure of a global pandemic to contend with as well. I know it doesn't sound like it, but now could be the perfect time to cultivate a mindfulness habit. Mindfulness is not the absence of… Continue reading Mindful Practices for the Holiday Season
Photo by Anete Lusina on Pexels.com Well, here I am in self-isolation after a quick jaunt over to Portugal to secure my residency post-Brexit. Although I would definitely say the trip was worth it, this quarantine is tough. Unlike quarantines past, this one dictates I remain indoors and that I stay isolated as a direct… Continue reading Gratitude Adjustment
The idea that your spine can, and should, stretch six different ways each day was such game-changing info for my physical wellbeing. I can't believe it took me until I enrolled in a 200-hour yoga teacher training before anyone told me how transformative this simple practice can be. Looking at my little stick figures above,… Continue reading Stretch Your Spine Six Ways
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com In these times of isolation and physical disconnection, you might be craving some touch. This is not only normal but totally reasonable. We're tactile creatures - it's how we show and receive affection and demonstrate trust. Anthropologist, Ashley Montagu, claims that ‘touch is not experienced as a single physical modality,… Continue reading Self-Massage for Feet
Photo by Владимир Васильев on Pexels.com We all know what it feels like to shake. Sometimes it's because we're nervous or scared and other times it might be due to some unseasonably cold weather. Shaking is a physiological response to information we receive from our nervous system, but did you know that shaking can be… Continue reading For Goodness Shakes
