My left ear is burning right now. If you were to see it, it would be poker red hot. I haven’t looked at it in a mirror but I know this sensation well. There is also a slight numbness in my jaw and a needle like tension around T2-T3 in my upper back. I feel […]
Well, we’re off. I am grateful to have an incredible group of individuals that are joining me on my first “Embrace the Space” venture. The week 1 video went out this Sunday morning and all are taking time today to realistically plan their upcoming week of practice, to introduce themselves to some new movements, and […]
I have arrived. I am home. Life is so funky. It is made up of these awesome ego created dualities (sorry if that isn’t a real word). One of my personal favorites that rolls around in my head: “EVERYBODY look at me when I’m great and doing awesome!” vs. “NO ONE look at me when […]
I’m over the moon and the recent eclipsed sun to share this with you. I’m also a bit petrified. Because this is new ground for me. My heart is shaky and my throat thick because it feels like I’m stepping off of terra firma. Interestingly enough, offering this program is MY baby step. My unease […]
Serving my body daily with movement, stillness and breath tells it that I’m on its side. That I’m not fighting it even when I ask it to “push through” for a sprint. That it will get predictable love and attention within 24 hours. And with that evolving relationship of listen and respond, my body and […]
Let’s do a quick episode recap. Two posts ago, I told you how I crashed and burned in an overdose of vacation and family. Then, in my last post, we started into how I find my feet again after a bout of instability. I talked a bit about how feeling into the tired – and […]
Image credit: Wikipedia It’s always funny to me how the past melds right into the present. My graduate degree is in Human Resource Development. Maslow’s hierarchy of needs returns to me as I walk my path of yoga therapy. Basic needs = physiological needs. Food, water, shelter, and air. We must first answer to the brain […]
The last month has been awesome. My son was tracked out for 5 weeks and we ate up the time. We traveled to see family, family came to see us, we indulged, we were loved by family, we swam A LOT. It was awesome. And I am friggin’ exhausted. After a certain point, the fun was […]
In our last connection, I shared a TED talk by an awesome neurobiologist by the name of Lorimer Moseley. If you missed it, you can find the entertaining 15 minute chat here. Moseley explains how pain is complicated. Pain is more than just the highly uncomfortable sensations you feel when a hammer hits your finger. In fact, the brain […]
“But WHY is this happening?” I hear this question a lot. My new clients walk in and can decrease pain levels fairly quickly through appropriate movement, stillness or breath practices. They are amazed. Grateful. And then, at some point in the process of healing, for most of us humans (most definitely me included!), the grappling with […]