In the upcoming weeks, many of us will gather with family and friends, possibly for the first time since the pandemic. The joke during quarantine was that we would enter it one way, but exit as either “a hunk, a drunk, or a chunk.” It’s possible that we spent our stay-at-home time working out, but,Continue reading “A Body Image Meditation to Get Ready for the Holidays”
Category Archives: Complementary Practices and Ideas
An Introduction to the Ayurvedic Doshas
When I started my first yoga teacher training, I was introduced to yoga’s “sister science,” ayurveda. The first time I wrote about the doshas, or personal constitutions, I was immediately told that I was spelling the word incorrectly. The spelling is therefore going to be the first point I always make about ayurveda: there isContinue reading “An Introduction to the Ayurvedic Doshas”
I just purchased a new prop, and I love it!
My husband is a maximalist during Savasana; he likes a bolster under his knees and a pillow under his head. I’m not quite so high maintenance, but one thing I never compromise on is something to block the light from the room while I relax and perhaps meditate. In the past, I’ve simply draped aContinue reading “I just purchased a new prop, and I love it!”
Yoga or Pilates?
Along with yoga, Pilates is the exercise darling of the studio world, and I really miss my local studios and gyms in these COVID-19 times. However, with all of the streaming now available, that’s hardly an excuse for sitting on my butt. I was thinking about this today, and it occurred to me that yogaContinue reading “Yoga or Pilates?”
Yoga Cielo Stellato 