We see and hear the clichés about self care almost daily through social media, the internet and advertising: Self Care is not Selfish; Put Your Own Oxygen Mask on First, Love Yourself First and then Everything Falls into Line and so on and so on. 🥱 They may be cliché and we may be bombarded …
💫💫The Magical Mystery Muscle 💫💫
We really do have a magical mystery muscle in our bodies and let’s explore this muscle with an open and curious mind. To clarify in my opinion, all muscles are pretty magical. Today I am focusing on a muscle that is our primal messenger from the core of our being. The Psoas Muscle. When we …
Healing Power of Restorative Yoga
Does your life feel like it is go go go all the time? Do you find that even sleep does not bring your body, mind and spirit back to a place of homeostasis? Do you struggle with the monkey mind? Are you recovering from an illness or injury and have fear of beginning to move …
Yoga & Arthritis My Journey
Being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the age of 36 felt like a life sentence. My life was turned upside down. My body no longer felt like it was my own. Movement and activity were a struggle and fatigue was the ruler of my domain. It was in this moment that I knew something had …
Love Lives Here
In June I started a beautiful meditation practice with the DevaTree School of Yoga. It is a Metta meditation challenge and it has had a profound effect on me. This loving kindness meditation started with eight days of turning inward and creating love within myself for myself. It was a beautiful reminder that ‘Love …
Resistance
Welcome Spring!! It has been such a beautiful month and a great time to explore, peel back the layers of winter and witness the growth all around us. Resistance what does this word mean to you. For me it has been present recently and I have been pondering its meaning and intention in my life. …
Starting is Hard
Who agrees starting his hard??? It is a new year and each year starts with the best of intentions. Sometimes we put so much pressure on ourselves with resolutions and perhaps it is time to look at it as intentions. A new year can be difficult. A beautiful friend of mine helped me navigate the …