It was in 2003, right after the U.S. invaded Iraq. A student came up to me after class to tell me how much better she felt.
“Both of my boys were deployed,” she said sadly with a sigh. “And this class was exactly what I needed.”
“That must be really hard as a mom. . .” I responded and before I could stop myself the words tumbled out of my enormous mouth, “especially for such a pointless war.”
I’ve had insomnia since I was a kid. I remember lying on my back with my covers pulled up to my ears, staring at the stars through my window, acutely aware of the stillness of the rest of my family sleeping peacefully, and wondering when I’d finally drift off too.
It was about 12 years ago when I decided to register the trademark Subtle®Yoga and here’s why.
I’m standing in a white marble hallway on the second floor of the Rayburn building attempting to entice passersby to stop in and sample a treatment. Just behind me are tables covered in boxes of Arnica gel and acupuncture brochures. I’m waiting for congressional staff (and who knows if they’ll actually show up for their appointments) in the “integrative therapy room.”
I was recently asked what to do when breathing cues cause anxiety during asana practice. The yoga teacher who asked was feeling at a loss as to how to help her student use her breath in asana practice without triggering her. Here is my response.
We all saw a lot of “good riddance to 2016” posts. It was a hard year for many including my family. My husband’s mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor in January and died in June. His father died in August from complications from COPD. Everyone knows...
5 Tips for Teaching Trauma Informed Yoga 1. Create Safety Create a safe space for clients to feel comfortable and at ease. The room should be well lit and accessible. Because predictability is important in trauma recovery, you may want to teach a similar sequence each...
My recent blogs have been about an article which lays out a theoretical model for the neuroscience of yoga and self-regulation. You can read that whole article here – for free! Some of these articles can be pricey – so I offer my thanks to the researchers, to the...
The idea that you are already perfect just the way you are, is, well...an imperfect one at best. It's simplistic and lacks the nuance inherent in human existence. It's a very common affirmation in yoga circles and my suspicion is that it has arisen from the tremendous...
Here we are between Thanksgiving and Christmas - the seasons of gratitude and giving. I like to think of this as the time to process the gratitude and create its counterpart in generosity. Acknowledgment for what we receive becomes the foundation for what we can...
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