#5 Day Five is here! Below is the exercise for today. This one is more of an ongoing exercise, so set an intention to be mindful of it each day for the next couple of weeks. Exercise 5: Changing your critical self-talk This will eventually form the blueprint for changing how you relate to yourself …
#4! Here is exercise 4 for our challenge. Exercise 4: Supportive Touch One easy way to care for and comfort yourself when feeling badly is to give yourself supportive touch. Touch activates the care system and the parasympathetic nervous system to help us calm down and feel safe. It may feel awkward at first, but …
#3 Day Three, Self Compassion Exercise! Exercise 3: Exploring self-compassion through writing. Cozy up on this rainy day (in Truckee anyway) and show yourself some love! You will want some time for this. I suggest about 20-30 mins to really do it justice. Well worth the time as you will have a beautiful gift (the …
#2! Here is your self-compassion challenge exercise for Day Two. (Remember, you can practice with a partner, roomie, or your kiddos! Everyone needs self-compassion.) Exercise 2: Self-Compassion Break Think of a situation in your life that is difficult, that is causing you stress. Call the situation to mind, and see if you can actually feel …
Here it is, Day One! Your Self-compassion exercise for the day is below. Please feel free to comment on how this goes for you! SELF-COMPASSION CHALLENGE #1!: Please do this practice (invite a roomie, partner, kiddo to join!) and then share your thoughts in the comments. “We are not the survival of the fittest. We …
Self-Compassion Challenge Join me for an 8-day, Self-compassion Challenge! Starts Sunday, March 29th, 2020 @ 9am. Ill be posting a Self-Compassion exercise once a day, for 8 days, around 9am. I challenge you to join me! Invite your partner, your roomie, your kiddos. Make it a practice that can help us all get through these …
Yin Yoga Antidote to a stressful and busy life. Join me this June 1st-3rd, 2018, for my presentation at the Restorative Arts & Yoga Festival in Tahoe. I’ll be offering “Yin-permanence”, a class exploring the concept of impermanence through a full Yin Yoga practice. Caffeine. Sugar. Endless to-do lists. The stress of social and …
Align with the Rhythms of Life, and Life Flows. What does it mean to align with the Rhythms of Life? This world is full of Rhythm. The changing tides, the wax and wane of the moon, our heartbeats, a hip-hop beat, even the stock market marches to a ryhthm you can track across the years. …
Part One I am not one to discuss politics often or freely and I’ve no intention to do so here. However, I feel an inherent responsibility to express how I am feeling in light of Tuesdays election. I am fraught with emotion that oscillates by the minutes and hours through sadness, anger, shock, disappointment, …
Mama’s Mala’s “Made with the Divine Love of a Mother.” These beautiful strands of 108 beads, have been used in the yoga tradition for meditation practice (similar to rosary) and have come to be of growing popularity in the yoga world. But you certainly don’t have to be a yogi to wear one. Rapidly …