Time Under Tension In recent weeks I have been reading, listening, searching for more information on “Time Under Tension” in regard to our physical bodies. I’ve been a regular in the weight room for many years. Was there a hiatus, absolutely! There was a period of my...
Being Open As we change the seasons there is a lot of talk about the changes that come, the letting go, the need to slow down, find rest, etc. With the energy of summer ending, I love how the Fall offers us relief and a swing in tempo. This week I have been prompted...
Finding Your Flow At times it may seem like our lives feel disjointed, things are not moving smoothly, that there is no natural flow to our days, weeks, and months. Overtime, this feeling can leave us feeling unsettled, as if life is ‘rough around the edges’. On the...
Relief A feeling of reassurance and/or relaxation. How often have you said the phrase “well that’s a relief” and as you do you can feel as if a weight is lifted from you. You may feel lighter or like tension begins to release from your body. Often times, we are not...
Today I’ve had to share in the lesson of letting go. Not allowing myself to get caught up in the attachment of having to be perfect and suffering as a result. That’s why today, our Yoga Inspiration is short and sweet. Are you holding on to something that is causing...
If we looked back through our lives, we could find times when we felt we reached a “peak”. Those times when we felt most accomplished in our career, a sport, our relationship, our health. But in my experience, when I look back at times, I believe I peaked, it wasn’t...
Tada – Mountain, Asana – Pose. Our Tadasana teaches us to stand firmly, feet planted into the earth, while we have the inverse action of standing tall, perhaps bringing clarity and enlightenment as the energy flows up through the body. This past week I had the...
Changing Direction Our path in life is never linear. Consider a time when you felt your life was moving in a straight line and then you find yourself at a crossroads and make the decision to change direction. You decide to take the new job, study something you love,...
“The action of becoming larger or more extensive.” With the beginning of our week giving us a Blue Supermoon – of which we will not see again until 2037 - this topic has been on my mind. The ways in which we become larger or extend ourselves in all aspects of...
We’ve all come into those times in our lives where we feel a level of uncertainty, of instability. Perhaps within our family, career, circle of friends, or romantic relationships. Then there are times when our boat, figuratively, may seem rockier and we feel this in...
How do you know when you feel happy? Is it a feeling in your mind? Does your breath feel even and smooth? Is it when your smile is authentic? As August begins, we see the beauty of summer continue. This past week I did some personal reflection on this time of year....
The Plank. A well-known body weighted exercise that is within a number of fitness disciplines. Commonly thought of as building strength for the core, the plank works much more than the core; building strength and stability for everyday life. In Sanskrit it is...