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What Happens When You Practice Yoga as You Age?
It feels good. I’m 53. It’s hard to think of myself as “older,” although my teenage son points it out to me all the time. I have been practicing yoga for almost my entire adult life, and I can tell you, some things get better with age. While my practice today doesn’t look like itRead…
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Why You Should Focus on What You Can Control
And sadly, we can’t control much There’s a lot of anxiety floating around these days as the world seems to be coming unglued. Anxiety comes from focusing on things over which you have no control, and sadly, that is most things. You can’t control the weather, the traffic, or what other people do or say.Read…
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Core Strength: The Key to Better Longevity in Any Sport
It all comes from your core If you are an active person, and if you are reading this, you probably are, you most likely want to stay active for as long as possible. Unfortunately, as you age, your body requires more maintenance to do all the things you are used to doing. The repetitive movementsRead…
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A Yogic Perspective on Your Relationship with Food
Societal messages vs being kind to yourself Have you ever thought about the relationship you have with food? Yes, food is required for survival, but eating can have so many positive and negative attributes, based on the fat-shaming culture we live in, and our thoughts about food. If you’ve ever used food to numb yourRead…
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Ask a Yoga Teacher: Plank Pose
#2 in this series. Ask your yoga questions and I will answer them! Plank pose/Phalakasana is one of my favorite yoga poses for so many reasons. For a relatively simple pose, there is a lot going on. You use your entire body simultaneously, and it’s an incredibly strengthening pose for the core, upper and lowerRead…
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Moving From Two Feet To One: Building Balance
Exploring Mountain pose within Tree pose, Airplane pose, and Half Moon pose **To get the most out of this post, please click all the links that I reference. There’s a lot of detail that I hope will support your yoga practice and your understanding of these poses in your body.** When I teach and practiceRead…
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