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Gentle Yoga for your Torso

Posted on May 17, 2012 at 1:51am by admin No Comment

SO here is my first video! I have wanted to create videos for a while and it’s finally happening! I have a lot of ideas for future videos, and I would also love feedback from you all. This is a basic quick gentle yoga sequence focused on the torso. Remember that each person is different….

Nourish Your Creativity

Posted on May 9, 2012 at 6:54pm by admin No Comment

Do you nourish your creativity? I know through our day to day lives it can be easy for our creative outlets to fall to the wayside.  I know that I usually need to schedule a little time for my creative endeavors. It really nourishes my soul. I look at scheduling things like this (as well…

Music can create a Sanctuary

Posted on April 11, 2012 at 6:04pm by admin No Comment

If you have been in to my office, you know that I make the best effort to create a space of peacefulness and relaxation, which can aid in your ability to relax deeply so that treatment is more effective. If you haven’t been in to see me, then take my word for it! I am…

Being Centered

Posted on April 4, 2012 at 6:04pm by admin No Comment

Being centered has been one of the most fulfilling things to learn, or should I say relearn to do. It really is at the essence of everything I talk about, and I will explain why later on.  Being centered is a state of being that we move in and out of all the time naturally….

Hydrate your fluid self!

Posted on March 28, 2012 at 6:57pm by admin No Comment

We are living fluid beings. In fact we are more than 70 percent water! We are not solid rocks! I was assisting at a Myofascial Release seminar this past weekend and the teacher (Scott) said something that I want to pass along. You  should drink half your body weight in ounces of water per day….

Are you burned out?

Posted on March 21, 2012 at 7:55pm by admin No Comment

Do you feel burned? No I don’t mean sunburned. I mean Burned out!  know I talk a lot about self care and wholistic living, and maybe you are wondering why I am so passionate about it….Well one big reason is that I used to be the queen of BURNOUT! I cycled through burnouts many times…and…

So easy anyone can do it!

Posted on March 14, 2012 at 5:59pm by admin No Comment

I know that self care can get lost in the every day obligations. So here are a few very simple ideas that anyone can integrate into their lives right now. 5 minutes or less of meditation- set your alarm on your cell phone- morning, at lunch, or evening 5-10 minute walk – maybe on a…

There is ALWAYS something else

Posted on March 7, 2012 at 6:32pm by admin No Comment

There is always something else. ALWAYS. Just a gentle reminder that there is ALWAYS something else to do. ALWAYS something else to finish, start, remember, schedule…..ALWAYS. So that means don’t wait to have everything finished to : Start taking care of yourself the way you would like Do the things that you are passionate about…

Do you take care of yourself?

Posted on February 29, 2012 at 6:00pm by admin No Comment

Do you take care of yourself? How often do you feel depleted? Rung out like a wet rag? Life moves fast and sometimes we become the last item on our “to do” list (or not on it at all). Self-care is a basic necessity, and by self-care I don’t mean just brushing your teeth. That’s…

The MAGIC of Back Bending!

Posted on February 22, 2012 at 6:59pm by admin No Comment

Hi Everyone! So when you hear the word back bend, do you think of some crazy pretzel like stretch where your feet are touching your head from behind? Well that is not what I mean when I say back bend. I mean anything that bends your torso past neutral. So a back bend can be…