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10 min Yoga Practice for Legs and Back

Today’s simple and quiet yoga practice is done completely on the floor. This allows the body to rest while increasing circulation in the feet, legs, and hips. Take your time and allow your breath to soften and relax as you enter the poses. Remember – silence, space, and stillness can ...

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Food as Medicine || Using the Five Flavours of Chinese Medicine

“If people pay attention to the five flavours and blend them well, Qi and Xue (Blood) will circulate freely, and breath and bones will be filled with the essence of life.” Huang Di Nei Jing Earth based medical systems like Traditional Chinese Medicine recognize high quality whole foods can be ...

Yin Yoga Sequence for Late Summer

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga for Late Summer When sequencing a yin yoga practice you can plan a series of postures that relate to a specific theme. Some examples of themes include an area of the body, a specific action or movement, a contemplative practice, or a Chinese Medicine ...

Late Summer Self Care: The Golden Season of Nourishment

Here in the valley where I live the abundance of late summer is on full display. We still have more weeks of hot weather, but I can already feel the shift towards the earth element. My garden basket is brimming with late summer tomatoes and basil, and the squashes are ...

10 min Gentle Morning Yoga Wake Up

Good morning! Start your day with mindful movement! This 10-minute gentle morning yoga practice is a great practice for a quick wake-up in the morning or any time of day. It’s a gentle and well-rounded class that is suitable for most students. Remember – 10 min of practice is better ...

Yoga Class for Beginners

This 30 min. yoga practice is a great place to start for beginners. In today’s practice aim to embody both stability and ease. This is a teaching from the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, a foundational yogic text. 2.46 “sthira-sukham asanam” – Asana should be stable and comfortable. ~ Yoga Sutras ...

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How to Build Yin (and why it’s so important!) According to Traditional Chinese Medicine

The holistic philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine teaches that we each need a balance of yin and yang for overall health and wellbeing. In the body and mind, yin is easily depleted by overwork, stress, and other factors. Similar to Ojas in Ayurvedic medicine, yin is closely related to growth, ...

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Healing the Heart – Mind with Rose Medicine

Summer is in full swing here, and I’ve been enjoying the arrival of swifts and swallows swooping through the air, the lengthening evenings, and warm air. This time of year it’s a delight to make medicine with wild rose which is plentiful and popping up everywhere in meadows and ditches ...

Calm Heart & Clear Mind | Healing the Shen with Food as Medicine

Within Chinese Medicine, we use the term Shen to describe a person’s spirit or consciousness. This spirit is said to be visible in the spark of our eyes, and its energetic health determines how we connect with ourselves and each other. The Shen, and more generally the Heart-Mind system, is ...

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Yin Yoga Sequence for the Summer

Traditional Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga for the Summer When sequencing a yin yoga practice you can plan a series of postures that relate to a specific theme. Some examples of themes include an area of the body, a specific action or movement, a contemplative practice, or a Chinese Medicine ...