How listening to my gut led me to cancel my Guatemala Yoga Retreat, and why it was the right thing to do I had wanted to lead a yoga retreat in Costa Rica for about 10 years. In 2023, I connected with a tour company that specialized in yoga retreats. They reached out to me
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Gliding through the water, the sun above me, all I hear is the sound of rushing water and bubbles made by my exhale. The rhythm of my strokes is matched by the rhythm of my breathing. Inhale, exhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, exhale. This pattern repeats over and over as my body slips through the water.
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Part of this Summer’s Yoga for Cross-Training series This past weekend I went on a wonderful walk in my neighborhood. I live in a semi-urban/suburban area that has both sidewalks in many areas, and trees along the way. I have done many routes, and usually finish by going around the large cemetery a few blocks
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If you’ve been reading my essays for awhile, you might be aware that I am a Type A recovering perfectionist. You might be one too. Welcome to the club! I did a lot of work to release myself from perfectionism. It took time, many tears, therapy, and lots of journaling. For me, perfectionism lead to
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Cultivate the strength, balance, and mobility you need to keep playing the game you love for life! Whether you are a competitive golfer or simply play for fun, golf can take its toll on an aging body. In addition to normal morning stiffness, you may also have one sided aching and pain from the one-sided
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Cross-training with yoga poses that support your tennis game Tennis is a fun social sport to play. You get out into the sun, hang out with your friends, a little competition, what’s not to like? The game of tennis, however, has a few drawbacks, especially for aging bodies. That doesn’t mean that you need to
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In order to find deep connection with others, start by connecting to yourself One of the unskillful coping strategies I acquired in my childhood, along with perfectionism, was disconnection and numbing. I had big feelings that the adults in my life were ill equipped to handle, so I learned to make myself smaller. I numbed
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Gardening is physical work, make sure your body is ready to weed, pull, plant, and water! Gardening, like shoveling snow in the Winter, is physical work. But also like shoveling, rarely does anyone warm up before they head out into the garden. Whether you’re out there for an hour or all day, you must prepare
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Active vs passive, strengthening vs stretching. It’s all necessary for the health of your back. Gravity is pesky, it’s forever pulling you toward the ground. Every moment of every day you attempt to resist gravity, but often times, it wins. Every time you slouch, that’s you, losing the battle. This isn’t a judgment, resisting gravity
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Connection is almost as important as food and water As I wrote in Nourish Your Heart on a Yoga and Meditation Retreat, going on retreat allows you to take a break from life to relax, refresh, and renew yourself to be able to handle everything that life throws at you. Or at least handle it slightly better.
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