A Week Of Loss

Have you ever had a moment in your life where you have been preparing for, what it feels like forever….but when that moment comes your whole world is shattered?  I had this moment on Saturday February 21st about 8pm….this is the moment I found out that my brother had passed away.  My brother was the kindest person you would have ever met…His smile would turn any frown upside down….And his laid back personality would calmContinueContinue reading “A Week Of Loss”

Zen Up & Shape Out?

As the end of 2014 comes to a fast close (in a few days) we (as a society) start to notice the different highlights of the year.  Maybe you try to find one word to summarize up your feelings/experiences/changes that have occurred throughout the last 365 days.  Or, maybe you look to the year 2015 start to plan the year out.  Figure out your New Years Resolution….which could be anything from the gym, to findingContinueContinue reading “Zen Up & Shape Out?”

It’s The Most Stressful Time Of The Year

It seems that right after Halloween the Christmas MADNESS hits, people forget about Thanksgiving, and stores have had Christmas merchandise out since August.  With all of this pressure to go to every store that has a sale, figuring out who to get gifts for, what house the holidays will be at………and the list could go on and on and on and on and on….  With all of these different things floating around in our minds,ContinueContinue reading “It’s The Most Stressful Time Of The Year”

Yoga Doesn’t End After Savasana

As Savasana/final relaxation comes to an end all the yogis on their yoga mats start to twitch and wake up from their yoga naps, roll over to one side for fetal pose, and than gently sit up and say namaste. After class ends some people roll up their mat right away, other people stay in their yoga nap positions, and others just like to stay and meditate. Each different ending to a yoga class (theContinueContinue reading “Yoga Doesn’t End After Savasana”

One Fish, Two Fish, Crescent Lunge, & Prayer Twist

Inhale lift up your right leg, exhale low lunge plant your lifted foot between your hands, and inhale crescent lunge. As you get settled in your crescent lunge, notice how your thigh, hips, and shoulders are feeling. What sensations is your body giving you? What part of the body is stretching? Are you remembering to breathe? Try to deepen your breath a little more. Use the breath to relax the body or a body part.ContinueContinue reading “One Fish, Two Fish, Crescent Lunge, & Prayer Twist”