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HOW TO BREAK THE CHRONIC PAIN CYCLE
Experiencing chronic pain can very easily lend itself to not trusting your bodies. In fact, on an unconscious level, when we are experiencing pain and tramua we abandon our bodies. If you experience...
WHAT IS EMBODIED TRANSFORMATION?
We are all familiar with processing external information using the five senses, but in this embodied work, we use the sixth sense of proprioception to help us access internal information from the...
Introduction: What Is Somatic Movement And How It Can Help Ease Your Pain
Somatic movements are slow intentional physical movements designed to bring the body back to its natural state of buoyancy and ease. Somatic movements also dissolve chronic tightness, shortened...
Why Are Yogis Getting Hurt?: Common Injuries and How to Avoid Them
Yoga, an ancient practice, is taking the country by storm and as a result, it has become a hot topic in the news. Now that there is a yoga studio on practically every corner, it’s more important...
Is Emotional Eating Sabotaging Your Weight-Loss Effort?
Do you reach for the potato chips when you are bored? Turn to pizza when you are happy? Or down a bowl of ice cream when you are stressed? Emotional eating – eating in response to feelings as...
Feelings….. Nothing More Than Feelings
Be not afraid of your feelings.
Tired of Your Story?
Are you sick of your story?? Have you ever wanted to release your story? Ya know, that story you tell yourself and others over and over again. This is the story where you get to play the blame, shame, and victim game. It is the story of your past experiences, which you have allowed and unconsciously chosen to define your present and most likely future experiences.
What is Iyengar Yoga?
One of the reasons yoga has such widespread appeal is that it comes in a variety of forms. While they all honor the fundamental mind-body connection, each has unique qualities that allow you to work...
Positive Effects of Yoga After Class
Many people choose to be physically active as a component of a healthy lifestyle. They may want to lose weight, strengthen their cardiovascular system or develop better muscle tone. The beauty of...
How Spirituality Is a Vital Piece to Weight Loss
Most people approach weight loss as a problem to be solved by their physical selves. The answer involves a combination of less eating and more activity. While those are necessary elements, it’s not...
5 Yoga Poses For Anxiety
Anxiety, like most other emotions, is a part of life. It’s perfectly natural to feel some trepidation when your child leaves for college or you start a new job. Problems arise when you find yourself...
Meditation For The Competitive Edge
Earlier this year the Seattle Seahawks won the first Super Bowl championship in their 40-year history. Many of the players spoke about the success of an innovative technique head coach Pete Carroll...
The Many Uses of Oregano Oil
Oregano, a member of the peppermint family, is a hardy, bushy herb plant used liberally in Mediterranean, Mexican, and many other culinary traditions around the world. Most people have experienced...
Functional Movements and Yoga
Functional movement patterns are fundamental movements also known as primitive movement patterns. When was the last time you thought about or actually crawled on hands and knees like an infant?...
4 Cooling Recipes to Keep You Healthy This Summer
Wellness coaching gives us a chance to naturally crave healthy foods that nourish and hydrate the body. Once we unlearn that healthy food “tastes bad,” a world of delicious fruit and vegetable...
Understanding Positive Thinking
Have ever wondered what the secret is to optimism? Is it something you’re born with, or a skill you can develop later in life? Science suggests that developing optimism in your daily life — or...
The Benefits of Yin Yoga
Yin yoga was designed as the counter practice to more active Hatha classes that focus on strengthening and building muscles. Yin specializes in soothing the connective tissues and quieting the mind....
Is it Time To Uplevel Your Natural Health Approach to Life?
If you’re someone who already thinks of themselves as an eco-friendly, sustainability-minded natural health living person, then I have a question for you. How can you further improve your approach,...
10 Ways to Quit Emotional Eating
Many people find themselves unconsciously eating to fulfill their emotional needs; this is called Emotional Eating. Why is it that people are eating instead of dealing with their emotions? People...
What is Fascia and How Yoga Improve Yours?
Do you know how your fascia affects your physical and mental health? If you’ve never even heard the term, you’re not alone. This little-known but vital system has only recently begun to be...
How To Gain More Self-Respect
Gaining more self-respect from others has to start with an honest reflection of how much you respect yourself. Evidence of how much you respect yourself comes in many different forms, but today's...
Magnesium: The Superstar
Magnesium can be one of those forgotten about nutrients in our diets. What most do not realize is the fact that magnesium plays a major role in metabolism. Magnesium is like a supporting actor in a...
How To Bring Mindfulness To Our Stress
“Up to 90 percent of the doctor visits in the USA may be triggered by a stress-related illness”, say the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Upon reading this research I found it appropriate...
Embrace Winter: 3 Ways to Savor this Season, Part I
When it is cold and barren outside during the winter months we are presented with a beautiful opportunity to turn inwards. We seek the physical warmth of dwelling within warm homes. We are also...