This post was written 3 days after breaking my foot. The climate still rings true for me almost 3 weeks into recovery. — I have a significant opportunity to evolve weighing on me right now. I’m in a boot. I broke my right foot two weeks ago while I was camping. I’ve slowed down. My […]
Contentment. I’m only starting to learn what this word means for me. It isn’t a lack of stress – it is learning to settle in a more honest place with my stress. Instead of pretending everything is okay, I get real. Instead of pushing it under the carpet, I deal with the moment AND I […]
Sometimes in a yoga class that I am taking as a student, I can fall into what I call the “spinning” state of my brain where it doesn’t want to turn off and instead wants to continue having a very boring and self-centered internal conversation about me and my world while the teacher in front […]
Small Group Therapeutic Yoga with Rachel at Long Life Wellness Center 2:00-3:15 p.m. on: Sun, October 2 Sunday, November 6 Sunday, December 11 If you are in pain or feeling stuck or stiff, this small group class will serve you well. You will integrate restorative yoga, breath awareness, and targeted smaller movements of your joints […]
Pure Movement Hatha with Rachel at Long Life Wellness Center 12:15-1:30 p.m. on: Sunday, August 28 Sunday, October 2 Sunday, November 6 Sunday, December 11 This special offering Pure Movement Hatha class will incorporate Rachel’s signature small movements that uncover big awareness combined with traditional asana (poses / postures). Throughout the practice, you’ll integrate ease of breath […]
Can you soften the buzzing in the mind and the bracing in the body to allow balance to joyfully lead versus be the destination? When we impose our own expectations, our own goals of perfection of balance and stillness, the balance inevitably falls apart. And yet, when we allow the breath to lead and the […]
Are your curious about why I teach how I teach? Have you wondered, “What is neutral spine anyway? How do I find it? Why do I feel less pain but like I worked harder after I move smaller? ” And do you want to understand how you can consistently apply my teaching principles of ease, […]
I’m a bit in awe of this phase of my life. Over the past few months, I’ve spent a great deal of time actively recording and embracing the patterns of my life that are working and simultaneously quieting those that are not working. In short, the things that aren’t working usually relate to me getting pulled out […]
The sounds and flashiness of the holiday have settled. The New Year is upon us and so we settle. We settle with our intentions. We settle with the day to day once more. We settle with the expansive possibilities that lay in wait within the minutes of 2016. We move big in our day to […]
Typically when your yoga teacher encourages “listening” to your body, what he is actually suggesting is to “notice” what is happening. Instead, what if you choose to truly listen to a conversation partner that is aching to be heard? Read on for 5 steps that you can use anytime from the holiday shopping to the […]