Yoga Musings

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 […]

Did You Miss Something?

Dear Friends, I hope you have been enjoying the posts this month. Today, how about going back through the blog and reading one you might have missed. Perhaps make a comment on something you liked or have tried and share your results. Below you will see I’ve made a little table of contents for you for easy access! Please tune in next week for all new posts. Enjoy the holiday weekend. Happy Everything! Stacey Asana 12 Minutes to Calm, Ground and Energize Asana for Lower Back Relief Just Put Your Legs Up the Wall! Recipes Kitcharie Edible Grace Building Community Through Food Self Care Moderation: Enjoyment in Balance Oil Pulling – Removing Toxins From the Body 26 Minutes to Greater Well Being The Magic of Oil – Abhyanga What’s in Your Bathroom? Sustainability Clear the Clutter Simplify the Holidays – Ideas for Gift Giving Sustainability is Sexy

What’s In Your Bathroom?

Many of us have already made the switch to organic foods to avoid pesticides and other harmful toxins. But do you realize your skin is the largest organ in your body? The skin absorbs everything around you and literally “eats” the products you use on it? Do you know what’s in your bathroom? Most soaps, cleansers, cosmetics and even toothpaste is made with Sodium Lauryl Sulfate which is disguised under 150 different names. SLS is a de-greaser used to clean car engines, garage floors, and other greasy surfaces. How has this known carcinogen found it’s way into our self care products? Well because it makes them bubble up and it is extremely cheap. So what is wrong with SLS? For starters, it is very drying to the skin, a known irritant, but more importantly it cannot be metabolized by your liver and studies have shown that trace amounts stay in your liver, lungs, […]

Building Community Through Food

Jordan Schachter has been building community through food in San Francisco since 2005. Through his business, Jordan’s Kitchen, he offers the yoga of food! In group cooking classes even the cooking challenged are empowered! He always uses fresh, seasonal, and organic ingredients and supports local farmers and producers. You can join one of Jordan’s scheduled cooking classes or book one for your next private event. The only better way than yoga asana to bond with friends, new and old, is definitely over food! Jordan will be offering two different classes this January, Winter’s Bounty and Comfort Food. He has been kind enough to share a few of his recipes with us this week. As always, I’d love to hear from you on my Facebook Page. Let us know if you find your inner chef! Still need that last minute gift? Consider a gift certificate for one of Jordan’s […]

Happy Solstice!

December 22 is the winter solstice, the darkest day of the year. Solstice means: Sun standing still. This midwinter celebration is one of the eight sacred observances in the wheel of the year. By honoring the wheel of the year we tune in with nature and to the dance of life. Winter Solstice is a nature’s invitation for us to turn inward and PAUSE. Though we may be trying to tie up our lives before the end of the year, complete work projects before the holiday, and get those last minute gifts and social obligations in, your body is asking to be still and silent. Make time this week for inner inquiry. Journal and reflect, take a walk, have a cup of tea, and rest. The potency of your light lies within you, go to your inner space and welcome the coming of the light.