Explorations of Embodied Mindfulness, Earth Wisdom & Devotion to the Lifeforce
Most of us take backbeding poses in the place it’s the easiest- exactly where we shouldn’t! When we practice unskillful backbends we reinforce old patterns of instability and imbalance both physically and emotionally.
Read MoreHow can we embody compassion amidst chaos and social injustice?
Read MoreSince 11/9, poetry has been saving my life.
It's been pulling me out of bed and dragging me to my altar for morning practice. It's been lulling me to sleep, gently stroking my hair, reassuring me that everything is going to be okay, that I have a purpose here.
Read MoreEvery thought is either a worry or a prayer. In addition to donations, don't forget to offer your greatest resource to Standing Rock: intention.
Read MorePhysical tension limits our ability to embody peace and therefore, to create social change. When we live from the neck up, our body creates tension. Tension is a lead wall blocking the experience of our interconnection with people who who are different from us. Instead of embodying acceptance, we unconsciously embody fear.
Read MoreAs we begin to organize to cultivate clear-seeing and big picture vision, how we treat our bodies serves as the framework for how we treat each other and our country. Our presence is our greatest resource. We must redouble our effort towards equality by starting with ourselves. A quiet nervous system is the only way we can begin the hero's journey of creatively imagining the yet unimaginable…
Read MoreThe more I've embraced yoga as a physically, mentally, emotionally, and energetically transformative lifestyle, the more I've stopped demeaning it by confusing it with a workout (despite the increased strength, muscular balance, the sweat, the sensation of empowerment and the delicious booty that are often lovely side effects).
Read MoreCan we bring meditation and fitness together?
The body is an alchemical vessel. Everything we do with our physical body affects our energetic body.
Read MoreLearn a quick and easy technique to ease the stiffness, tension, pain and discomfort caused by computer sitting, driving and SAP (Standard American Posture). This is a sweet way to connect with your partner, kids, roommates, lover or family. Intentional touch is a powerful medicine in and of itself.
Read MoreEach challenge of our lives is an initiation. Can we keep breathing deeply, our jaw soft, in the face of stress, challenge and crisis?
Read MoreAccepting the radical responsibility of living in a body means becoming our own teacher and our own healer. Make feeling good a lifestyle by taking your yoga off the mat and into your life with the help of these six tools.
Read MorePutting a small weight on the head is the best way to re-train the spine to rest in a friendly relationship with gravity. If you have to carry on your head it keeps the rest of your spine honest. You get immediate feedback if you are slumping, crunching, flattening or exaggerating your spinal curves.
Read MoreI'm a little bit of an odd duck at Oaklan'd Impact Hub shared workspace considering I use a laptop tray and separate keyboard, try to stand up, stretch and reset my spine every 15-20 minutes and periodically hold books on my heads as I type to align my spines and lengthen my vertebrae.
Read MoreWhat laws of nature, our genetic code and our musculoskeletal structure are we systematically ignoring as a culture? How can we return to a friendly relationship with gravity, trading muscular tension and imbalance for enhanced energy and vitality? There are many populations around the world where human bodies function beautifully, without pain, until the day they die.
Read MoreHow can you use what you’ve gleaned from the Fascia and Yoga Series to enliven and optimize your posture and live more happily in your body? Turn your yoga into bodywork: fascia-fy your practice
Read MoreWhy does pain and injury happen? Are you interested in reducing pain or increasing your flexibility and strength? How about improving circulation, stabilizing blood pressure and improving your mood? Well- irrigate your fascia.
Read MoreHow would our lives change if we placed our focus on our inner body as we moved through our practice? How would the yoga world and yoga classes look if we valued the tone of the inner body over the external form of the pose?
Read MoreDo you live in a body? Do you want to feel better in your body? Then fascia matters to you. The ultimate yoga cliché: everything is connected.
Read More"The trouble is, you think you have time" -The Buddha
Mainstream materialist culture encourages us to believe our identity is strongly defined and limited by our physicality.
Read MoreHayley Ebersole & Alchemy Yoga School: Therapeutic Yoga, Bodywork, International Retreats & Yoga Teacher Training
