The Gifts that Yoga has given me I have been in an almost 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
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Yamas and Niyamas part 3: Asteya/Non-Stealing Welcome to part 3 of this 10 week exploration of Yoga off the Mat! If you’ve missed the first 2 installments (plus the intro), they are available for you at the bottom, just scroll down. To make sure you don’t miss a post, subscribe on Substack! I used to
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How Practicing Tree pose can Improve Your Concentration (Dharana) Have you ever noticed that when there are a million things to do, it can be difficult to focus on just one? Multi-tasking has been proven to be “not a thing,” because instead of doing multiple things simultaneously, you actually get nothing done. All you do
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Yamas and Niyamas part 2: Satya/Truth There’s a saying by Robert Fulghum, “don’t believe everything you think.” I find there is a lot of truth to that. Our mind believes all sorts of things that it’s picked up over the years. Beliefs about our worthiness, or lack thereof, beliefs about our lovability, or lack thereof.
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If you didn’t read last week’s essay, How to Move Toward Ease in 10 “Simple” Steps, click the link to read! I am doing a 10 week exploration of the first 2 limbs of yoga, the Yamas and Niyamas, to help us find the balance of strength and ease when we are off the yoga
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I was recently speaking with a client, I’ll call her “Sara,” who was telling me about her anxiety and that she wanted to rise above it. That’s what we Type A perfectionists like to do: muscle through, rise above, and take control of all situations. Unfortunately with anxiety, this just doesn’t work. Trying harder doesn’t
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Over the past 8 months I have been teaching a yoga course called Diving Deeper into Your Yoga Practice. Yoga is much more than just poses on the mat, although many of us start off with that. I know I did. Yoga is actually a multifaceted practice that involves the mind, body, and spirit, and
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If you are a human being living in a capitalistic society, chances are at some point in your life, you’ve felt like you weren’t enough. Not good enough, tall enough, thin enough, strong enough, smart enough, etc. The list goes on and on. In school we learn to analyze, compare, and contrast. Helpful skills when
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What is Mindfulness? According to the Google Dictionary, Mindfulness is Boiled down, Mindfulness is about paying attention to what is happening right now. Sometimes when you are doing a rote task, your mind wanders. Perhaps the task is boring and doesn’t take any brain power to do, like when you wash the dishes or fold
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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 well can aid in digestion and prevent abdominal discomfort during and after eating. It also encourages you to take a pause in your day, slow down, and do
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