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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 ...

Meals in Bowls : 4 Quick and Easy Recipes

The struggle to find healthy ideas for meals is a big one. In fact, it’s one of the most common questions I get in my private practice. The thing is, eating healthy and on the go, can be easy. Oftentimes, it just means simplifying. For years I’ve been making meals ...

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Yin Yoga for Energy Practice Video

I’m delighted to announce I’m finally releasing another free yin yoga practice video. This yin yoga practice is just over an hour, and was shot at a beautiful coastal location in Mexico. To practice along it’s helpful to have some extra props like blankets, a bolster, or a block nearby. ...

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Myofascial Meridians: Strengthen Your Core

Myofascial Sheaths Over the last couple of posts, I’ve been exploring the myofascial meridians, lines, planes, or sheaths of the body in a series of posts. Follow along for an exploration of the planes of the body by signing up for the series here. These planes are a fantastic way to ...

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Yin Yoga Sequence for the Spleen and Stomach Meridians

Within our yin yoga practice, we can use sequences of poses that directly target areas of the physical body, as well as specific meridian lines. Meridians are considered channels where the basic life force of the body (called Qi or Prana) flows. Having enough Qi flowing smoothly in the meridians is ...

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Myofascial Meridians: Open the Ventral Plane

Myofascial Sheaths The myofascial lines, planes, or sheaths provide a helpful map for understanding how positive and negative stress patterns relay and transfer through the body’s structures. Follow along for an exploration of the planes of the body by signing up for the series here. The Ventral Plane The ventral ...

Yin Yoga Sequence for the Heart and Lung Meridians

Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Heart and Lung Within our yin yoga practice we can practice sequences of poses that directly target areas of the physical body as well as specific meridian lines. Meridians are considered channels where Qi or Prana flows. Qi is the basic life force of the body. ...

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Myofascial Meridians: Release the Back Body

Myofascial Planes The myofascial lines, meridians, planes, or sheaths provide a helpful map for understanding how positive and negative stress patterns relay and transfer through the body’s structures. When studying human structure, we often refer to individual anatomical parts as separate from all other parts. This, of course, is not true; everything ...

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Cinnamon Pear Jam

I’ve been posting a few recipes recently that I used after my Yoga Cleanse Retreat this summer. We had so much left over food that we didn’t want to go to waste! Last week I posted a recipe for pickled carrots and this week is a recipe that I used to make jam out ...

Pickled Ginger Carrots

My team and I recently completed another Yoga Cleanse Retreat here on Vancouver Island. We had an amazing time full of laughter! During my cleansing retreats, we enjoy delicious freshly made juices, which means multiple fridges packed with veggies. It’s always a little hard to gauge how much juice we’ll ...