Seasonal Affective Disorder anxiety depression sadness tired winter yin yoga Nov 19, 2022

Hi everyone,

On the east coast of the US, where I live, the days are getting shorter and many of us are starting to feel the effects of less daylight.

The yin yoga sequence at the end of this blog post will bolster our inner light and hold space for the difficult feelings that naturally come up...

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How to get out of your head anxiety downward upward yin yoga Nov 19, 2022

Hi everyone,

If you're like billions of other people, you spend most of your day thinking.

Thinking serves us human beings SO well.

But too much thinking, especially without conscious movement breaks, can cause anxiety, headaches, and digestive distress. 

Through the yin yoga poses to...

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The Vagus Nerve anxiety vagus nerve yin yoga Nov 09, 2022

I love analogies. They help me understand complex and subtle topics so that I can feel more clear about a subject.

When it comes to the human body, there's SO much going on that it can be hard to understand what the heck is happening in there?!?!

Here's an analogy I came up with...

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Practice for Yourself. Practice for the World. anxiety healing wellbeing yin yoga Nov 09, 2022

Learning how to heal our anxiety is crucial - for our own health and wellbeing, as well as for the health and wellbeing of our children.

There is so much to be anxious about.

But thankfully, there are time-tested, holistic, and effective ways to work with anxiety.

All is not lost.

We are lucky...

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Befriend your anxiety with this yin yoga sequence acceptance anxiety love yin yoga Nov 09, 2022

What does it mean to befriend our anxiety?  I think it's natural to want anxiety to go away, right?

However - the only way to heal anxiety is to feel it.  To feel something, or relate to something, you have to have a friendly attitude toward it.

No more calling it "bad" or...

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Wash away anxiety with this yin yoga sequence anxiety brain lymphatic fluid yin yoga Oct 15, 2022

There are so many wonderful, unique ways of working with anxiety in a holistic way.

Yin yoga is my personal favorite because of how it activates the right brain and can increase the flow of lymph around the entire brain. 

In the sequence below you'll see a list of 6 yin yoga postures that...

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What is Yin Yoga? slowing down somatic yin yoga yoga Sep 16, 2022

Yin Yoga is a modern technique based on ancient practices that can be used to cultivate physical health and a spacious mind. It’s unique in that it looks at the body as a friend, rather than something to be conquered or controlled. 

Yin Yoga provides a daily self-care ritual for people...

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