How to get the most out of standing poses Standing poses are part of many yoga practices, and with good reason. Poses like Warriors 1 and 2, Triangle pose, and Side Angle pose build strength in the legs and core, while creating stability on your feet. However, through teaching yoga for 26 years I have
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And what to do instead I have been an emotional eater for as long as I can remember. Like with any addictive behavior, I was attempting to get rid of my feelings through food. The funny thing about emotional eating, is that the feelings don’t always need to be overwhelming, like stress or anxiety. Sometimes
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Arm and leg spirals will change your practice Unlike what the title implies, I will not be talking you down off the ledge. While yes, sometimes when you practice yoga your mind can get away from you and you start to spiral, this is not the type of spiraling that I’m going to address. That’s
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Practicing yoga affects the body, but it also affects the mind. Yoga builds strength, resiliency, balance, mobility, calm, groundedness, and more. Everything you practice on the mat comes with you off the mat. You might find interactions with other people go smoothly after a yoga asana practice or a few minutes of mindful breathing. There
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“Eating well” isn’t just about the food you put in your mouth, it is also about how you relate to your food. It’s common knowledge that eating more fruits and vegetables will improve your health, but when it comes to actually doing it, how does that feel? Overwhelming? Easy? Shame inducing? Anxiety producing? Many people
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Find more peace in your body with this sometimes frustrating pose Warrior 1 is one of those of those poses that I used to struggle with until I fully understood it. Maybe you’ve struggled with it too. The knees, shoulders, hips, and lower back can all cause discomfort if they are “misplaced” or you aren’t
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You might want to, but not in the way you think Yoga is more than poses, so when I ask if you practice yoga while you eat, I’m not suggesting that you eat while in Downward Dog. Please don’t do that. What I am suggesting is that you apply yogic principles to how you approach
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It doesn’t have to be so hard I hear it all the time: “I’m too stiff to do yoga.” Saying you are too stiff to practice yoga is like saying you are too dirty to take a shower. A shower is how you get clean, and yoga is how you become less stiff and more
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I love being barefoot. My feet and toes like to spread and feel the grass, or sand, or dirt, or yoga mat. Even my shoes have a wide toe box so that my piggies aren’t squished. I’ve spent a lot of my life barefoot, between modern dance, yoga, and swimming, plus being GenX and running
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With an appetizer of meditation point you in the right direction One of my favorite ways to handle “hard things” in life is through journaling after meditation. After 30 years of practicing yoga I am finally getting closer to handling hard things right off the bat, but it’s still a work in progress. As am
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