unfreeze. de-stress. process. EMBODY.
Now that the rush of pre-Xmas excitement is over, how do you feel in your skin? Right now, right in this very moment, how aware are you of your body? Your feet? Legs? Chest? Can you feel the back of your neck? How about your breath? {Use the 10 point relaxation...
METTA MEDITATION {for the pre-Xmas craze}
[buzzsprout episode='612773' player='true']Year 2017 has brought a lot of innovation to Satori yoga.Classes, their content and delivery, have changed and - I hope - evolved. Earlier this year I was looking for ways to include a practice of gratitude to existing class...
BALANCE, CHALLENGES, and what to do when things fly off the handle…
This post was originally written a couple of weeks ago for the students of Pain Care Yoga classes as a part of our off - the - mat learning series. The learning + empowering opportunity presented when one of the students was caught off guard by her body's reaction to...
When Weather Hurts
Does this warm - cold - warm - cold - warm - cold weather hurt your body?This fall seemed particularly bad for fibro flares - we talked a loooooot about that in class... Registrations for winter yoga session opened mid-November, and last week I wrote about how to pick...
How To Find The Best – Fitting Yoga Class
It is year 2000, and I am in a Pilates class.The teacher offers simple, straightforward instructions.Intellectually, I totally get what she is asking us to do; yet, she might as well be speaking Chinese - the cues make no sense to my BODY.I am confused and frustrated...
the practice of PENDULATION
When I studied yoga and Ayurveda at the Chopra Center of Wellbeing, my teachers were very fond of this breath experiment: they'd ask us to inhale, and hold the breath for as long as we could. Then they'd tell us to exhale, and hold on empty - also for as long as we...
“No drop ins!” deal and the SCIENCE behind it
Most yoga studios use a drop-in strategy – or, at the very least, a combination of preregistered and drop-in offerings. The logic behind it is simple: make it as easy as possible for everyone and anyone to attend a class. That’s awesome if your goal is to get people on the mat.
The Tortoise and the Hare
Does it feel like any new activity you try out hurts your body? Dog days of summer can be full of this “ get back at it” energy: my inbox and FB feed are inundated – and right on time! - with offers from gyms, weight loss, and movement training programs, while my...
Mindset Shifts: MIND-BENDING FACTS
Last week's post talked about healing the mindset as a powerful pain management tool. Changing our minds can help to off-load unhealthy beliefs about our bodies (including those we've heard and adopted from our care providers) so that we can calm down the nervous...
Words Are Windows (or They’re Walls)
Usually I write about mindfulness and how it applies to PAIN CARE. Mindfulness is, in fact, one of the cornerstones of PAIN CARE YOGA.But mindfulness isn’t exclusive to a yoga mat, meditation cushion, or pain management. I discovered that magic happens when I apply...