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

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

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

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