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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 leftover food that we didn’t want to go to waste! Last week, I posted a recipe for pickled carrots, and this week, I have a recipe for jam made ...

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Yin Yoga Sequence for the Kidney Meridian

Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Kidney and Urinary Bladder Within our yin yoga practice, we can practice sequences of poses that directly target the physical body and specific meridian lines. Meridians are considered channels where Qi or Prana flows. Qi is the body’s basic life force. Having enough Qi flowing smoothly ...

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Yin Yoga Sequence for the Liver and Gallbladder Meridians

Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Liver and Gallbladder Within our yin yoga practice, we can practice sequences of poses that directly target specific areas of the body and specific meridian lines. Meridians are considered channels where Qi or Prana flows. Qi is the body’s basic life force. When we have ...

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Myofascial Meridians: Release the Lateral Sheath

Myofascial Sheaths When studying and discussing the human body, we often treat individual anatomical parts as separate from the rest. This, of course, is not true; everything in the body is deeply interconnected. One way anatomical structures connect to (and are affected by) one another is through the fascia, which ...

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Building Intelligence and Strength in the Feet and Legs for Stability and Grounding

The feet are the foundation of the body. The 33 joints and the 26 bones in the foot constantly move and make small articulations based on the forces the body is bearing. Ultimately, any incongruence in our posture or alignment (day to day and in our asana practice) will show ...

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3 Breathing Exercises to Reduce Anxiety

The breath is an immediate doorway into discovering what is happening in the body and mind. Your breathing reflects the functioning of many systems in the body, including the muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological systems. The breath affects energy levels and your emotional state, and it’s directly related to your ...

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Why you Should Eat these 4 Grains + How to Prepare Grains the RIGHT way

It’s hard to avoid all the nutrition talk about the harmful effects of gluten-containing grains. Maybe you’ve even heard of diets that eliminate all grains. So what’s the story? Are grains harmful? Or is it ok to eat grains? When prepared correctly, whole grains are a powerhouse of energy and ...

How does acupuncture work?

Acupuncture is one of the modalities used within the broader umbrella of Traditional Chinese Medicine. An acupuncturist uses the placement of very thin pins at specific acupuncture points on the body to elicit a healing response. Watch the video and read the post below to learn more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAjUFZ9Oox4 What is ...

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Can acupuncture and Chinese Medicine help anxiety?

How to treat anxiety with Traditional Chinese Medicine Did you know that acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help with anxiety and other emotional difficulties? Anxiety is a normal response to stress or danger. But when this reaction occurs frequently, at inappropriate times, or chronically, it’s considered an imbalance. Symptoms ...

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A New Loving Kindness Meditation

The ancient yogis knew that kindness could be such a powerful force. In fact, they taught a systematic way of getting in touch with what they called our “basic goodness”. The four “heavenly abodes”, or brahma-viharas in Pali, are discussed as an important step within the yoga sutras of Patanjali ...