guest blogger Chloe Pearson Embarking on a wellness journey is a commitment to enhancing your quality of life, yet maintaining consistency can often be a hurdle. The key lies in integrating practical strategies that align with your lifestyle and aspirations.…
Forward folding postures, whether supine, standing, or seated, typically challenge 99% of yoga practitioners. Even though the intent of forward folds is to calm the nervous system and ease tension in our muscular-skeletal structure, typically the opposite effect is apparent.…
In a previous post, I wrote about reacting from ego rather than responding from calm abiding and clear seeing. An everyday example of ego’s reactivity is what we label as “road rage.” It is safe to say that everyone has…
Sirsasana or Headstand is referenced as the King of Asanas because of its many benefits. Turning ourselves upside down promotes both physiological and psychological health. Benefits of Sirsasana: However, Sirsasana, whether headless or in its full expression with the crown…
We are spiritual beings on a human journey. Yogis learn that their “beingness” comprises three bodies — gross, subtle, and causal. Within these bodies are further contained five koshas: 1) GROSS body — Annamaya Kosha (physical being)2) SUBTLE body —…
In a stress-filled world challenged with increasing levels of anxiety and depression, restorative yoga is a boon to the mind, body, and spirit. Supta Baddha Konasana (Reclining Bound Angle Pose) is a familiar pose in most restorative sequences. It promotes…
A primary teaching of yoga holds that true happiness, referred to as bliss or joy, comes from within. That is to say, no external thing, person, experience, role, or job creates or causes happiness. Thus, early in their practice, yogis…
Our back body is not easily seen unless we look in a mirror. Unfortunately, what is hidden from our eyesight can also be lost to our awareness, which may be why many people suffer stiffness and pain along their spines.…
Yogis embrace this simple truth about all change — first, it gets better; then it gets worse; then it ‘gets’ different. In its simplicity, change is constant and cyclical. The three stages above are milestones with which we can gauge…
Our nervous system is comprised of the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic systems. When we react to daily events with a fight-or-flight response, we are operating within our Sympathetic Nervous System where our energy is charged and ready for action. Conversely, when…
Those on the yoga path often hear from our teachers that we are human beings on a spiritual journey. However, as that journey progresses and our understanding grows, a greater truth emerges inverting this axiom to read we are spiritual…
Yoga, as a body-mind-spirit practice, aims to integrate samadhi, the state in which the whole being comes into presence. The yogi’s challenge is translating this esoteric aim into practical experience. As yogis, we can accomplish this grand aim by bringing…
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