Well, it’s officially been one year since the pandemic. For me, it’s hard to believe it’s only been a year; I feel like I have lived 3 or 4 lifetimes in the past year. Maybe that's what the ancient yogis meant when they talked about multiples lives. I definitely feel like I have had to reincarnate many times in this year already. How about you? My yoga therapist talks to me about Bhavana's …
Practice
Practice. That is often how we talk about yoga or yoga therapy. How is your yoga practice going? What does your yoga practice look like? What does practice mean? In the literal sense, it means “the actual application or use of an idea, belief, or method, as opposed to theories relating to it” or “perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly to improve or maintain one's …
What are you Emotionally Hoarding?
How many of you have a label for yourself that someone gave you? Are you outgoing? Maybe serious? Controlling? Spontaneous? Irresponsible? Intense? Relentless? Ruthless? Kind? Passive? Or maybe you got a diagnosis…you have celiac disease, high blood pressure, or diabetes. Or maybe a doctor told you that you are depressed or anxious or codependent. We receive these messages all …
Mile 18 – Mindfulness During a Pandemic
Guys, I feel like we are at mile 18 in a marathon COVID race. I have run a few marathons, and there was something about miles 18 that makes it so challenging. You have come so far – 18 miles, and still, you have 8.2 more to go to finish the race. I remember my first marathon in Los Angeles; it was pouring rain. I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t pack extra food. I had trained with some …
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Be a Secret Santa & Help Homeless kids in need!
I wanted to do a service project with my daughter this year to be of service to those in our community. I asked her what who she wanted to server with her time and energy and without a moments notice she said "homeless people". So then I set out to find a way for us to server our community. We selected the Toy Drive by Midnight Mission in downtown Los Angeles. From their website …
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How are you Coping?
I asked how you are coping, and I think it’s important because I have been taught in yoga “where your attention goes your energy flows.” Are you doom-scrolling? Are you aware you are doing that? Are you eating your feelings or starving your feelings? Are you working out 6-7 days a week to avoid your thoughts? Are you using “retail therapy” instead of calling your therapist? Berne Brown had a …