Peeling the Layers of an Onion! I started my healing journey thirty-plus years ago when I walked into Cynthia’s yoga class. I had been on medical leave from my teaching job diagnosed with gastroparesis, a very scary-sounding diagnosis – aka stomach paralysis. I was...
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...
Gentle Somatic Yoga is Tailor-Made for People with Chronic Pain Did you know that the root cause of most chronic muscle pain is sensory-motor amnesia (SMA)? In simple terms, years after you have recovered from a trauma to the body or emotional trauma, you can still...
We Can Learn A lot about Movement from Babies! I watch my granddaughter all the time! When I first got into yoga, it was to help with my emotions, most particularly anxiety. However, over the years, I realized that the yoga practices were helping me stay fit and...
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...