Chakra 101: The care and keeping of the Root Chakra.
The chakra system is very simple, although working with it can be challenging. When we experience physical dis-ease or imbalance in a chakra, our work is to look to the mental, emotional, and/or spiritual root cause in conjunction with whatever treatment is required.
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Practicing gratitude: When you don’t know what to say, try saying thank you!
We live in a troubled world. It is easy to get stuck in hopelessness and pessimism. Despite the challenges this world faces, it is still a good world full of wonderful people doing the best they can. Gratitude allows us to shift our negative perspective and re-focus our awareness on the love that surrounds us.
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The ends, outs, and round-abouts of effective yoga twists!
Twists are very important, both as part of a balanced asana practice and as a component of physical mobility. However, there are optimal ways of twisting and potentially injurious ways of twisting. In a mindful yoga practice, we listen to our body’s guidance to ensure that our twists not only feel good, but are good for us as well!
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Chakra 101: the caring and keeping of your energetic anatomy.
In the coming weeks we will be taking an in-depth look at each of the chakras. For now, here is a sneak-peak at the seven major chakras, where they are located in the body, and a few of the psychospiritual associations we have with each of the chakras.
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How to practice savasana: yoga practice ain’t over ’til it’s over!
None of us know when or where we will die, just like none of us know what challenges our yoga teacher is going to offer us during our practice. We just know that in the end there is peace.
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Halloween and Samhain: modern and ancient traditions as the wheel of the year turns.
When we allow the traditions of old to inform our modern world, we can live more harmoniously and with deeper connection to ourselves, each other, and Mother Earth herself.
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Exploring crystal bowls and sound healing with Amy Aboud!
The Crystal Bowl Sound Healing for the Chakras workshop is offered seasonally. I use crystal singing bowls, mantra, and props to activate and balance the chakras.
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The Five Great Elements: Connecting to Earth
The Pancha Mahabuta, or five great elements, is the stuff of which Prakriti is composed. Purusha manifests from the most to least subtle as ether, air, fire, water, and earth. This may seem highly theoretical, but it is actually quite practical. This is the process of manifestation – how we birth our dreams, thoughts, and ideas.
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Autumn: a time of transition.
Grant me the serenity to accept things I cannot change, courage to change things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. -The Serenity Prayer In the West, Yoga is most well-known for the asana practice. Practicing asana strengthens our bodies, soothes our nervous... read more
Svadhyaya and the art of reading sacred texts.
Reading sacred texts such as the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali can be challenging, but it doesn’t have to overwhelm us! Here are some helpful tips you can apply when reading sacred texts.
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