by The Well | Apr 30, 2020 | General, Meditation
Why is it so hard to listen to my soul? I can see I’m over-identifying with an old pattern of denying my secret, inner urging in favor of “taking care of myself.” Recently, I’ve realized how this case of mistaken identity has covered up some important internal...
by The Well | Apr 9, 2020 | Defining Yoga, General
Yoga has become a household word. But its “sister science”, Āyurveda, is still largely unknown. So what is Āyurveda? And what is the connection between Yoga and Āyurveda? Yoga and Āyurveda are both based on the same philosophical principles. Both traditions trace...
by The Well | Mar 3, 2020 | Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General
Coming into my Yoga Therapist Training, I was a bit reluctant if I’m honest. With repeated encouragement from my personal teacher and mentor, I applied and was accepted. Here we are over three years later and now my heart is breaking a little because we have only two...
by The Well | Feb 25, 2020 | Foundations of Yoga Therapy, General
Just about everyone in the U.S. has an idea of what Yoga is. So, you probably think of a Yoga Teacher as someone who leads group classes through Yoga postures, breathing exercises and meditation. And these classes usually result in the students feeling relaxed,...
by The Well | Feb 22, 2020 | General
In the Western 21st century world, there is so much that is out of balance, and that imbalance shows up in our lives and also in us. Our work-life dynamic, our food sources and choices, our health, our emotions. We work ourselves into exhaustion and then catch a cold...
