Barefoot Wisdom
Barefoot Wisdom by Charon Whiteley and Ann Marie Chiasson, MD The book I currently love is all about Better Heath through Grounding, which is also known as Earthing. The earth … Continue readingBarefoot Wisdom
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Cooling Breath
Sitali Breath – the Yogic way to cool your body. It is breathing through slightly parted or puckered lips – like breathing through a straw – because not everyone can … Continue readingCooling Breath
Encourage
Brene Brown explains in her book The Gifts of Imperfection that the root of the word courage is cor – the Latin word for heart. Courage originally meant “To speak … Continue readingEncourage
Energy Medicine
Yoga speaks of energy in the body in reference to Chakras, Prana and Marma Points, Chinese medicine speaks of Chi in Acupuncture and Acupressure and Yoda speaks of ‘the force’ … Continue readingEnergy Medicine
The Healing Power of Yoga
I love introducing new students to the healing power of yoga and my favorite part is hearing their stories of how it has changed their lives for the better. Here … Continue readingThe Healing Power of Yoga
How will you spend your treasure?
Every morning we are given a treasure – 86,400 seconds to ‘spend’ – it’s like a fairy tale come true. Are we spending time on what matters most to us? … Continue readingHow will you spend your treasure?
Saved by a Poem
I was never a big fan of poetry in school. I remember choosing the shortest poem I could find when I needed to memorize a poem in the 6th grade. … Continue readingSaved by a Poem
My Invisible Friends
I get by with a little help from my (invisible) friends – in fact, the microbes in our gut outnumber the cells in our body 10 – 1! Because they … Continue readingMy Invisible Friends
Beauty Secret
We can’t buy beauty, no matter how much advertisers would like us to believe this, but there is one beauty treatment that instantly works wonders. A smile! Like the Fonze, … Continue readingBeauty Secret
Perception
I remember Walter Cronkite used to end his news report by saying, “And that’s the way it is,” and I believed him. I know now that this is just one … Continue readingPerception
Public Service Announcement
One of my yoga students wanted to share the following statement as a Public Service Announcement (P.S.A.) for alternative or holistic solutions for people suffering with anxiety: “When I started … Continue readingPublic Service Announcement
Steady and Comfortable
Cats know how to be steady and comfortable. Yogis know that a good yoga pose is steady and comfortable, as described in the Yoga Sutras. How do we know if … Continue readingSteady and Comfortable