Being fully present in the moment is the greatest gift you can offer yourself and others. We humans are wired to seek and thrive in connection with one another, to feel the experience of our life having purpose and meaning, and to emit joy flowing effortlessly through us. The most potent way you can gift yourself and others the felt…
Are you a runner pounding the pavement with your feet, a rock climber cramming your toes into tight shoes, on your feet long hours for work, or sporting heels on the regular? Your feet may benefit from the extra loving care of toega – yoga for your toes! In addition to the effects of overuse in the physical body, excessive…
The winter winds are howling. Yesterday, according to USA Today, 49 of 50 states had snow on the ground! It’s time to snuggle inside with a warm drink that heals. I have concocted a recipe for a yummy hot elixir that has become my daily morning ritual – Turmeric Tea. A member of the ginger family, turmeric (pronounced tur-mer-ik) has long been…
In yoga, the final resting pose in every class is one where you are guided to just be. To be still and allow your body a chance to integrate the blessings of the practice, to find stillness inside your head. The original intention of the asana practice was to wear out the body and quiet the mind enough to be…
A student recently asked if yoga was good for vision and continued to share with me that each time she attends class after work and changes clothes in her company’s ladies locker room (yes, Hunter Engineering is incredibly wise), she needs her glasses to read the lock. Then after the hour of breathing, strengthening and stretching together, she consistently sees…
According to experts, most people breathe at 10-20 percent of their full capacity. Chronic congestion can be one reason for people not breathing optimally. When we breathe more deeply and intentionally in yoga class, we inhale through the nose. Our nasal passages are the entrance for prana that life force which comes into the body through the breath. The nose…
Excited to hit those woods of southern Missouri? Here are some things you will want to pack for your all-inclusive weekend getaway: Water bottle Twin Sheets (if you are in lodging) Blanket(s) Sleeping Bag Pillow Towel, Washcloth Extra Clothes (Think layers. Weather = days in the mid 70s, nights low 50s) Tall Socks Hiking Boots or other closed-toe shoes Headlamp…
Crafting – whether with ceramics, paint, wire, wool or flowers – is a wonderful way to wind-down from stress, and to cultivate more creativity. The rhythmic and repetitive nature of creating with your hands is calming, comforting and contemplative. Research shows that knitting and other forms of textile crafting such as sewing, weaving, macrame-ing and crocheting have quite a lot…
…OUT OF MY YOGA FABRIC So you rented a yoga towel for class and when you were down-dogging you noted a slightly pungent aroma wafting from its surface. You try to place the smell and decide it’s reminiscent of your boyfriend’s (insert sport) jock and uniform stench. Now how are you supposed to focus on the zen quality of the…
Ogayay in Pig Latin, the word yoga has Indo-European roots. Many yogis learn that the word yoga is translated from the Sanskrit word yuj or yug, which means “to yoke.” But did you know it has its root word in common with other words like: jugular, conjugal and zygote? These are all derived from yug as well. So yug means…
