Back Health

If you have or have had back pain, you are not alone.  The majority of US citizens have had or do have back pain at some point.  Why?  Well mainly because of our life style has allowed three very common aspects to take place that cause back pain.  These are; We don’t listen to our […]

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Stress and Yoga

Have you ever felt that irritating stress that comes on with work, unexpected events, a relationship gone bad, surgery or the loss of a loved one?  I’ve talked to or have heard from several people going through just this in the last month.  I think now is a perfect time for me to share how […]

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New Year – One Word

Have you set your New Year resolutions? Do you have your one word? When we get to the end of the year I like going back and using the methods I’ve learned from my mentor John Maxwell. So often we just let one year slip into the next without stepping back and thinking about : Where […]

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Mantras and their Affect

In yoga classes we typically hear or chant mantras but, do you know why?  It isn’t just the passing down of stories.  Although, many of the chants are educational and awaken the mind to a deeper awareness, mantras are comprised of so much more. Mantras have a major effect on the body at a cellular […]

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Aparigraha

As quite a few of you know, I just moved into a new house after 18 years of living in the same house.  Boy was it an adventure and continues to be so as I’m slowly unpacking and sorting through things.  I knew I had a lot in the house but, it has become very […]

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A Summer Practice – Part 3 – Foods

As I mentioned in the prior posts, the summer months are full of energetic heat.  We find our pitta dosha (in Ayurveda there are 3 dosha’s and pitta is heat) is working in high gear and sometimes we are challenged with staying balanced and cool.  One of the easiest ways we can start to add […]

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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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