Part of the journey in my book Minerva’s Owls is an unplanned odyssey, a yogic journey through consciousness. I went to yoga one day on a whim, with no idea how it would change my life for the better. Yoga opened the connection I needed to weave hundreds of disparate strands into one solid rope, […]
Fitness and Exercise
Mantras for Emotional Eating by Sherianna Boyle
When I was younger my mother used to admire my ability to withhold myself from eating certain foods. “You have such an amazing will power,” she would say. My response was always the same, “Mom, it is not will power, I just don’t use food as a way to deal with my emotions.” You see, […]
Mudras – Movement, Magic, and Manifestation at Your Fingertips by Kimi Marin
Your hands harness energy. From sign language to cultural hand gestures, your hands convey messages and every day you are talking to someone with your hands: waving, motioning, cursing, and emphasizing a point. Usually communication is referred as something you put into the external world, but what about communicating with yourself? How do your own […]
Fall Cleansing {Wendy Vigdor-Hess}
There are many ways to cleanse including supplements, exercise/sweat, eating whole foods, embracing positive attitudes, and receiving bodywork. Meeting yourself where you are and being honest about it is a good first step. This can alleviate a lot of undue stress, self-criticism and judgment. When ready to implement changes, experimenting with some of the following […]
Goddess Pose – Why Yoga Evokes the Sacred Feminine {Yoga Journeys Series – Mary Petiet}
Stand tall with your legs bent and your feet pointing out. Raise your arms as goal posts, hands up with palms facing forward. Stand straight and strong from the torso while grounding the legs. This is the yoga pose of the goddess. Each time we assume the pose of the goddess we evoke the sacred […]
Why Yoga Transcends Duality {Yoga Journeys Series – Mary Petiet}
Duality: An instance of opposition or contrast between two concepts or two aspects of something; a dualism. (Oxford English Dictionary) Transcendental: going beyond normal or physical human experience…existing apart from and not limited by the material universe. (Oxford English Dictionary) When my kids were really small they used to journey. They’d ride their magic carpets […]
The Precipice and the Bridge – Yoga Beyond the Stretch {Yoga Journeys Series – Mary Petiet}
The modern, industrial West is in the throes of a growing fascination with the ancient practice of yoga. On our yoga mats, we can bridge the precipice between old and new realities as we explore new spiritual territory. According to The United States Yoga Federation, there are 22 million Americans currently practicing yoga. Additionally, in […]
Woman to Know – Anna Guest-Jelley from Curvy Yoga
As we are talking about Self Care this month and Embodyment and moving our bodies, my mind immediately went to Anna from Curvy Yoga. How could I not mention this inspiring woman who encourages us to grab life by the curves?? I reached out to Anna and caught her just in time this month to […]
