Five Yoga Poses in Five Minutes to Fight Depression
You feel heavy, dull, tired. Maybe it’s gray outside (or, if you live in the pacific northwest, maybe it’s been gray and dark for weeks). Perhaps a life event (sickness, heartbreak, lethargy,...
View ArticleHow to Stretch at Your Desk: Yoga while you work
Last month we took a look at the effects that sitting for long periods of time can have on the body. I shared a simple yoga sequence to help alleviate some of the pain points many people experience...
View ArticleLove-hate relationship with wheel? A physiotherapist explores one reason deep...
Managing a love-hate relationship with wheel pose Wheel was always one of the poses that came easily to me in yoga. Despite my internally rotated hips limiting me in hip openers, I could do wheel and I...
View ArticleThe Science Behind How Yoga Reduces Stress
Many people have heard that yoga reduces stress, but there’s real science behind it. Of course, any time you increase the heart rate (like with a few chaturangas), your body releases endorphins, which...
View ArticleImprove your sports performance! Yoga as a Cross-training Activity
Have you ever wondered what will improve your sport performance or prevent sport-related injuries? Doing more of our desired activity may seem like the obvious answer. For example, if we want to...
View ArticleFilling Up Your Energy: Four Tips to Slow Down
We have a cultural habit of high productivity and effort, and many well intended people end up burnt out or grappling with restlessness. Over time, even the most “advanced” or seasoned yoga...
View ArticleHow eating became a spiritual practice
I pray before meals. I was raised a dutiful Protestant in the great, puritanical state of New Hampshire. I went to church, participated in singing and bell choirs, and crushed on the boys in my youth...
View ArticleSwedish Death Clean Your Life
Swedish death cleaning: döstädning: cleaning and de-cluttering before you die My friend was moving across the country. In preparation for her move, she was sorting her possession into two piles: what...
View ArticleHow to practice self care (it’s not just about the spa)
I hear the term “self care” thrown out there a LOT. In fact, I use the words “self care” frequently myself! Self care has the potential to help us sustain our health and our relationship to ourselves....
View ArticleThe Science Behind Sleep and How to Improve It
“Don’t it always seem to go… that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone?” – Joni Mitchell If you’ve lost the ability to get a good night’s sleep, you can attest to this (Joni Mitchell never...
View ArticleWeek 3: Meditate
Meditation.We’re gonna make this really accessible. At least two minutes a day. Meditation has shown to be incredibly beneficial for your mental state and for stress. Getting into the practice of...
View ArticleWeek 4: No sugar
Greetings from Berlin! Week 4 of our 52 weeks of health: no sugar. You can take this as strictly as you want: anything from “I won’t eat the cool whip directly from the container,” to “no sugars at...
View ArticleWeek 6: Gratitude
It’s easy to get grumpy. We live in a culture of “get more!” and “look good” and “get more likes on Instagram!” When we’re in a hustle-hustle life, we can often feel like we’re constantly falling...
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