Therapeutic Yoga, Somatic Training,
Movement + Meditation
Therapeutic Yoga, Somatic Training,
Movement
+ Meditation
How to nourish Kidney Qi in the winter + audio meditation
“The highest good is like water. Water is good at benefiting the ten thousand things, and yet does not contend with them. It dwells in places the multitudes detest, therefore, it is close to the tao.” Tao Te Ching Eastern medical systems such as Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda view the ...
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What are the differences between restorative yoga and yin yoga?
It makes sense that restorative yoga and yin yoga are sometimes confused with one another. These two practices are similar in many ways. They’re both slow, receptive, calming, cooling, and oftentimes, they both emphasize contemplative teachings. These two practices do have some essential differences though. I often get asked how ...
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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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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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Yoga Posture Basics :: Salamba Setu Bandhasana / Supported Bridge Pose
Supported bridge pose or Salamba Setu Bandhasana is a restorative posture that helps to create more length in the front of the body, the deep belly, ileopsoas muscle and chest. It helps to tone the organs in the pelvis and abdomen as well as putting gentle pressure on the lower back. ...
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Yoga Posture Basics : Reclined Bound Angle / Supported Butterfly Pose
This posture is a wonderful pose to integrate into your practice due to its restorative and restful effect on the body. Take your time to set it up, and enjoy! Reclined bound angle posture (supported butterfly pose) helps to open the chest, lungs, heart, abdomen, and pelvis. Its one of ...
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The Body is a Spiral
Myofascial Planes Over the last few posts, I’ve been exploring the “myo-fascial” lines, planes, or sheaths of the body. Be sure to check out my previous posts on the lateral plane, the dorsal plane, the ventral plane and the core to learn more. These planes are a wonderful way to understand how movement, ...
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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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Strengthen Your Core
Myofascial Sheaths Over the last couple of posts I’ve been exploring the “myo-fascial” lines, planes, or sheaths of the body in a series of posts. Be sure to check out my previous posts on the lateral plane, the dorsal plane, and the ventral plane to learn more. These planes are a wonderful ...
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Open the Ventral Plane
Myofascial Sheaths The “myo-fascial” lines, planes, or sheaths provide a helpful map when trying to understand how patterns of positive and negative stress relay and transfer through the structures of the body. In previous weeks I explored the lateral plane and the dorsal plane. Follow along in an exploration of ...
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