I’m Moving! . . . to a new Pilates home and you’re going to want to see it.
Read moreDaily Practice for Using Your Breath to Feel & Heal
Ten minute daily practice to get out of your head and reconnect to your body to build self-awareness and compassion, release tension and heal.
Read moreThe Most Important Thing I Learned at Yoga. . . and and How it Taught Me How to Stress Less & Love Myself More
E-motion-s are meant to be in motion. When we shut down from feeling them, they don’t disappear. They become stagnant swamps of hurt, anger and pain, slowly poisoning us and our relationships until we clean them out. I learned that if I could just keep breathing, those feelings would rise and crest and eventually dissipate. Breathing then became a way of checking in with myself.
It showed me a new way to stay present no matter what the world threw at me. I didn’t have to armor up. I didn’t’ have to shrink away or pretend that everything was fine.
Read moreHealthy Eats: Garbanzo Sea Salad
It was love at first bite when I first tried this healthy-licious vegan salad at The Island Bee in Palm Beach. As I’m not often in that area, I decided right away that I was going to need to find a way to make a version of this fresh, tangy and filling salad at home.
Read moreInspiration, Will Power & the Secret of Creating New Habits
What's the famous John Steinbeck quote about the best laid plans of mice and men? If you're like me, you mean well. You have every good intention of eating better, working out more, stressing less, spending less, sleeping more and generally being kinder and happier.
And then. . .
The Power of Pilates
Yes, you will get stronger.
Yes, you will diminish and forget about your aches & pains.
Yes, you will look better in your clothes (and out of them too ;)
But it’s also so much more than a workout - it’s a lifestyle.
Read moreOne Simple Question to Radically Change Your Practice and Improve Your Confidence
Are you sick and tired of feeling broken? Ready to live without the pain and frustration of chronic injury and/or self-defeating beliefs (I suck at this. There’s no way I can do this. Etc. . .)? Want to find the strength and confidence to go after something that feels out of reach?
This one simple question will help get you there. . .
Read moreCycles of Nature and Intention Setting
Each day we make decisions and take actions, small and big, that either lead us closer to the person we want to be and the life we want to create or further from it. Intent is our internal road map, guiding us forward toward our goals. Without intent, we're walking SOMEWHERE, yet without direction.
Read moreStarting Takes Guts: The Fear and Magic of Beginnings
Starting takes guts.
Whether it's rolling out a yoga mat for the first time, creating your first piece of art, traveling somewhere new or learning a new skill; there is something magical and terrifying about trying something for the first time.
Read moreSurvival Skills for Stressful Times
Are you feeling it? There aren’t enough hours in the day. There isn’t enough coffee to keep you going or yoga to stay grounded.
You’re busy . . . so busy that you don’t remember what it’s like to actually have a cleared to do list or to give yourself permission to do absolutely nothing at all. You can’t focus, maybe you can’t sleep. Is it just you? . . .
Read moreThe Art of Letting Go
In the busyness of life, it’s easy to go into autopilot. Feelings get shut down and pushed aside in order to get through yet they show up in other ways: a stiff back and shoulders, jaw and neck tension, increased blood pressure, poor sleep or digestion and so on.
Without taking the time to pause, observe and release these tensions, they build, slowly draining our energy and vitality til the day we no longer recognize (or like) who we’ve become.
Read moreUnlocking the Mysteries of the Psoas: What Is It? Is It Causing Your Pain? How to Stretch and Strengthen the Psoas
What the heck is a psoas? Could it be the source of your back and hip pain? How can you stretch and strengthen the psoas? What are simple ways to release the psoas? Let’s unlock the mysteries of this deep and vital muscle.
Read more2 Minutes, 1 Simple Practice for Stress & Anxiety Relief
Ever feel like the world just keeps spinning faster and faster making it almost impossible to stay centered? Having effective tools for staying grounded and calm is a necessary tool not only for avoiding burnout but for physical, mental and emotional health & wellbeing.
One of the most effective & time-efficient methods of relaxation I've found is working mindfully with my breath. It requires no special equipment, costs nothing and takes only a few minutes. . .
The Benefits of Pilates
Want to. . .
Reduce or eliminate pain from your daily life?
Spend more time running, biking or engaging in your favorite outdoor activities?
Feel taller, more coordinated and confident in your balance
Improve the distance of your drive on the golf course?
Gain mobility and reduce joint stiffness?
Do more of what you love with greater ease and quicker recovery?
These are just some of the benefits of a regular Pilates practice.
Read more5 Reasons Why Forrest Yoga is the Kindest Yoga You'll Ever Do
A beautiful article from one of my mentors, Forrest Yoga Guardian Kiki Lovelace about the deeply powerful aspects of Forrest Yoga that make this such a healing practice.
Read moreSummer Inversion Challenge
Do More By Doing Less
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you."
To keep them functioning, computers can be restarted and cell phones charged but what about us?How often do we truly unplug?
Read moreActive Feet & Why They Matter
In order to have a stable low back, balanced hips, relaxed hip flexors and pain free knees and ankles we need strong feet. Active Feet, a Forrest Yoga Basic Move, will help make this happen.
Read moreNever Stop Learning
We feel great after class and promise to get there more often. . . then life happens. We get busy. Schedules change. We get injured. Suddenly we can't do what we did before and we have a choice to make - do we give up or do we go deeper? And what exactly does it mean to go deeper?
Read moreOne Simple Change to Transform Your Relationship with Your Body
It sounds too simple, too new age, but ask yourself, if your goal was to truly love your body the way you love your child, best friend or partner, what behaviors would you need to change?
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