Hormones have a significant impact on health! The body typically manages hormone levels effectively, an imbalance, whether too much or too little of a specific hormone, can lead to a lot of problems. Imbalances may result in many unpleasant emotional, mental, and physical symptoms. These include depression, anxiety, immune disorders, mood swings, insomnia, low libido,
Rise and shine! How would you like to engage in 21 straight days of yoga at sunrise? Or maybe you’re asking “Why on earth would someone do that?” Answer: Because it could change your life. No joke. After 21 days of getting up and practicing yoga before you start your day, I’m convinced that you
Spring is here and bursting with energy! There is new growth and new life all around you. There is a crispness in the air, and you can sense the changing light and temperatures as we make this transition between Winter and Summer. It’s in this transition between hibernating and fully expressing the sun that you
April is a celebration of Spring and the Wood Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine. The archetype of the Wood Element is the Visionary and the Warrior and is associated with the expansive young yang energy in the Spring. Think about the energy it takes for the dormant plants to begin to push their little green
Although everything we do in Energy Medicine Yoga helps our bodies, hearts, and minds stay healthy and strong, some specific practices and systems are particularly beneficial. In March, my Energy Medicine Yoga classes will focus on this theme of protecting ourselves–internally and externally. We protect ourselves in many ways, from setting good boundaries with people,
We are moving into the season of the Water/Winter element in Energy Medicine teachings. The Water element supports resetting your energy flow. Like water in a stream, energy is the vital life force (or qi) and it feeds all of the “streams” in the body. The energy of Water feeds your inner sense of knowing, your
There’s still time to jump on board for my yoga retreat in Costa Rica at the end of January. I have one AFrame accommodation left that would fit one or two people. There are still some pretty good (and cheap) flights to Costa Rica in January. Click on the link above and then message me
This December, I am pondering what it means to “give and receive.” In yoga, I experience this giving and receiving all the time. Yoga encourages people to experience the prana/life that comes in with each breath and, as you exhale, to let go of what you don’t need. Or, alternatively, to give blessings to others.
If you are interested in or have a part in promoting mental health with youth and adults, you will want to look at my friend Chrissy’s new book, I Am Safe: Trauma-Responsive Practices in Crisis Mental Health. Chrissy Mignogna is the Lead Trainer and Director of Education at movemindfully®, an organization in St. Paul, MN,
The Metal Element from Traditional Chinese Medicine is associated with the Fall and teaches us how to navigate this seasonal period of letting go, dying to create something new, and finding inspiration in the journey. Metal stands for being strong, clear about things, and knowing when it’s time to let things go. These abilities help
