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Yoga and Yoga Therapy Offer Unique Support For Life Challenges
Life happens. There's not a lot that I can guarantee you but life happening is one thing that is a constant. Sometimes that can mean that you've had physical, mental or emotional challenges that make your life harder. During these life challenges, yoga and yoga...
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Living From Your Personal Truth In Every Stage Of Life
Earlier today, while looking through my files, I came across some journaling that I had written a couple of years ago. It made me think a moment about whether I was putting my own own truth into my actions. I'm not the same person I was when I did that...
The Best Time To Meditate And Support Your Busy Life
I know that we all have full schedules. Adding something else into an already full day isn't easy to do, but what if what you add in actually makes your day better? Meditation can do just that and the best time to meditate is anytime that works for your schedule. It...
Surprise, There Are No Good Or Bad Emotions
Recently, the topic of emotions came across my Facebook feed. It gave me a moment to think about the different emotions that we experience in our lives. So often our emotions are labeled one way or another. Good emotions, positive emotions, bad...
How To Get Lasting Change From The Inside Out
We're half-way through 2022 already. Time seems to be flying by! How has your year been so far? Have you accomplished some of the goals that you set at the first of the year? I've found that the best way to create a shift in your life is to change from the inside out....
Silence Can Be A Powerful Healing Part Of Life
I've had the pleasure of doing a silent retreat twice now. The first one was more like a few hours in silence by myself. The second one was an all day event. Again silent and again all by myself. How I feel about silence was interesting to...
It’s Time For Your Inner Wisdom To Be Heard Again
My stomach was a bit upset this morning, but life had to go on anyway. You know what it's like when your body is trying to talk with you, but you're too busy to listen. I had one of those moments this morning. Nothing major is going on. I'm not really sick. My...
Acceptance Helps You To Make Better Choices
I've been thinking of acceptance this week. There are so many different types of acceptance. There's Social acceptance, self acceptance, conditional, expressed and implied acceptance. I'm sure you could even come up with more types. This week, what I'm thinking about...
Confident Goal Setting Is A Skill You Can Learn
I first wrote this post about confident goal setting about four years ago. I came across it recently and loved the message of being persistent and confident in your goals if you really want to achieve them. So, I'm sharing it again. Read on to learn how my dogs helped...
Five Practical Ways to Cope With Change And Uncertainty
There's a lot of shifting happening in my life right now. That means change is happening. Sometimes it's faster than I want & sometimes it's slower than I want. That's part of what makes it such a messy middle. Thankfully, I know some ways to cope with change and...
Two Big Reasons For Painful Plantar Fasciitis Flare Ups
I originally wrote this blog post back in 2019 after I helped to move my daughter from Orlando, FL to Albuquerque, NM. It was a time of emotional stress and a time when I overused my body and didn't give it enough rest. Well, my daughter has just moved across the...
2 Simple Reasons Why Your Feet Hurt In The Morning
I've been teaching yoga for over 15 years. Long ago, I noticed that the students in my classes would ask me some of the same questions over and over again. One of the things that they asked me frequently was 'Why do my feet hurt in the morning?' For a long time, I...
One Easy Way To Get Rid Of Overwhelm
Sometimes I get overwhelmed with all that's going on in my life. I start to notice that my mind is telling me that I have too much to do. I get sidetracked by all of the little things in my life. I get more anxious as I try to figure out how in the world I'm going...
Be In The Present Moment And Find More Happiness
Today, I was reminded of a saying that I haven't heard in awhile. Here it is. 'If you are depressed, then you are living in the past. If you are anxious, then you are living in the future.' Either way, you're not taking the time to be in the present moment. When...
How To Use Yoga To Release Trauma And Feel Better
This week I've been paying attention to some old memories that aren't helping me and I'm working on forgiving and letting go. You see I've used yoga to release trauma in the past & I'm doing that again with these memories. I'm finding it's time to let go of those...
Meditation Is Food For The Soul: Live Life Better
I first began to meditate over 10 years ago. It was something that I began to explore as I practiced yoga more and more. I slowly discovered that meditation is food for the soul. I found it to be difficult, but I kept coming back to it. Something drew me into the...
Look Inward First When You Want To Change Someone Else
Have you ever tried to change someone? I have and it doesn't work out very well. Usually, what happens is that I decide I know best & that my way is the only way to do something. By now, you would think that I would recognize this behavior of mine & right...
You’re The Sum Of The Choices That You Make
Choices have been on my mind a lot lately because the decisions that you make determine your future path in life. Over the holidays, I spent some time with a lot of family members. One in particular has had some health issues that have taken a toll on his body. In...
There’s A Powerful Connection Between Anxiety And Holding Your Breath
I was recently reminded about the connection between anxiety and the breath. In the midst of anxious thoughts, It's easy to forget that the two can be connected. When you get caught up in those anxious thoughts, the breath is often the first thing to go. If you find...
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