There’s a quiet season that lives between two louder ones. Summer’s fire has had its moment — the long days, the outward energy, the excitement of expansion. Fall hasn’t yet arrived with its cooler air and its invitation to release. Right in between sits the Earth Element, and in Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is exactly
Do you feel like your energy could be better? Trouble sleeping, brain fog, or that low hum of stress and anxiety you can’t quite shake? Maybe you’re recovering from surgery or illness, feeling unmotivated, or you just need a pick-me-up. Your body already knows how to heal — sometimes it just needs a little help
Summer arrives like a long-exhaled breath. The days stretch wide, the light lingers, and something in us loosens. We want to say yes — to the cookout, the road trip, the spontaneous swim, the late-night conversation on the porch. Summer whispers that anything is possible, and for a glorious moment, we believe it completely. But
Remember the last time you felt completely at peace in nature, moved by beautiful music, or experienced a moment of pure gratitude? Or remember the way you felt the last time you belly-laughed with friends, danced with abandon, or sang at the top of your lungs? Or remember the feeling of falling in love with
How many New Year’s resolutions have you made with your mind—carefully reasoned, logically sound, perfectly sensible—only to watch them dissolve by February? We set intentions to exercise more, eat better, be more productive, as if we could simply think our way into transformation. But what if the mind isn’t the right instrument for this work?
December is a month of profound potential. As the world quiets and turns inward, we have the opportunity to do the same—to listen more deeply, to honor our needs, to release what weighs us down, and to open to the gifts that life wants to offer us. Energy Medicine Yoga gives us practical, embodied tools
As we move deeper into fall, we enter the season of the Metal Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Just as trees release their leaves, we too are invited to let go of what no longer serves us. Metal represents strength, clarity, and the wisdom to release gracefully. The art of release unfolds naturally when
Your physical and psychological evolution, as well as your spiritual journey, are all reflected in the energies of your chakras. Over the past few years, I struggled with sacral-iliac and pelvic floor problems. They were so bad that in 2015 I had to leave work for two months due to the pain. I saw doctors with various
In 2020, we all faced unprecedented changes as we sheltered in place due to the pandemic. Many of our carefully laid plans were thrown into disarray. For example, during that time, I was deeply engaged in an advanced yoga training program at Kripalu Yoga Center, which I was unable to complete due to its closure.
July is a great time to be active and let your fire flame. We are in the middle of summer, and it’s a great time to play, explore, travel, spend time celebrating with friends and family, and basically squeeze the juice out of life. Not only is this the Fire time of year, according to
