We’ve all been there. You are trying to establish a new routine that you are really excited about. Maybe you’ve decided to go to the gym every day, or meditate regularly, or get 8 hours of sleep every night. You start off strong, and do what you set out to do. And then between week
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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. We know that eating more fruits and vegetables will make us healthier, but when it comes to actually doing it, how does that feel? Overwhelming? Easy? Shame inducing? Anxiety producing? Many of us
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We all lie to ourselves. If you think you never lie to yourself, you are lying to yourself. The problem is, we don’t always know that we are lying. Sometimes we don’t do it intentionally, these lies are based on beliefs that we actually think are true. I’m too much. I’m not good enough (smart
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Have you ever noticed that when you feel agitated, you tend to fidget? It’s hard to sit still when you’ve got a million things running through your head. However, the opposite is also possible. When you intentionally sit still, even for just a few minutes, the mind stops racing and starts to settle, like water
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Most people come to Asana, the physical yoga practice, for the physical benefits: strength, flexibility, balance, help with lower back pain, cross training, etc. But yoga offers so much more than that, the poses are simply an entryway to the myriad other benefits. Through the poses you learn about your breath and the power that
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When I bring up the topic of meditation, many people scoff, “I can’t meditate, my brain won’t turn off.” Or maybe it’s “I can’t meditate, I can’t sit still.” There are many false beliefs surrounding meditation that I cover in “3 Myths about Meditation and Why it’s Easier Than You Think!” a free eBook you
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Many people understand how 5 deep breaths can shift you from feeling stressed to feeling calm. But did you know that Pranayama (yoga breathing practices) can be used for more than just calm? Different types of breath control can help you clear brain fog, cool you down (think menopausal hot flashes), or help you feel
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Last week I wrote about the 5 Yamas (Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Brahmacharya, and Aparigraha). These are all principles related to interacting with other people, although these principles can also be applied to ourselves. Part 2 is about the 5 Niyamas, principles related to our internal work and self-exploration more directly. There are ways to see
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There is more to yoga than just doing poses on a mat, there are 8 “limbs” to a balanced yoga practice (read more about that here). This post is a discussion about the first limb of yoga: Yamas. Yamas and Niyamas usually go together, but there is a lot to say, so I am splitting
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As a young adult in my 20s, I scheduled every moment of my day. I lived in New York City, teaching swimming and pursuing a modern dance career. I bought roller blades because the subways didn’t get me where I needed to go fast or reliably enough, and I needed every part of my day
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