Lifestyle

There Is Always More

One of the things that I loved about yoga when I first began was that it became quickly clear that there is no end! In other areas of my life I could accomplish something and then I’d get a bit bored with it. Somehow, I knew right away that yoga was an infinite world that will always offer more. The more you learn, the more you realize you don’t know anything. You are never done. Now, I don’t say this to discourage you. No, please don’t stop you dead in your tracks and run the other way; it’s meant to make your mouth water and whet your appetite! Looking back, I have had many breakthroughs both in my physical practice and in my life. It’s always a pulsation: Sometimes big openings temporarily lead to deeper contraction, and at other times it pulses closer to the center. My journey has been […]

Living Vibrantly: We Are the Ones We’ve Been Waiting For

Happy New Year! I hope your first week of 2012 is off to a great start. Personally, I am feeling very optimistic about this year. Yes, it’s true, our world is not in the best shape and these next several months will determine a lot about where we are headed. While this is scary, I see it as a great opportunity. I am optimistic because in my world I see people everywhere waking up. Great beings are consciously deciding to live in greater alignment with spirit, whatever that may mean to them. The old ways of being simply will not work in our current times. Inspired by the awakening I am seeing around me, and remembering that we need new ways of being, my theme for the year is LIVE VIBRANTLY!. Your nature is vibrant. The life force energy pulsing within you is vibrant. The question is: do you have a […]

12 Ways to Make 2012 Your Healthiest Year Yet

Of course 2011 has had it’s ups and downs, but overall it’s been a wonderful year. Thanks to each of you for all the ways you have contributed to both our local and our world wide community. It’s been fun sharing so many of my ideas with you this month about living in ways that promote balance and sustainability. Thanks for reading and participating, I hope you found things you can take into your daily life. What now? I have put together a list of 12 ways you can continue what we have started here in December 2011 and make 2012 your best year yet! If you have other ideas to make 2012 a more healthy and sustainable year, please post them, we’d love to hear! Happy New Year! 1. Bring reusable grocery bags with you every time you shop. This includes produce bags too! Consider refilling containers in the bulk section […]

A Little Help From Our Friends

Our bodies tell the stories of our life. Layers and layers of tension build up from all of our life experiences, physical injuries, emotional traumas, and simply from the way the modern world asks us to use our bodies. When any part of the body is misaligned or restricted due to injury, posture, or emotional distress, the nervous system is agitated and communication within the entire body is disrupted. Though health and vitality is our inherent nature and the body will always seek well-being the best it can, many times the compensation is not optimal and will cause stress on your entire system. Sure an alignment based yoga such as Anusara® can help us to create healthy habits in our body. A regular yoga practice will shed much of the surface tension our body holds while creating more awareness. However, if there is a biomechanical misalignment, even the way you […]

A New Take on New Year’s Resolutions

How many times have you made new year’s resolutions only to abandon them a few weeks into January? You are not alone, 25% of resolutions last two weeks and after six months less than half the people have kept their promises. This year why not try a different approach? Reflect on the past year and make a list of all the major events in your life. Your successes, your challenges, the lessons learned from difficult situations, the things that are working in your life, the things that aren’t… Then highlight the things you want more of. For example, if you are proud of yourself for going to yoga once a week this year, start a second list and write that along with how you have benefited from your practice. This is something you want more of. Perhaps you will make it twice a week this year! If you got a […]