by Andrea Trank | Jan 31, 2021
What does it mean to be present? Being present seems like such a simple concept and yet it eludes us most of the time. We are in the kitchen cooking a meal thinking about our friend who is struggling across the globe or we are outside exercising on a bike, thinking...
by Andrea Trank | Jan 24, 2021
Hand Mudras are an Ancient Healing Tool Used in Yoga Did you know that your hands hold an innate energetic power that has been used for centuries for healing various ailments? I have recently become fascinated with these hand gestures, known as Mudras, and how they...
by Andrea Trank | Sep 20, 2020
Which nervous system is controlling your life and your healing? Have you noticed that when you want to learn something, you have an easier time retaining the information and following through on what you have learned? Timing of knowledge, I am realizing, is so...
by Andrea Trank | Sep 13, 2020
Restorative Yoga is a lot harder than it looks for many of us. Why? Becoming a certified restorative yoga teacher was the furthest thing from my mind when I took up yoga. The fact is I have a hard time sitting still let alone lying still in a pose for five to...
by Andrea Trank | Feb 3, 2020
Ayurvedic Wisdom Applied to Yoga Do you want to hibernate, stay at home wrapped up in a warm blanket reading a romance novel or binge-watching Netflix? Do you feel like you are moving through mud? Are you craving heavy foods—sweet and creamy? Then you may be a Kapha...
by Andrea Trank | Aug 9, 2019
How does yoga heal? In the therapeutic traditions of yoga, there are five bodies in which yoga is working on. Known as the Pancha Koshas (five sheaths), it provides us with a road map for better understanding our health, psychological and spiritual development. The...