We all have issues whether it’s about being the oldest child and always feeling responsible for your younger siblings, or because you grew up in a toxic abusive household and have been protecting your whole life. Maybe you’re the rebel, people pleaser, quiet one, or life of the party. Perhaps you felt restricted or controlled; perhaps you are compensating or comforting because you saw how much Continue Reading
Yoga Makes Me Normal
Yesterday morning I was vibrating and mentally spiraling so I went to a yoga class because I just couldn’t practice on my own. But yoga is just not a pill you take when you are feeling crazy; it’s also not something you just do to accomplish a goal; and although these are both valid reasons for going to a yoga class, it is way more. Yoga is a spiritual practice designed to discharge negative Continue Reading
Misconceptions around Health & Wellness Programs
Corporate Health & Wellness is pretty popular right now, but are the wellness committees really focused on the right initiatives? Workplaces are handing out fitness trackers, hiring weight loss consultants, personal trainers and even yoga instructors; they are having contests and challenges; and all of it is focused on one thing…the sculpted physical results. There’s a lot of misconception Continue Reading
The Challenges of Winter – Vata & Tamasic Season :
Does this sound familiar? I really need to make time for myself; I am just so busy, I can’t seem to find enough hours in the day; I have to get serious about my diet; or I need to get on a regular exercise / self-care schedule. Perhaps you say these things to yourself or something like it. You are not alone. Winter is a vata and tamasic season, and is one of the most difficult for many to deal Continue Reading
Practice Kindness
I remember the first time I heard about the cycle of birth and death, known as samsara in Indian philosophy. For those of you unfamiliar, it means that we as humans are destine to death and rebirth of life in the material world, bound by our samskaras (cellular manifested energy created through the false perception of ego, attachment, aversion, fear, ignorance) and vasanas. Liberation is bestowed Continue Reading
500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
I remember getting after my 200 hour certification, always wanting to learn more about ‘The Path of Yoga’ and continuing my studies but not really feeling the drive to “quote – unquote” get a 500 hour certification. I guess the status of being a 500 hour Yoga Alliance qualified teacher wasn’t so important at that time. But my passion for true ‘whole person’ wellness (yoga, integrative health Continue Reading
Yoga Days of Summer Guest Blog
Guest Blog by Nicole Breen Ask yourself the following: what do I want to give and what do I want to receive and why? The simple practice is the act of writing it down and asking yourself the questions. Often times we are good at giving but have trouble with being on the receiving end. I asked myself these questions and shared with Susan. And now I am sharing with you! Here it goes from Continue Reading
Chakras Communicate Important Messages: Yoga, The Path to Divine Self
Does your teacher trigger you? How about your mother, father, husband, wife, friend, neighbor or sibling? Emotional triggers are energetic communication. They are based on a sensation – feeling – emotion that is attached to our subtle body (spiritual consciousness). These are charged messages from your spiritual body fueling emotion to be unlocked, let out and set free. Charged responses have a Continue Reading
Finding God Through Yoga
I remember growing up and having some really dogmatic Christian principles crammed into my ears. Some of the teachings resonated with me, and others just didn’t feel quite right and true. I rejected a lot of the teachings because of the judgmental, fear based concepts. I simply had a hard time believing that the ‘wrath’ of God was going to be handed out if I didn’t behave in a specific way. And Continue Reading