Blog - Jennifer Raye

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Practical education and inspiration with my latest videos and articles.

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Myofascial Meridians: The Body is a Spiral

Myofascial Planes Over the last few posts, I’ve explored the body’s myofascial meridians, lines, planes, or sheaths. To learn more, check out my previous posts on the lateral, dorsal, ventral, and core planes. These planes are a wonderful way to understand how movement, including asana (yoga postures), affects the body’s physical ...

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Master Teacher Interview :: Tias Little

I’m really excited to share this interview with you that I did a while back with yoga and meditation teacher Tias Little. When we originally did this interview I had been following Tias’s work for many years and I just loved how he combined physical and energetic anatomy, contemplative practice, ...

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Teacher Interview : Yoga and Mindfulness Teacher Anne Cushman

(NOTE – this post was originally published in 2014 and was re-posted and updated Jan.2018 ) Today I have the pleasure of interviewing Anne Cushman, Anne is an accomplished author and Buddhist mindfulness and yoga teacher. Anne is the director of the Mindfulness Yoga and Meditation Training at Spirit Rock Meditation ...

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Wellness Wednesday :: Remedies for Depression

In today’s video, I discuss those days we feel down. Depression and low moods affect so many people so I put together a few suggestions and herbs that may help you find more emotional balance. Depression is a huge topic. If your depression feels severe or you’re having thoughts of ...

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Winter Solstice Meditation

For those of us in the northern hemisphere, tomorrow is winter solstice; the darkest day of the year. Winter solstice is a magical time. The darkness asks us to slow down and re-connect to the light within. This time of year holds such a beautiful and soulful energy. It gives us time to ...

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Wellness Wednesday :: Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar

If you’ve been experiencing symptoms like roller coaster moods, an extra roll of fat tissue around the mid section, sugar cravings, trouble sleeping, or lowered immune function this video is for you. In todays video I’ll discuss maintaining a healthy blood sugar balance and some herbal medicine that can help. ...

Radical Vitality with Talya Lutzker and Jennifer Raye

A few months ago I had the honor of being interviewed by my dear friend Talya Lutzker for her Radical Vitality Summit. Talya is a certified Ayurvedic Practitioner, yoga teacher, and the author of an Ayurvedic cookboook. She’s also an amazing human! Her light shines through in this interview for sure. ...

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Wellness Wednesday :: Building Immune Strength

The season of fall is a time when the strength of our immune system can be especially important. In fact, ancient eastern systems named the season of autumn as the time of year when protecting our immune system was particularly important. In today’s video I discuss how to keep your immune ...

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My Favourite Self Care Ritual :: Ayurvedic Self Massage

One of my favourite rituals I like to share with clients and students this time of year is the practice of Ayurvedic self-massage. This practice helps rid the body of wastes and is said to slow aging, nourish the skin, increase lymphatic flow, and support healthy immunity. (In Chinese Medicine, ...

Acupressure for Yin Yoga

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (and many other eastern healing arts), the body contains channels of Qi or prana. These channels are generally called meridians in Chinese Medicine. The word “meridian” comes from the word “jing luo”. Translated, this means something that travels through, or something that connects, like a ...