The word vinyasa in Sanskrit means, “to place in a special way.” In a typical yoga class most people think of the vinyasa as the movements from plank to chaturanga to cobra to downward facing dog. And in fact, that is one example of a vinyasa. It’s a transition and a way to move from …
This first week of school sort of went down as I expected. Chaotically! My husband always goes to a handball tournament over Labor Day weekend. He usually leaves the Wednesday before and returns home late on the following Monday. Which also leaves me home alone as a “single parent” during the first week of school. …
I began writing this before the school year started. Before the mindfulness series ended. I wanted to have a post ready to share about transitions because I’ve been thinking about them a lot lately. And they are hard. And I wanted to share ways to help ease the transition into this particular school year. I …
I rarely share such personal information about my family, especially about my kids. And I really try not to do it so close in time to when the event actually occurred. However, this was such a powerful moment and so relevant to the practice for the 8th Day of the series that I just have …
I firmly believe that everyone, yes everyone, is doing the best they can. Really. They are doing the best they can with the information and resources they have available to them at that moment in time. Pause on that for a moment. Yes I even believe this about people whose words and actions offend me …
Today’s post is the final article in this 4 week series. We’ve covered why the practice is beneficial, how it works in the body, and what it does (or doesn’t) have to look like. Today I want to offer my last bit of advice before the live/daily practice sessions begin. You could even print out …
We covered the WHY and the HOW of meditation over the last two weeks of posts. This week we delve into the WHAT. To begin, it may be a good idea to go back to my article from a few months ago about meditation as it relates to the 8 limbed path of yoga. I’d …
In Part 1 of this series, we took a look at reasons why someone would want to begin a mindfulness practice. If you haven’t read the first post, I would suggest starting there (WHY cultivate a mindfulness practice). In part 2, we are taking a deep dive into anatomy and physiology to help get a …
I’ll be honest, I was already planning a series on mental health and mindfulness before it became such a hot topic at the Olympic games this year. Naomi Osaka, and now Simone Biles are setting the perfect examples of what self care looks like, and I am so glad they have raised this issue to …
As I may have mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been more present on social media over the last year. I don’t enjoy putting myself out there, but it became a way to continue teaching during the pandemic, and although things are opening back up, I think the online teaching may be here to stay. …