Most of us sit far too long. Sitting through our workday is deadly for our health. Rethinking that office chair is a good thing. We can do so in a number of creative ways.
Author: Carlos Gonzalez
Carlos Gonzalez teaches English at Miami Dade College and yoga and wellness in the community through Miami Firm Body, the company he co-founded with his wife, Maribel. He works with words, movement, and the body. His calling is to invite others to join him in the joy of searching within and finding the strength and courage to walk toward wholeness. Carlos is a spell caster, an educational trickster whose core mission is to transform grief into a source of possible beauty, vulnerability into strength, and fear into wonder.
Is it urgent?
I was listening to a clip of somatic awareness teacher Licia Sky last week. Although I liked the interview, I was not really paying too much attention until until I heard her say the following: When you come from a background of trauma in your early life, it can feel like every situation that you… Continue reading Is it urgent?
Yoga for the Eyes and Face
Yoga for the eyes and face is not completely accurate. There’s no real way we can divide yoga for a particular body part. The word yoga itself means union. The body can’t really be divided into parts as we would a car or some sort of machine. Because of that, anything that we do to… Continue reading Yoga for the Eyes and Face
A Simple Practice to Relieve Anxiety
At the start of the week (or at any point for that matter) we may be facing increased stress and may be descending into our flight and fight mode. If unchecked, many of us experience anxiety. We can tell if we are in this mode by our breath. It becomes shallow and more rapid. Our… Continue reading A Simple Practice to Relieve Anxiety
Three Questions to Help You Live in the Present Moment
In today’s video clip, I’m sharing the start of one of our community yoga classes. This 25-minute clip introduces the practice of the present moment. I don’t necessarily call it that in the video, but I’m bringing it up here so that you can notice. The practice follows a basic principle. We can use the… Continue reading Three Questions to Help You Live in the Present Moment
Will there be mass shootings on Mars?
This morning I read an article about a design company and its vision to build cities in Mars. As I read the article I thought of Octavia Butler and her Lauren Olamina. In the Parable of the Sower Olamina’s belief in space travel becomes the basis of a new religion, Earth Seed. I wondered how… Continue reading Will there be mass shootings on Mars?
Growing Up or Growing Old
There are so many factors to living a long life. Some are out of our control, but others, we have a strong say so. What we eat and how we handle stress are two of these factors that play a role in the way we experience growing up into elder hood and that we have… Continue reading Growing Up or Growing Old
A Question from Prison
A week or so ago I received a letter from one of my students who is part of a prison yoga/meditation course. In his correspondence, he lets me know that he began his sentence when he was 20 and is now 60 years old. In nine months he will be set free. His question to… Continue reading A Question from Prison
Miami Beach Bike Ride
Taking a ride through Miami Beach yesterday was a delightful experience. Join us.