by Shellie Crow | Nov 7, 2018 | health, poses, Yoga
What do we want? Toned tushies! When do we want them? Now! Thus, we go to the gym and do squat after squat after squat…. Oh, yay. Let’s change it up. Lunge for eight, seven, six… that is an interesting shade of blonde… five, four… need to pick up broccoli… three, two…...
by Shellie Crow | Oct 17, 2018 | events, health, Yoga
Yogas chitta vritti nirodha. Yoga is the quieting of the fluctuations of the mind. -Yoga Sutras 1:2. I can almost hear Patanjali… Did I stutter??? Nowhere in that statement do we see anything about core, quads, hamstrings, or the body at all! In fact,...
by Shellie Crow | Aug 15, 2018 | health, inspiration, Yoga
In Louisville, the long late summer days of August are often referred to as the “dog” days of summer. Or if you are a Louisville yogi, the “downward dog” days of summer. (That deserved at least a hint of a smile. A smirk, even!) Even though the kids are back in school...
by Shellie Crow | Jul 18, 2018 | health, Yoga
Two o’clock. It was two o’clock in the morning. It was two o’clock in the morning… and there were so many thoughts to be thunk! I wonder if that comment I made at the meeting yesterday come out sounding astute or pretentious? I have to remember to pick up tomatoes for...
by Shellie Crow | Jun 20, 2018 | health, inspiration, Yoga
This morning I was reading writer Tiffany Lazic’s reflection on the Summer Solstice. She described it as “the attainment of adulthood for the Divine Child”. This statement really resonated with me. After my last birthday, something shifted in the way that I thought...
by Shellie Crow | May 9, 2018 | health
As a family herbalist, my education left me well versed in the traditional medical uses of many plants. However, it has only been recently that I have really cultivated a deep appreciation for sage. Sage is a plant with silvery-gray leaves that is often used in savory...
