by Andrea Trank | Sep 24, 2022
What happens to our nervous system when waiting for a hurricane? As I walked into Pelican Sound to teach yoga Saturday morning, I immediately noticed the frazzled energy of the room…. Several conversations going on at once as the ladies were expressing their concerns...
by Andrea Trank | May 15, 2022
Did you know that May has been Mental Health Awareness Month since the late 1940s? This year’s theme for Mental Health Awareness Month is #ToolstoThrive. When I was originally diagnosed with anxiety 30 plus years ago, I was not thinking about thriving, I was thinking...
by Andrea Trank | Apr 24, 2022
Compassion and Empathy are Not the Same! In fact, empathy can cause more suffering in the person who is trying to help, whereas compassion can uplift both the caregiver and the care receiver. So, if the science is correct, then there is no such thing as “compassion...
by Andrea Trank | Feb 13, 2022
Did you know that it is Random Acts of Kindness Week? Kindness is a way we can all get into a heart/brain coherent state more easily. HeartMath defines physiological coherence as a state when your cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, and nervous systems within your...
by Andrea Trank | Jan 9, 2022
My Yoga Does Not Look Like This! I remember when I was first trained as a yoga teacher in 2014 how surprised I was to learn that Yoga was originally developed for teenage boys training to be monks. Over time I really came to understand how important that fact is for...
by Andrea Trank | Dec 5, 2021
Understanding and Changing Behaviors are not the Same What works when you are trying to change your autonomic nervous system’s reaction to events and situations? As I pointed out in part 1 of this series, (see earlier blog post here) there is a reason your...
