It was day three of our Yoga Therapy retreat, and I had just woken up – bright & early – and dragged myself to the meditation hall. And I mean dragged. I was exhausted after three days of waking up at 6am (plus a two hour time change) to get to morning meditation. I was […]
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Note: This article was initially published as “A Lesson from the Mountains” over on my Your Health, Reprogrammed website in July 2020. This post came from an experience I had climbing one of my favorite peaks. I published it over there as the ideas for Upward Slopes were brewing in my mind but before Upward
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Some days, I find myself in a situation that others might find peculiar. I’m somewhere between 20 to 100 feet (or more) up on a cliff wall. Now, understand that I’m tied to a rope, so a fall would not cause real harm to me (probably). But my brain doesn’t fully register this. My brain,
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(a short series on using yoga and mindfulness practices to support your every endeavor) I like to run. Far. As in, sometimes I count miles by the dozens. For example, my last training run was an easy one dozen miles. My next race will be 3 or 4 dozen. When I say how far I
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How do we get ourselves through big changes – the kind that threatens to shake us to our very core – while supporting ourselves – mind and body – so we maintain an ability to continue making positive change? This is the second question I pose on the face of this platform. It is one
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If you’re like most individuals in this modern world, when I speak of yoga, what your mind will go to is a physical practice involving a series of postures strung together to stretch and strengthen the body. For many, this may include ideas of the fancy yoga studio that has popped up around the corner.