Happy International Day of Yoga! While we (and everyone we know) celebrates yoga every day, it is powerful to have a dedicated moment that unifies practitioners around the world. On December 14th, 2014, the United Nations passed resolution 69/131,…
Thousands of years ago, yoga, meditation, and other wellness practices were passed down through an individual, teacher-to-student relationship. A teacher would get to know the student’s goals and challenges, and assign specific practices to bring them into balance. Since…
The gift of parenthood is the opportunity to form a lasting, intentional, and beautiful relationship where growth and expansion in all areas of love and life are explored and encountered, both by child and parent. All too often, as…
“Stop telling girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. I think it’s a mistake. Not because they can’t, but because it would never have occurred to them that they couldn’t.” – Sarah Silverman I regularly…
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Restorative Yoga: Feel full again
Even if you’re one of the few people that don’t have trouble sleeping these days, chances are you feel a bit depleted in some way. With the accelerated pace of our modern lives, we often wake up still feeling…
Mothering is a gift. It’s an honor and a privilege to be a mother to another.It’s also a very, VERY hard slog. Every day presents a new whirlwind of emotions. Just when you think that you’ve got it all…
From the Sanskrit root “manas,” meaning “mind,” and “tra,” which translates as “tool,” a mantra is literally a tool for the mind. Yoga classes today are full of affirmations and “OMs,” however these “mind tools” are anything but new.…
As a mind-body practice, yoga shows us that our physical and mental well-being are inextricably connected. But while many of us talk openly about our physical health struggles, mental health issues are still largely shrouded in stigma. Widespread lack…
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PARIVRTTA TRIKONASANA: REVOLVE YOUR TRIANGLE
Pronounced: pah-ree-VUR-tah tree-koan-AH-suh-nuh Mastering the Revolved Triangle Pose From the Sanskrit roots “tri,” meaning “three,” and “kon,” meaning “angle,” Trikonasana is named for the shape it resembles. While Triangle Pose is relatively straightforward, its evolved form, Revolved Triangle, presents…