Health & Wellness Blog

Waiting to speak, waiting to receive, waiting to be told what to do next. It’s an all too familiar dynamic in places where we talk about our health. Living in a world with labs, scans, diagnostics of all sorts is so valuable for early detection just as much as identifying our source of distress. We can learn a lot from our many microorganisms, our biorhythms, and blood samples. We also have to ask: at what point has it served its usefulness? Arguably, there are times when we

As standard as workplace wellness might seem in Corporate America, you might be surprised to learn that everyone is doing it differently IF they opt to do it at all. So why do it? Largely past the perils of infectious disease that largely dominated the first half of the 20th century, public health efforts were free to turn its attention toward prevention and lifestyle. The Western population was living longer, with a life expectancy of 67 for men and 75 for women born in 1970

Lately, I’ve been spending some time learning more about eating, drinking and living as unadulterated as possible. More importantly, not from a place of fear but with motivation of feeling as good as possible from here on out. To become an informed tea consumer, Elise of Lifestyle Coaching and Yoga Therapeutics shares top things to consider in your purchase from microplastics to decaffeination. All Things Tea My most favorite beverage. I come from a long line of tea drinkers;

Namaste doesn’t mean what we’ve made it to mean Many things from the tradition were lost in translation as yoga moved here to the West. When asked to reflect on this sanskrit share, many folks from South-Asian cultures say saying namaste at the end of a yoga class feels… awkward. A: it’s not really used in closing, it’s much more of a greeting in its origin culture. Even then, there isn’t reference of “I” as in the light in me honors the light in you”. While a lovely sentimen

Pain has a complicated history and presentation. Injections and comforting therapies wear off, re-injury occurs and sometimes, pain even persists long after visible proof of healing. These are things we know to be true. With more and more study, we know that the brain creates pain. This isn't disputed in Western healthcare, but it isn't equipped to treat central sensitization with the persistent care it requires. That's where Neuroplastic Pain Recovery Coaching comes in. Stru

Next to mindfulness and nervous system regulation, somatics might just be the buzzword of the year. And it’s everything it’s cracked up to be. To learn what somatics is and ultimately the relevance it has for you and how you feel, it's important to know the science of what it helps and why it helps. Chronic Tension I was first introduced to a particular branch of somatics called Hanna somatics as I started my schooling in Yoga Therapy. Not to be confused with somatic experien

There’s this hilarious thing about how health and wellness coaching is explained on websites that makes me laugh. I did it too, at first, and I still laugh when I come across this language because even though the description is true, this flowery language it’s not helpful to the person looking for help. It leaves someone wondering… what exactly will we be doing? Is it actually going to help? To know if coaching is the next right support for you, it's helpful to know how the

March is National Sleep Month and in honor of this sweet and sometimes elusive brainwave state, I thought I’d compile my favorite sleep-related tips and resources for you. Whether this finds you reeling from daylight savings or sleeping well, it’s true that we all phase in and out of good sleep. Why? Because we’re permeable beings. We’re influenced by what’s happening in our personal lives just as much as the global state of affairs. We’re deeply connected to each other, to t

There’s a great deal written on the subject of creativity as it’s seemingly a topic of continued fascination. Rick Rubin’s book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being was one of these many reads on my list for awhile so I checked it out of the library on a rainy day last month. Immediately, I felt expansive. There was pause between thoughts, time slowed down and I was connected to another stream of insight. Have you had this experience? Maybe it was with a book or simply a natural

The time of year where the collective blues settle in and the sun plays hide and seek.

How it all started and where it's going.

First as a life-long student of yoga, second as a Registered Yoga Teacher, I’m taking today to share few resources and a fresh perspective that I hope will expand the lens through which the practice is viewed. More Than Fitness? When you hear yoga, what comes to mind? You’re amongst the majority if you associate Yoga with the physical practice of it. We sit on colorful, grippy rectangles or poised in a chair and shape ourselves into “asanas” or postures, held for varying leng