May 5, 2021How To Inspire Creativity
Do you consider yourself a creative being? Or do you believe that you don’t have a creative bone in your body? Regardless of how you answer the questions above, every one of us requires creativity to exist in our daily lives. (Some just live with a little flair more than others.) 😉 As students of mindfulness, we learn to lean into many of the same qualities that enhance a creative process in our daily lives. Skills that generally support creativity are the ability to observe, intentionally acting with awareness and undivided attention, the ability to describe and relay ideas …
April 11, 2021How Does Your Morning Routine Shape Your Day?
A morning routine is a set of actions that you curate usually before starting your day’s main activity. The actions can be anything from drinking a coffee, brushing your teeth, reading your emails, or sitting for morning meditation. It is really not important what you choose to add to a morning routine, however, it is important to choose activities that fill you up and sets your day in a positive direction, which will lead you to enjoy more wins and to feel more motivated. Your morning habits are the secret to it all. I chuckle to myself as I write this because I …
March 9, 2021How Is Your Squat? part III
Why have I focused on squats so much this winter? In my opinion, squatting should be a part of every person’s movement routine, young or old. The squat is more than just a yoga pose or leg exercise. It is a functional movement that can help with daily living and overall strength. It is easily modified and there are so many variations to add intensity or create more ease. An increase in our functional movement allows us to perform daily activities more easily and without injury. Squats are one of the best functional movements out there. They don’t require any …
March 9, 2021How Will You Move On?
It’s been a year since the initial lockdowns and much has changed in the world. But optimism seems to be on the horizon! Lately, I have been thinking about how will we all move on? I know that is a loaded question and one that I have been contemplating. What is next? Where do we go from here? Here are a few questions that I have written down and that I am currently in the process of exploring for myself. Let me know if they are helpful for you? Questions to spark a fresh way forward… How could …
February 9, 2021Make Space For Rest and Wellness
Rest will look different for all of us. For some, rest is as basic as taking a nap. For others, it may mean reading a good book, sitting in stillness, or reconnecting with close friends. I don’t believe the idea of rest is off-putting, but rather I suspect that the concept of slowing down can make some of us uncomfortable. And this is what has been forced upon us this past year. We have been forced to slow down and change our habits, and surely this has created a simmering discomfort in our society. For some, feelings of anxiety and …
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February 9, 2021
How Is Your Squat? part II
Our bodies are made to move and squatting is one of the most basic movements we learn as young toddlers but risk losing as we age. At the most basic level, we need to squat to sit down in a chair, get into a car, and use the toilet. Have you noticed that modern staircases, toilet heights, and chairs have all been raised to accommodate this declining ability? As the population has become more sedentary, the squats we used to be able to perform have decreased for varied reasons. Squats target multiple joints; the ankles, knees, hips, and spine. However, squats can …
- January 7, 2021
How Is Your Squat?
When I prepare a squat class in advance, I never tell my students where the practice is heading. If I reveal a week in advance that we were going to have a squat class next week, chances are there would be a good percentage of my students would not show up for that particular class. I once prepared a 4-week class series dedicated to exploring and improving the basic squat. It was the one and only class series that I received no inquiries, no registrations, and mostly blank stares when I spoke of it. Now I could take all of …
- January 4, 2021
Pause. Reflect. Rebuild
The Covid pandemic has changed the world and has touched every individual in some way. We have been forced to alter the way we work, socialize, and how we schedule, and move about our basic days. It has forced us to slow down and spend more time in personal reflection. It has been equally devastating and freeing. Innovation often arises in periods of adversity, and we have seen this unfold in real-time as we watched the world’s top scientists work together to create a vaccine in an astounding time frame. (Sending gratitude to these scientific heroes!) On a smaller scale, we have seen businesses …
- January 2, 2021
2021…Finally!
I can’t recall ever being more relieved or happy to see the new year approach. (Well, ironically I was quite looking forward to 2020. It was going to be a big year personally with so many plans and adventures ready to go. Well, we all know how that turned out 😉 And so here we find ourselves finally in 2021. We have all experienced a year like none other and I think generally, many of us are happy to turn the calendar page. I love this time of year because it does feel like a reset. I do enjoy a …
December 30, 2020Pillars of Health
As we enter into the deep winter of 2021, health has been a topic of conversation that has dominated the newsreels and our daily conversations since March of 2020. We are moving through an unprecedented global health crisis and there has never been a better time to explore ways that we can promote better health and wellness in our own lives. Health is multi-faceted. It isn’t just based on one thing. Health can be cumulative and we can all make small positive changes that will make a difference in our own health and wellbeing. Most importantly, these changes are within …
