A great entry point for understanding your monthly cycles is the simple modification of your yoga practice. This is often a huge paradigm shift for the women I teach. We have, by and large, grown up in a culture that teaches us to perform and expect to perform at a consistently high level all the time. Much…
It’s all about the base. Our amazing feet accomplish quite a feat (pun intended) in how they support and transport us for our entire lives. However, many of us have bad habits in our foot care and a lack of understanding of how important proper activation and alignment in our feet impacts our posture and…
As women, we cycle through the four seasons each month, but they also represent different phases of our lives. Without judgement, let’s look at what each season has to offer… Do you still cycle regularly? Even if you are not so regular anymore, you may find you have even more information to pay attention to.…
I had the wonderful opportunity of taking 3 different backpacking trips in my 20’s. About 3 months total, visiting Europe and Asia, with only a Kelty pack on my back, traipsing through distant lands, hiking, staying in hostels, taking buses, trains, and boats, eating the local street food, sending emails from internet cafes and reaching…
The beloved children’s book, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” written by Michael Rosen and whimsically illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, has been a poignant reminder to me through many stages, and I often reference it while teaching. Let me give you a brief synopsis. An adventuresome family of 6 (Four older siblings, little toddler and…
We have in yoga a wonderful classification of asanas (poses) that are twists. These poses, when done mindfully, have a refreshing effect on the body and mind. They feel great on the tired muscles of the back, induce mobility in the spine, and have a wringing effect on the inner organs…squeezing out stagnant blood and…
