I walked to water the garden and noticed our banana plant getting ready to produce some very sweet fruit. It’s taken years for this plant to do this. We don’t use chemical fertilizers! As I admired the beauty, not just of the plant but of the whole process of bearing fruit, I could not help… Continue reading Look What I Found!
Category: Yoga
In a Slump? Fix Your Posture – Harvard Health
A preliminary study suggests an upright posture may improve symptoms of depression. The study, in the March 2017 Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, involved 61 people with mild to moderate depression. The group as a whole was more likely to sit with stooped shoulders and a rounded back compared with people who did not… Continue reading In a Slump? Fix Your Posture – Harvard Health
Yoga Effective at Reducing Symptoms of Depression
People who suffer from depression may want to look to yoga as a complement to traditional therapies as the practice appears to lessen symptoms of the disorder. Source: Yoga Effective at Reducing Symptoms of Depression
Panic, Anxiety, and Middle Age
Mental health is something most people don’t talk about openly, and middle age is a particularly vulnerable time with the rate of suicide being the highest during this time. Although the increase in numbers suggests a situation aggravated by the modern stresses of an economic system based on objectification, of an always on digital life… Continue reading Panic, Anxiety, and Middle Age
Move and Breathe–Simple Yet Often Ignored Practices
Spring is quickly warming up into summer. As the days lengthen, you may be noticing a shift in your energy levels. We surely are. We are seeing more of you in boot-camp, group classes, and yoga each week. We love this! There’s something beautiful and life affirming about people moving their bodies, engaging their hearts-minds, and exploring greater… Continue reading Move and Breathe–Simple Yet Often Ignored Practices
No Kilts Necessary
Every week we have one or two new people join our yoga practice at the Dice House. I’m always impressed by people who come for the first time. There are so many reasons to stay home instead of walking in to a yoga class for the first time. Too often, the first thing I hear… Continue reading No Kilts Necessary
Schedule for Week of April 3 through April 6
Personal Training Maribel has openings this week. Please contact her if you would like to schedule a class. Private Yoga Sessions One of the main reasons that people give for not going to yoga class is that they feel they are not flexible enough. This is another way of saying that they don’t feel they… Continue reading Schedule for Week of April 3 through April 6
Saturday Yoga in Paradise
There’s a thousand ways to kiss the Earth Rumi writes in one of his poems. This is one of them I remind myself. Our’s is a practice of gently surrendering, and in our devotion, discovering ourselves more fully.
Cortisol Levels, Weight, and Stress Management
It’s Sunday afternoon and Maribel and I are looking at the week ahead and the classes we are teaching. All of them have something in common: All are meant to provide benefit to those who take them. The benefit of exercising and/or taking up a practice such as yoga is often felt immediately. We often… Continue reading Cortisol Levels, Weight, and Stress Management