My Why #4: Acceptance Nobody is meaner to us than we are. Would you ever talk to another person the way you talk to yourself? Of course not. So why is it okay for you to be so mean to you? There are so many messages that we receive as children that carry with us
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Looking back on 2024 and seeing what I learned I started Yoga Living 50 and Beyond in January of 2024. I felt burned out with promoting my business on Social Media and was looking for something else. The daily posts on Instagram and Facebook felt like I was screaming into the void. Despite all my followers, hardly
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My why #3: Meditation Out of all the practices that are part of my life, meditation is the one I practice the least. I came to it last on my yoga journey, but it is an incredibly powerful practice. So why don’t I do it more often? Herein lies the mystery… Once upon a time,
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Finding acceptance is easier said than done, but is exactly what frees you from the stress in your life. The events in your life won’t change, but your relationship to these events can. You can’t control the events, but you can control how you respond. I find there are two kinds of people: people who
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My Why #2: Journaling I started writing in a journal around age 10 after I read the Diary of Anne Frank for the first time. You can read more about that here: The Magic of Journaling to Understand Yourself Although it has evolved over the years, pouring out my thoughts onto the page has been
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Using Meditation for Svadhyaya/Self-Inquiry Just one more game. Just one more page. Just one more cookie. Just one more drink. These are some of the lies we tell ourselves when we numb. When you are numb, you are disconnected, unaware, and don’t have power over yourself. It’s only through awareness that you gain control. Without
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“My Why” series, #1 This is the first installment in a series that I’m calling “My Why,” reflecting on why I do the practices that I do in my life. I find it’s through reflection that I learn the most about myself. I hope this sheds some light on why you do what you do
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Stretching is not just for dancers and gymnasts. Stretching is important for everyone. I have always been naturally flexible, but it can easily leave me if I don’t keep working on it. Like most kids, I was a rubbery kid. I remember being 6 and lying down on my stomach to touch my feet to
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Let’s break down twisting yoga poses The spine moves in four ways: forward bending (flexion), backward bending (extension), side bending (lateral flexion) and twisting (rotation). All movements are important for spinal health, but need to be done mindfully and intentionally. Twisting yoga poses strengthen the obliques (2 of our 4 abdominal muscles) and the spinal
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Appreciating what you have In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday in the (not so) United States, I wanted to share the power of Gratitude (Kritajna), not only as a practice, but as a general mindset. As a practice, naming things that for which you are grateful helps you orient your mind toward the positive. Our
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