Therapeutic Somatic Awareness Movements to Heal the Body with Yoga
Pursuing a journey of healing and education through yoga involves more than just stretching and breathwork – it involves our body, mind, and spirit. Through SATYA (Somatic Awareness Training for Yoga Attunement), learners understand the innovative pathway for those looking to rejuvenate their body and mind. This transformative program …
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Winter Solstice and the Deep Yin
Today is the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It is an opportune time to restore to your very foundation. In the traditions of China and Japan, the solstice is an important day because it is when the chi in our bodies recedes to …
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A Winter Night’s Soup | Creamy Sweet Potato & Carrot
This is a perfect savory soup to warm your body on a cold winter’s night! This simple recipe will add fuel to your internal fire and provide lasting energy. Serve with local delicious sourdough bread! Ingredients: 4 T Olive oil 1 large onion, diced 1-3 garlic cloves, minced 2 medium …
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The Fire Inside
Desire gets a bad rap in yoga. Most of the early texts caution against want and craving of all kinds. This is understandable. But wait. How about the need for passion, a passion for justice, a passion for combating racism, and a passion to live the life you were called …
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Drop by Drop
Keep it flowing. Your life, your breath, your longing for a better world. Be like a river flowing downhill to the sea. Know that your body and mind are designed to flow. Fascia flows. Spinal fluid flows. Tears flow. The key is not to let sadness calcify in you, not to …
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The Space Between Waking and Dreaming with Yoga Nidra
The Liminal Space Between Waking and Dreaming with Yoga Nidra In the world of yoga nidra, the boundary between wakefulness and dreams dissolves as a realm of profound self-discovery and relaxation unfolds. This cathartic practice works to gently guide us into the liminal space while offering a holistic approach to …
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Composing Compost
Curating compost is necessary for any spiritual growth. Start by taking all the scraps from your kitchen — leftovers from past relationships, sour fruit, rinds from old projects, crusty traumas, rotten ideals and scraps of dreams unfulfilled — and bury them into your heap. It takes a lifetime to build a fertile compost, rich …
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Small Prayer, Big Heart
This is how to make your heart supple. Start by emptying your pockets, leave your pride at the door, and enter the silent space. Sit. Deflate your eyes. Turn them down, so they loosen their grip on the things of the world. Consecrate your chest in awareness, drenching the caverns …
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Feast Today
Feast today on simple things the chalk-colored sky at dawn, the face of a loved one teleported from far away, the newspaper article about the couple that lived 66 years together and then died days apart. Feast on the memories of your father’s broad shoulders and your grandmother’s wrinkled hands, …
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Pumpkin Bread
PUMPKIN BREAD A tender, moist, satisfying, and subtly spiced treat – Great to share with friends, family and a cup of tea! INGREDIENTS 1.5 Flax eggs (1.5 Tbsp flaxseed meal + 4 Tbsp sparkling water) ¼ cup olive oil ¼ cup maple syrup ¾ pumpkin puree 2 Tbsp mashed …
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