Breathwork and mindfulness of the breath practices can be excellent for boosting calming activity in the nervous system. Any time you are working with the breath, you are working with your vagus nerve, which is why doing these practices regularly is so helpful for reducing stress in general. However, breath-centric
There are few things in this world that delight me more than a simple framework that helps make sense of- and practically apply- an abstract or seemingly ambiguous process. In training this weekend, I was reminded of Kolb's Experiential Learning Cycle, which is a fantastic tool to apply
Hey everyone!!! Today I am sharing another calming breath work practice- this one has been a real help to me lately. It is called ujjayi pranayam aka "ocean breath" or "victorious breath" in the yogic tradition and let me tell ya it has helped me be
As yoga and meditation teacher, I love helping people not just learn the tools but figuring out how to set up a regular practice. When talking with people about getting a practice going, I always make sure to mention that frequency is more important than duration. These mind-body practices involve
It never ceases to amaze me how powerful breathwork can be in shifting our physiological state. I shared the extended exhale practice last week, and the featured practice in this article is a kind of extended exhale practice with some simple tweaks that can really make big shifts happen. It
While I am a big fan of allowing myself to simply be with myself when I am feeling activated (anxious, frustrated, stressed, angry, despairing, etc etc) there are some times where that's just not the best move. Even if I feel great after several minutes of being uncomfortable
Hey friends! Looks like I needed an unplanned sabbatical but I am back in it. My body and spirit were telling me to keep chilling after I took a knee when I had that bad bout of bronchitis, and go into relax and recuperate mode, which is kind of the
Whoops!! Apparently I did not successfully include the YouTube link so apologies for the double tap y'all. Also, Mercury Retrograde started on the 17th so I should have TRIPLE checked anyways - that's on me 😅 Here's the original: Howdy y'all! First, if
Howdy y'all! First, if you noticed there wasn't a newsletter last week I am delighted you noticed and also wish I had not been smote by a respiratory infection that's had me coughing bad for two weeks 😑 So I rested and recuperated...well still
If you haven't ever tried the simple practice of recovery with your legs up the wall, this post might just convince you to give it a shot. Like, now now just to experience the immediate shift it gives your nervous system. Poking around the internets, it seems that
And by Buick, I mean your body. I mean my 41-year-old body, first thing in the morning 😑 Turns out there is some physiology to why we are so stiff and creaky straight out of bed, and there are some ways to help warm the old Buick up. You'll
Y'all! Thanks for your patience with this week's video. I got back from my lovely family reunion vacay late Saturday afternoon and decided I was wiped and I'd record Sunday morning. Well let me tell ya the technical difficulty gremlins were out in full