Are you recovering from substance abuse? Your new life awaits and yoga can help
Coming out of substance abuse, we find ourselves facing the same issues that led us down the path of self harm. Impulsivity, trauma response, poor coping skills, low self worth, and more are likely still a part of our life. Yoga can help on all of these fronts.
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Find Magic in the Mundane – A Real World Practice
In the journey of recovery, it’s often the small, everyday moments that hold the most profound opportunities for healing and happiness. When we speak of finding magic in the mundane, we’re talking about transforming our perspective to appreciate the simple joys and routines that make up our daily lives. This
A Gentle Morning Yoga Practice, Perfect for You!
Some of the favorite body work I do is known as SATYA; which is a system of movements created by Tias Little. In this practice, we tune into how we feel internally, we tune into our nervous system, and we strengthen our capacity for interoception. Here is a 12 minute
Trouble sleeping? Try some golden milk before bed
It’s been in the news lately, Americans do not get enough sleep. Maybe 26% of us get the recommended 8 hours of sleep a night. Some of us will say “I don’t need 8 hours of sleep, I’m fine on 7 or 6.5. hours”, but what is ‘being fine’ in
Is Life a Vicious Cycle? Learn About the Virtuous Cycle
We’ve all heard of the vicious cycle where one negative thing leads to another in an ever circling loop of worse outcomes. The virtuous cycle is its opposite – a series of positive events that reinforce each other positively, leading to an upward spiral of growth and happiness. Understanding the
Four paths to failure: tired, angry, hungry, loaded
Recovery is a long journey with many, many ups and downs. Mental and emotional resilience are fundamental to our longterm well being and recovery. A major piece of building our best life is building good habits, such as, taking care of our body, heart & mind, creating and supporting healthy
How does it work? Yoga & healing trauma from the inside out
Experiencing trauma at any point in life effects us on many levels, and the residue of our experience can linger for the rest of our life. How does this residue (or trauma response) look in our life? Trauma responses can manifest in various outward behaviors reflecting how an individual copes