Yoga

The name of this journal article says it all.  Get out your mat and practice yoga with your Feelings Kit.

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How did the practice make you feel?

Chakras are a tool I have enjoy understanding to support me on my "work on myself".  They give me a step-by-step perspective, direct and profound.  Watch this video to understand more...

What is a Chakra?   Chakras are "centers of activity for the reception, assimilation, and transmission of life energies."  This information I share with you on this video is from one of my favorite text books:  The Sevenfold Journey:  Reclaiming Mind, Body, and Spirit Through the Chakras, by Anodea Judith & Selen…

Have you ever combined your bike ride and yoga?

The other day I was riding my bike with my husband on our usual path from the house.  We can ride on the roads in the neighborhoods for a while before we turn onto a prairie path.  The trail this time of year is full of amazing foliage and flower, a variety of vivid greens and yellow goldenrod in bloom wave with the wind.  Every once in awhile a purple burst of flowers popped up to say hello and balance the wheel of colors.  We have been riding th…

A woman with bright eyes, smiling face, and a giggle came through the door at Living Well Cancer Resource Center.  She walked with a mission and a cane, remarking that she is always late wherever she goes.  Her mission was to wparticipate in the 3-day Self-Care Workshop – Foundations of UZIT (Urban Zen Integrative Therapy).

“I got you, girl!” I greeted right away, and helped her find her space.  Supporting her as she joined our introductory circle of sharing without having to do the typical reg…

Do you feel the energy around you? Sometimes we take on too much in the hustle and bustle of a season.  Often we are looking for more energy to make it through the rest of a day.  Let’s celebrate YOU and all you can do!  Here’s a treat in how you can flow in the energy of your surroundings.

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Riding my bike from my house around the Prairie Path and back home is my exercise and enjoyment in these warmer months.  It takes me about 1 hour to ride 12 -15 miles.

To get to the path, I ride on the streets and sidewalks feeling all the different terrains as the pavement changes sometimes in big surprising ways.  There is fresh, black pavement, ridged pavement in transition, and squiggle patches on grey pavement.  The edges of the streets often have extra gravel, sometimes-bigger rocks and s…

We stand on our feet everyday!  Do you take care of your feet, your foundation?  When I showed up at my first yoga class back in 1998, my feet were not the best looking foundation.  I had really narrow feet with bunions and my pinky toe hugging the next toe very tightly.  It was an issue in my shoes, in standing long periods of time, in my walking and posture.  My yoga teacher gave me the tips I am sharing with you now in this video.  I did the work and now I have YOGA TOES - they look like they…

Are you able to say, "I love myself"?

I love myself is a powerful affirmation and one that is not easily spoken, much less felt in the heart.  But how do we love others if we first do not love ourselves?  The Golden Rule says to Love others as much as you love yourself.  Some of us hear “others” and go straight to it, putting all of our energy into other people.  It is challenging to focus on loving ourselves in a society that often turns it into a selfish act.  But we are told on an airplane, …

Today in yoga class during a body scan visualization practice, a very profound message was sang to us by the one and only ELVIS!

At the beginning of class I was struggling with my electronic devices and getting the music to play through my speaker.  I made the comment that "electronics are not liking me right now".  We experienced a lovely practice coming into a circle at the end for a body scan visualization and a few drops of Frankincense essential oils on the top of our heads.  I changed the…