Beat the Heat of Summer
Beat the Heat of Summer
Chinese Medicine, Healthy Living, Seasonal Living, Seasons, Uncategorized
Summer is Fire, one of the Five Elements. It is symbolic of the maximum activity and the greatest Yang; a time of heat and movement, nature at its peak of growth. Summer heat is expressed in the body…
The Sacred Sacrum – Function & Dysfunction
Anatomy, Teacher Training, Workshops & Intensives
The “Sacred Sacrum”–Function & Dysfunction The sacrum has been called the “Bowl of the Soul.” Understanding how to take care of this mysterious and sacred place is a key to self-care–learning to love our bodies and ourselves. The…
Cultivating Balance
Buddhist, Healthy Living, inspiration, Personal, Seasonal Living, Uncategorized
Yoga for Balance & Self-Care is a restorative practice to help regain and reaffirm a connection to yourself. Leave class feeling calm, centered, clear and able to stand in a grounded, balanced way. Thursdays at The Mindful Body,…
Baci Ceremony – Calling the Spirits
Adventure Tours, Buddhist, Featured, inspiration, Myths & Legends, Prayer, Stories and Tales, Yoga travel
BACI ບາສີ Baci is an important ceremony in Lao culture, a ritual to celebrate important events and occasions, like births, marriages, monkhood, travel, or ill health and to honour guests. Baci can take place all year, any day…
Rest is the Story
Chinese Medicine, Featured, Healthy Living, Seasonal Living, Seasonal Medicine, Seasons, Uncategorized
ENTERING AUTUMN As we enter the Autumn season, the air becomes cool and crisp, and the leaves are starting to turn. Autumn brings the harvest of crops, shorter days and preparation for winter. It is a time of ripening, withering, and completion.…
Happy Hamstrings are Healthy Hamstrings
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Are Your Hamstrings REALLY Tight? Ever wonder why your hamstrings feel tight even though you stretch them? If the answer to tight muscles is stretching them, then wouldn’t stretching hamstrings make them more flexible? If you’re finding that…
My Favourite Bhagavad Gita भगवद्गीता
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Bhagavad Gita भगवद्गीता Chapter 6 ~ Samkhya Yoga The Science of Self Realisation In chapter six Lord Krishna reveals astanga Yoga, and the exact process of practicing such yoga. He explains in detail the difficulties of the mind…
100-Hr Certification – Art & Science of Restorative Yoga
Chinese Medicine, Featured, Healthy Living, Teacher Training, Workshops & Intensives, YB LAB, YTT
Art & Science of Restorative Yoga Better health and wellbeing in older age is critical to us personally, and as a society. World demographics have changed and we will soon have more older people than children, which will…