I wish I had known this sooner I grew up thinking that I wasn’t allowed to have emotions. My feelings were too big for the adults in my life to handle. The story I told myself was that I was too much and had to make myself smaller and quieter to feel safe and acceptable.
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Osteoporosis is a diagnosis that puts fear into the hearts of many women, but it is actually a condition that can affect everyone, regardless of biological sex. Although men aren’t diagnosed nearly as frequently, dropping testosterone is also a risk factor for osteoporosis. There are many endocrine glands that affect bone health, including the thyroid
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A practice to get to know yourself and understand the beliefs that hold you back Journaling can take many shapes. It can be a log of day to day happenings, or it can be a deep dive into your thoughts and feelings. I find the latter to be more helpful in taking your yoga practice
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aka Double Pigeon or Firelog pose Hip openers are a category of yoga poses that are equally loved and hated by yoga students. I have found that the poses you hate the most are the ones your body needs the most (as long as you don’t hate them because they cause you injury). A pose
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When it comes to healthy eating, how you eat can be as important as what you eat. Sitting while you eat, eating slowly, and chewing your food sufficiently aids in digestion and can prevent abdominal discomfort, both during and after eating. It also encourages you to take a pause in your day, slow down, and
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I have been in a 30 year relationship with yoga. When I started at age 23, I was steeped in anxiety, perfectionism, and self-loathing. I was simultaneously too much and not enough, and struggled with depression on and off for many years. Yoga has been the one constant throughout my adult life that gave me
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I usually have a packed schedule. Over the years I’ve learned to create space and buffer zones in my day so that I don’t feel as frantic as I used to when I would rush from thing to thing without a moment to breathe. In my 20s, my day was scheduled to the minute. Thankfully
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And it doesn’t involve becoming a pretzel… 50 is about the age when your body begins to rebel. My body started to rebel at age 39, but I’ve always been an overachiever… Suddenly you have aches and pains that you never had before. You might be having trouble sleeping, and your anxiety is suddenly off the charts.
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Practicing yoga both on and off the mat If you’ve been reading my essays for any amount of time, you will know that yoga is much more than just poses on the mat. Many of us start with that, I know I did. There is so much to learn about yourself and your body by
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And what I release Practicing yoga has myriad benefits: building strength, improving balance, and increasing mobility. As you age, all of this becomes even more important for maintaining an active lifestyle. You can get all of the above by functional training in the gym. However, this is the tip of the iceberg in terms of
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