A Summer Practice – Part 2 – Physical Yoga

The summer months are the time of heat, energetic heat.  In turn, our body gets hotter and it is only natural that we will want to change up our physical yoga practice to account for this added heat.  Believe me when I say all of us living in the Tri-Cities are feeling this right now.  […]

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A Summer Practice – Part 1 Breath

Any time of year is a great time for yoga but, just like any season, there are things we can do to make our practice a bit more enjoyable and in line with Ayurvedic principles.  In the hot summer days, like we have had lately, this will be important to maintain balance.  Energetically the summer […]

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Beauty

It is always this time of year that I’m reminded of the beauty that surrounds us.  All it takes is a look out a window or a walk outdoors and we are reminding of the beauty of spring.  The world is coming to life.  Flowers are blooming. Trees are coming back to life.  The sun […]

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Ahimsa Part 4

In this last element of Ahimsa we will be looking at the things we do and how that can affect ourselves or others. I was reminded today of something I think we can all relate to.  Have you ever felt yourself wanting to give a gesture to someone in traffic, toss that golf club, say […]

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Ahimsa Part 3

An element of Ahimsa is becoming more aware of the words we use.  The words we speak affect ourselves and others on many levels.  The words we use can either help or hurt.  Let’s dig into this a little deeper. The words we use have the capacity to take us down a path we may […]

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Ahimsa Part 2

One of the elements of Ahimsa is not inflicting harm by the thoughts we think.  How often do we find ourselves thinking thoughts about ourselves or others that are not in harmony with loving and kind thoughts?  In this module of Ahimsa we will be digging deeper into our mind, how our thoughts affect us […]

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Ahimsa Part 1

Going deeper within isn’t just about our body awareness.  It takes into account our thoughts, words and actions.  In this four part series, we will dig deeper into Ahimsa.  We will learn about our thoughts, words and actions and how they affect our life. I frequently come back to Ahimsa in my life.  Mainly because […]

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The Power of the Pose

Yoga is more than just yoga poses pulled together to give us a good workout.  Granted, that is the reason most people come to yoga but, it is really the power that comes from each pose that brings people back. Why?  Because within each pose we learn more about ourselves. As we settle into each […]

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Just for Today

I was reminded recently that as we are all planning our 2018 and all that we want to accomplish, sometimes we lose sight of the current moment.  So lost in thought, we don’t even hear the phone ring or someone calling our name.  Have you been that engrossed before in something you are doing? We […]

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