Twisting, turning, straight, flexed, relaxed, recenter, reengage and adapt: YOGA AND MOTHERHOOD!
Hi All, I meant to post this blog pre-Mother’s Day, but I didn’t get around to it! I do feel like this last mini-workshop (tripod to side crows) and today’s 55 minutes class, which did a lot of focus on the core, twisting, and obliques, as well as stability, is very fitting for Mother’s Day. […]
Challenging yoga poses and challenging obstacles in life, require strengthening of the body and mind
This week as I continue to get stronger, but still feel the discomfort of surgery (and perhaps just my body settling into it’s new “structure” shall we say) along with the discomforts of normal aches and pains that I’m told (but have difficulty accepting) we all get after the age of 35, I’ve decided to […]
It’s a whole new world, with new challenges to embrace and accept
Hi All, It has been a very long time since I’ve sat down at my computer and blogged. I’ve written a lot in the past couple of years, I’ve done a lot, I’ve taught yoga a lot, but I’ve just not sat down to just write. I’m not going to make my blog posts long […]
Acceptance of the unknown in the New Year; my experience and my story
Happy New Year! It’s been a long time since I wrote. As many of you know, I’m currently expecting and due the first week of March. This was a very unexpected pregnancy and I must say that breaking my leg one week after opening the studio and then getting pregnant was probably not the best […]
Benefits of yoga for athletes and series of yoga asanas targeting specific muscle groups
(Download PDF on home page to see pictures of various different poses) Benefits of Yoga for Athletes – Regular practice of yoga postures helps to stabilize tendons and muscles, which helps to avoid acute and repettitive stress injuries. Yoga is about balance and both mentally and physically, the practice of yoga helps the practitioner to […]
A Compilation of Mindfulness Exercise Favorites for Kids and Adults!
Mindfulness Games for Community Building/Stress release (great resource is the Mindful Games Activity Cards – Susan Kaiser Greenlard with Annaka Harris. Some of these exercises have also been adapted from Jon Kabbat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course) · Some Favorites (though there are many more!) · Feeling my Feet · Ask students to stand, eyes […]
Returning mindfully back to school!
From January until the end of May, 2018, there were 21 school shootings in which individuals were killed or injured. As our children go back to school, it is important to reflect on a failed system of safety in our schools and to be proactive in order to prevent future violence in the coming school […]
Relinquishing Control; embracing the unknown and living in the present moment
One of the most challenging things that I have had to deal with is the unknown. As someone who likes to have control over a schedule and who is regimented, unchartered territory has always been difficult for me. When I was a child, teenager, and a young adult in college, in medical school and newly […]
Living and accepting the moment; relinquish any ideas of control and live in the moment
This past week I have embarked on a long journey to learn more about Metta, otherwise known as lovingkindness meditation. I recently finished reading “Lovingkindness: The revolutionary art of happiness,” by Sharon Salzberg with a forward by John Kabat-Zinn. Having noticed that many meditations begin with “may all beings…” I wondered where the actual framework […]
Empowering yourself first will help you to empower others; good morning empowering 10 yoga poses
Try these poses when you get out of bed each morning before starting your day. A little bit of yoga each morning can make a huge difference in your perspective for the rest of the day and your ability to tolerate and cope with difficult people or experience. Yoga poses boost your self-confidence, lightening your […]