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Yoga and Sexual Trauma
The #MeToo movement, founded by Tarana Burke, has brought the subject of sexual assault out into the open and exposed just how common...
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Practicing Gratitude
When you swing your legs over the side of the bed and your feet touch the earth in the morning, feel gratitude for the earth beneath...
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Svadhyaya: Self-Study
The practice of Svadhyaya, or "Self-Study/Self-Reflection" is one of the Niyamas - part of the 8 limbs of yoga. In a previous blog post...
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Kindness in an Unkind World
It's not always easy to be kind. It sounds nice, but have you experienced a moment when someone made you so angry you wanted to react in...
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Sahasrara: The Crown Chakra
"Sahasrara" refers to the "Thousand petaled" lotus that represents our crown chakra, our connection to the Divine, our Unity...
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Coming Home to Your "Self"
There are five main causes of suffering: 1. Not knowing who we are 2. Attachment: Clinging to things that are impermanent and having...
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Changing Fear to Love
Fear has a purpose. It helps us to perceive when there is danger and kicks in our body's fight, flight or freeze response. We may make a...
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Ajna Chakra
Ajna chakra, or our “third eye,” is the lens through which we make sense of the world around us. We use our eyes to perceive the world...
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Summertime: The Season of Pitta
In Ayurveda, the "sister science" of yoga, we speak of 3 primary Doshas, or biological "humors" that, when imbued with "prana" or...
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How Can Yoga Therapy Heal?
Yoga is an ancient healing tradition over 4000 years old. Originally the practices were developed as a spiritual path to develop...