CELEBRATING THE EQUINOX - Tips for Preventing Seasonal Affective Disorder
The fall equinox means that the sun will progressively rise later and set sooner creating the darkest 6 month's of the year. With...
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CLASS DESCRIPTIO
- Jun 27
- 3 min
TRAUMA AND WEIGHT: Exploring the Connection Between the Freeze Response, Sympathetic Overdrive, and
Stress triggers a hormonal response that releases cortisol and adrenaline, two chemicals that are linked to weight gain.
- Jun 20
- 2 min
WHY NOT BE YOURSELF? - ACCEPTING CHANGE WITHOUT JUDGEMENT
Often times we subconsciously mirror the way we feel to those around us. We become defensive when we are feeling attacked. We alienate other
- Jun 13
- 2 min
THE NERVOUS SYSTEM LADDER - UNDERSTANDING YOUR BODIES RESPONSE TO STRESS
The nervous system ladder refers to the three distinct stages of the nervous system response: dorsal vagal, sympathetic, and ventral vagal.
- Jun 6
- 3 min
TRUSTING THE PROCESS
It's painful to be held to a standard of "Perfection". Sometimes it comes from the people around us, but often, this comes from within.
- May 30
- 2 min
HYPERVIGILANCE AS A TRAUMA RESPONSE: Understanding Its Causes and Learning to Cope
When someone goes through a traumatic experience, their body and mind react in ways that can be difficult to understand and manage.
- May 23
- 2 min
SELF-WORTH IS NOT SELFISH
Your self-worth is determined by you. You don't have to depend on someone to tell you who you are. - Beyonce Photo by Amy Shamblen on...
- May 15
- 1 min
Somatic Movement vs. Traditional Physical Therapy: Which is Better for Chronic Pain?
While both approaches can be effective for chronic pain, somatic movement therapy may be more beneficial for certain conditions, such as fib
- May 8
- 2 min
OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW
“Self respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself” - Abraham Joshua Herschel...
- May 2
- 2 min
The Science Behind Somatic Movement: How it Affects the Nervous System
Somatic movement refers to movements that involve our active engagement with our bodily sensations and experiences. These movements are...
- Apr 25
- 2 min
LOVE IS ALWAYS THERE
“Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate that which they already have.” – Buddha Photo by Marek Piwnicki on Unsplash In...
- Apr 18
- 1 min
The Connection Between Trauma and Chronic Pain: How Somatic Movement can help heal both
Trauma and chronic pain are closely interconnected. Trauma can trigger a physiological response in the nervous system that leads to...
- Apr 11
- 1 min
EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY
“Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency.” ― Maya Angelou Photo by Jeroen den Otter on Unsplash I recently...
- Mar 26
- 1 min
The Role of the Brain in Chronic Pain: How Somatic Movement Can Help Re-wire Neural Pathways
The brain plays a crucial role in chronic pain, as it is responsible for interpreting and processing pain signals from the body. Neural...
- Mar 26
- 1 min
The Role of Breath in Somatic Movement and Pain Management
Breath plays a crucial role in somatic movement and pain management because it helps regulate the nervous system's response to stress and pa
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
SHIFTING PERSPECTIVE
You are not an option, a choice, or a soft place to land after a long battle. You were meant to be the one. If you can wrap yourself...
- Dec 14, 2022
- 2 min
WHY 7 SESSIONS?
When our body senses danger it contracts our muscles as a survival mechanism. This protective response has been hardwired in our brains...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
SEEING THE BIGGER PICTURE
“The best way to take care of the future is to take care of the present moment.” ― Thích Nhất Hạnh Photo by Vardan Papikyan on Unsplash...
- Oct 14, 2022
- 3 min
PANDICULATION IS YOUR PAIN SOLUTION
We can encourage these muscles to turn on by teaching them how to relax again, by getting them used to the sensation of moving, and by teach
- Sep 29, 2022
- 2 min
EMBRACING THE SPACES IN BETWEEN
It’s a transformative experience to simply pause instead of immediately fill up the space. By waiting, we begin to connect with...
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
IS SENSORY-MOTOR AMNESIA THE UNKNOWN SOURCE OF YOUR PAIN?
Sensory motor amnesia is when the nervous system's ability to sense and adapt to our movements becomes impaired. This impairment can...
- Sep 15, 2022
- 4 min
FIGHT, FLIGHT & FREEZE
You can get your nervous system regulated and start managing stress and chronic pain!
- Mar 1, 2022
- 2 min
EVERYTHING CHANGES
I now find myself calculating the hours I have with the people I love. I see my brothers 1-2 times per year and usually for 16 hours total.
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
FINDING THE WISDOM WITHIN
When we learn to reconnect and trust our inner wisdom, our life is given meaning.
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
THE KEY TO CONNECTION
In the past few years, I have begun to be more vulnerable, and share softer versions of my truth. This has created many powerful shifts in
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
WHAT ARE YOU CARRYING?
Great things are brought about and burdens are lightened through the efforts of many hands “anxiously engaged in a good cause.” - Elder...
- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
FACING YOUR FEARS
"Be easy on you, You are a breathing thing, A memory to someone, A home to a life." - Nayyirah Waheed As yogis, we have the privilege to...
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
RIPPLES
"In a gentle way, you can shake the world" -Gandhi Take a moment to imagine a stone dropping into a pond. Watch the ripples around it...
- Jul 6, 2021
- 1 min
LENSES OF COMPASSION
“Deep listening is an act of surrender. We risk being changed by what we hear.” ― Valarie Kaur Every Friday I meet my Aunt outside of the...
- Jun 1, 2021
- 1 min
ENERGY OF EARTH
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. - Albert Einstein One of the things that I love about summer is...
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
MINDFUL MOTIVATION
“I am not what I think I am, and I am not what you think I am. I am what I think you think I am.” – Charles Cooley A month ago I decided...
- Apr 1, 2021
- 2 min
CULTIVATING CONNECTION
“When we leave people alone with their pain, their alienation becomes the precondition for radicalization.” ― Valarie Kaur In ancient...
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
BEATING BURNOUT
Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else. - Martha Beck When I was writing...
- Feb 1, 2021
- 2 min
LEARNING TO LOVE
When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,...
- Jan 1, 2021
- 1 min
AN INNER REVOLUTION
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. And...
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