Health & Wellness Blog

Key differences of yoga therapy from public group classes and what it's valuable.

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

5 Things I Wish Everyone Knew About Yoga

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 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