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Salute The Sun For Better Health
When I was in 2nd grade, I lived in Nashville, TN. I had a friend named Katie, who was from England, and her father was a songwriter. It was the mid-1970s, and one of Katie’s father’s songs had just...
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Seek The Truth Relentlessly
Happy Friday! Your mission this weekend, should you choose to accept it, is to practice satya. The word satya means truthfulness, but it’s meaning is further reaching than it seems. Truthfulness in...
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What Would You Do, If You Were Not Afraid?
Two years ago, my friend Jennifer asked me to teach a lunchtime yoga class at her small business, Eclipse Post, Inc. It’s a small video post-production house, that does work for many of the major...
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100 Days Of Crazy Healthy Week 6
Congratulations on your efforts in the first five weeks of 100 Days of Crazy Healthy! What changes have you noticed? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. For the sixth week of our health...
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100 Days Of Crazy Healthy Week 7
The weeks are flying by! How did you do with quinoa last week? Did it simplify your morning routine? What were your favorite combinations of quinoa, fruits and nuts? Please share in the comments! For...
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100 Days of Crazy Healthy Week 8
100 Days of Crazy Healthy is not your typical health challenge! It is based on my personal experiences with getting healthy–a cumulative process that changes our daily habits incrementally. However,...
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100 Days of Crazy Healthy Week 9
Congratulations on completing Week 8 of 100 Days of Crazy Healthy! How are you feeling? Take a moment to let me know in the comments below. If you are new to 100 Days of Crazy Healthy, look back...
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Friday Yoga Challenge: The Art & Science of Asana
I practiced yoga for three years, and taught at least 100 yoga classes, before I learned that yoga is both science and art. In the early years of my practice (and my teaching), I thought yoga was about...
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Don’t Believe Everything You Think
It’s the thinking that gets me in the most trouble. Like last week, when I was on vacation with my family, and there were paths to hike and oceans to swim. The thinking told me that, as long as I was...
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100 Days of Crazy Healthy Week 11
Welcome to Week 11 of 100 Days of Crazy Healthy! By now, you may be feeling a little overwhelmed, bored, or discouraged with this process–and that is totally normal! It’s not easy to transform our...
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100 Days of Crazy Healthy Week 12
Welcome to Week 12 of 100 Days of Crazy Healthy! Eighty four days down, sixteen to go! How are you feeling? For Week 12, we will spend 5 minutes on balance poses, preferably during our yoga practice....
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100 Days of Crazy Healthy Week 13
We made it to Week 13 of 100 Days of Crazy Healthy! How are you feeling? Which parts of the program have helped you the most? Send me a note, I would love to hear about your experiences. For Week 13,...
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Why Tapas Is Better Than A Resolution
It happens every January 1st. I wake to a brand new year, exhausted from the holidays, but also grateful for a fresh start. I’m anxious to make a plan to do more, to be more, and to feel my best in the...
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Be Here Now
MONDAY MANTRA: Be here now. The only way to be truly happy is to live in the present moment. The worries, doubts, and fears that rule our minds are often founded in repetitive thoughts of prior...
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We Can’t Get Happy, We Can Only Be Happy
MONDAY MANTRA: We can’t get happy, we can only be happy. What’s the one thing everyone wants in life? We all want to be happy. We chase happiness, as if it is a material possession that we can claim as...
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Trust Your Struggle
MONDAY MANTRA: Trust Your Struggle One of the highest values in yoga is the concept of tapas–the heat that is created through refinement. Tapas is created when we stay in a difficult pose, even though...
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I Am Peace
MONDAY MANTRA: I am peace. December is, for many of us, the busiest time of year. Ironically, though, it is also the time of year that we talk most about peace on earth and goodwill to men. So, how do...
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The Other Side Of Fear
MONDAY MANTRA: Everything you want is on the other side of fear. Fear is the great deceiver. It amplifies our doubts and toys with our imagination. The more we believe our fears, the less likely we are...
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Rejoice In The Way Things Are
MONDAY MANTRA: Rejoice in the way things are. There is an important distinction between happiness and excitement. So often in life we think, if I only had this or that, I would be happy. The truth is...
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I Am Not My Circumstances
MONDAY MANTRA: I am not my circumstances. Sometimes life is so wonderful, that we believe this is how it always should be. Sometimes life is overwhelmingly difficult, and we wonder what we did to...
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