Sahasrara: The Crown Chakra
"Sahasrara" refers to the "Thousand petaled" lotus that represents our crown chakra, our connection to the Divine, our Unity...
Coming Home to Your "Self"
There are five main causes of suffering: 1. Not knowing who we are 2. Attachment: Clinging to things that are impermanent and having...
Changing Fear to Love
Fear has a purpose. It helps us to perceive when there is danger and kicks in our body's fight, flight or freeze response. We may make a...
Ajna Chakra
Ajna chakra, or our “third eye,” is the lens through which we make sense of the world around us. We use our eyes to perceive the world...
Summertime: The Season of Pitta
In Ayurveda, the "sister science" of yoga, we speak of 3 primary Doshas, or biological "humors" that, when imbued with "prana" or...
How Can Yoga Therapy Heal?
Yoga is an ancient healing tradition over 4000 years old. Originally the practices were developed as a spiritual path to develop...
Throat Chakra: Vishuddha
This week, we take a closer look at the Throat Chakra. As I mentioned in last week's blog post, the Throat Chakra, called Vishuddha...
The Chakra Energy System
Since I will be teaching a workshop at The Personal Wellness Center next month on the Throat Chakra, I decided to write a blog post about...
What is a Professional Yoga Therapist?
Last Sunday, I completed my 800 hour training in Yoga Therapy with Integrative Yoga Therapy (IYT) at Kripalu, and earned my 1000 C-IAYT...
Spring Detox
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the change of seasons including helpful practices for dealing with the time change. You can find it...
