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- All
- Ayurveda
- Chinese Medicine
- Digestion + Immunity
- Health
- Herbal Medicine
- Interviews
- Meditation
- Meridians + Points
- Movement, Yoga + Somatics
- Nutrition + Recipes
- Seasonal Wellness
- Stress, Fatigue + Mood
- Yin Yoga
Yin Yoga Melting Heart Pose and Yin Yoga Quarter Dog Pose with modifications
Melting heart is a backbend for the upper and mid back that helps to open the front of the body, shoulders, and the area around the heart. Both melting heart and quarter dog pose target the meridians of the arms, upper chest, and back. The Stomach, Spleen, Bladder, Lung, and ...
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Seasonal Cycles :: Release into Fall
Today I walked in the forest. Surrounded by soaked verdant leaves I listened to the crows talk to one another and observed the earth heavy with dark soil and moss. And now I’m here, at home, with the comfort of a hot teapot, wrapped in blankets as I listen to ...
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Yin Yoga Saddle Pose and Yin Yoga Half Saddle Pose with modifications
Both of the postures of yin yoga saddle pose and half saddle pose target the sacro-lumbar region, the kidneys, and the ligaments along the spine. They also stretch the hip flexors and the quadriceps. Check out the video, descriptions and modifications below to learn more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B4EKH-ljLo Yin Yoga Saddle Pose ...
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Yin Yoga Butterfly Pose with modifications
Butterfly pose is one of the most accessible forward folds in the yin yoga practice. It’s a great pose to open up space in the back, hips, and adductors (inner leg). And it targets the Gall Bladder, Kidney, Liver, and Urinary Bladder meridians in the Chinese system. It’s a great low ...
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Yoga Posture Basics :: Legs up the Wall / Viparita Karani
There are many variations of Viparita Karani but in today’s post, I explore a simple variation of “legs up the wall”. This posture can be used in an active yoga practice, in a yin yoga practice, or in a restorative yoga practice. Legs up the Wall // Viparita Karani Legs ...
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Yin Yoga Sphinx Pose and Yin Yoga Seal Pose with modifications
Yin Yoga Sphinx Pose Sphinx pose is a backbend that helps to open the front of the body and compresses the lower spine, sacrum, and region of the kidneys and the adrenal glands. It also activates the Kidney meridian, and the ligaments along the spine. This is particularly important due ...
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Nutritive Herbs for Everyday Health
My favourite herbal medicines to discuss are a wide-ranging group of herbs that are very safe and super nutritious. Tonic herbs are full of life-giving and life building nutrients. They help to build vitality and provide protection. These herbs work on many different levels; the organ systems and immune systems ...
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Yin Yoga Reclining Twist with Modifications
Today’s video is the yin yoga posture “reclining spinal twist”. There are many variations to this pose dependent of personal preference and mobility in the knees and back. This posture primarily helps to twist the spine and “massage” or squeeze the internal digestive organs, making it a great pose to ...
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Yoga Posture Basics :: Savasana / Corpse Pose with modifications
Savasana (corpse pose) is a resting pose that is usually used to help us to let go at the end of our yoga practice. It helps to calm the mind, and induces a sense of relaxation. You can also use savasana at any point in your yoga practice to integrate ...
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Yin Yoga Half Butterfly and Yin Yoga Half Dragonfly with Modifications
Half butterfly pose and half dragonfly are forward folds that are done seated. To practice, bend one leg and place the sole of the foot along the inner thigh of the opposite extended leg. The names of these poses are oftentimes used interchangeably so I included both in today’s video. ...
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