Finding the balance between Strength (Sthira) and Ease (Sukha) Yoga is a practice that, in addition to calming stress and anxiety, is equal parts strengthening and stretching. Why does this matter? As you age, you lose both strength and mobility, and unless you work to keep them, we will lose them. Neither one is more
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Reflections on birthdays and being 53 Today is my birthday. I am an Aquarius. Although the January birthstone is the garnet, I have always had more of an affinity toward the amethyst of February. I feel like being an Aquarian gives me the leeway that I need to claim that stone as my own. Plus
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Plus 3 yoga poses to enhance your golf game Golf, like many rotational sports, is a one-sided sport. If you are right handed, you’ll always swing in the same direction. It’s the same with sports like tennis and softball. With softball you could be a switch hitter, but when fielding, you always throw with the
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Part 2 Last March I wrote a post called “How to Love your Body in 3 ‘Easy’ Steps” where I described my own journey with body shaming and self-loathing, and 3 steps that I found useful to come out of it. I wanted to revisit this idea as New Year’s Resolutions might be starting to falter. In
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And why yoga is the perfect tool Whether you are an athlete or active adult, aging takes its toll on the body. Morning stiffness creeps in, making it tougher to get out of bed and get going. Neck and back pain plagues you from sitting at a desk all day (or doom scrolling on your
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Building the habits of community and connection All lasting habits, no matter what they are, are built slowly over time. You can’t just go out and run a marathon, you need to train and slowly increase your distance. You start by running half a mile, then a mile, and so on. I have never run
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Keep your lower back feeling strong, not sore First I want to say how grateful I am for all of you subscribers out there (on Substack), reading what I write. I joined Substack in January of 2024 and I never imagined that this little blog of mine would grow like it has. Thank you so
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And what I do instead Many people use the new year to start over. To eat better, stop smoking or drinking, exercise more, but here’s why it’s one of the worst times to start something new. The energy of the Winter season is hibernation, going inward. Your true nature wants you to snuggle up next
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My Why #4: Acceptance Nobody is meaner to us than we are. Would you ever talk to another person the way you talk to yourself? Of course not. So why is it okay for you to be so mean to you? There are so many messages that we receive as children that carry with us
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Looking back on 2024 and seeing what I learned I started Yoga Living 50 and Beyond in January of 2024. I felt burned out with promoting my business on Social Media and was looking for something else. The daily posts on Instagram and Facebook felt like I was screaming into the void. Despite all my followers, hardly
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