Protect… your passions from those who deny, discourage or detract you (inner voices included!) Protect your senses from too much information, especially that which is harsh, untrue, or unnecessary. Protect your body from that which is too extreme, too fast, too repetitive… or, suffer unnecessarily. Protect your time. Convince your subconscious that you are safe…
Allow… Breath Emotion Sensation Time Space Relationships Change To build tolerance, heal, grow, and find balance… practice exploring the range of what is possible. This is yoga. Yoga for mental health is a practice of focusing intention through a lens of inquiry. Through it we realize how connected we are. We realize both our strength…
Hi, everyone. Happy January. Today’s reflection comes from just beside Chester Creek in Anchorage where I live. I feel so fortunate to have beautiful trails, a greenbelt, and parks that make it really easy to access the wilderness. I find that it is just so grounding, calming, and healing, and inspiring to be outside. Even…
Ashtanga Yoga Ashtanga Yoga is a term you’ve probably heard if you’ve been practicing yoga for a while. It’s one of the styles of classes that you might see advertised at your local studio or online. This style of yoga was popularized by an Indian teacher named Pattabhi Jois (who shared a common teacher named…
Yoga is a mindful home. This month we’re practicing mindfulness at home. This is yoga. The yoga that we practice comes from a long tradition of wisdom seekers. The teachings were originally passed directly from teacher to student via oral tradition. Sometime between 500 BCE – 400 BCE, a philosopher, teacher, and practitioner, named Patanjali…
Night is creeping into day. Beyond creeping now she’s actually shoving and pushing. She pushing the plants’ sugars down to their roots and they look like they’re dying. We fight back with street lights and wake-up calls. We pull ourselves up and peel our eyes open. We stand up and shake-off the heavy, lonely, quiet…
Refuge at home Refuge can be synonymous with home. Home can be a place, it can also describe a feeling. It is where we know we belong. It is where we are safe. Refuge… this is what we all need. All beings need a safe space to rest. We need to let down our guard,…
Harvest time is here! The harvest and yoga and mental health go hand in hand. The best yoga you can do for your mental health is whatever you DO that connects your mind to your body, your spirit, and your environment. The essence of yoga is connection. Connection allows for relaxation, receptivity, and integration. We…
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