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Yoga is growing – since 2001*, the amount of people who practice yoga has doubled! However, so has the amount of yoga related injuries. I recently published an article in Granby Living about this after wondering how we can practice and teach yoga safer, and I learned that most yoga related injuries are due to:

 Fill in the blank: I feel so much better after doing______________.  I don’t know why I don’t do it more often.   How many times have you uttered those words after a day of golf, fishing, yoga, or curled up a with a good book?  Then, you wait another six months before doing it again.  Why?

We take advice from almost everyone we know– our bosses, our kids, glossy magazines, the doctor, and even the local barista. But most of us ignore our most valuable source of wisdom: our bodies. When life gets hectic, it’s easy to check out, go on autopilot, and neglect your health. Our bodies respond to stress

The prevalence of anxiety in teens is growing at an alarming rate.  While anxiety is a normal part of childhood, more and more teens are being diagnosed with the disorder. With headlines featuring terrorism and school shootings, combined with increasing pressure from social media and parental expectations, it’s no wonder that anxiety affects one in

The symbiotic relationship between physical symptoms and emotional symptoms is not an arbitrary one. Have you ever met someone who’s felt trapped in a dissatisfying situation or relationship, and simultaneously suffers from fatigue, exhaustion, or depression? Therein lies a perfect example of the mind/body connection. …

Have you ever tried to change one of your habits and realized it was easier said than done? Welcome to the club. Changing any part of your life is hard, but Research Psychologist Gabrielle Oettingen has come up with a simple, proven way to achieve any goal. Through psychological and nuero-scientific research, Oettingen discovered that visualization

If you and I were to sit down over a cup of coffee tomorrow, and I asked you, “what do you really want out of life?” What would you say? Would you keep your wishes realistic and practical, or start dreaming of things that seem impossible? During my Vision Board Workshop at Lost Acres Vineyard

Do you remember your first heartbreak? I’ll never forget the first time I felt really heartbroken. I was 18 years old and the guy dumped me for some sorority girl. I thought I was going to die. My heart felt heavy, like it’d been replaced by a huge cement block in my chest. It felt

It’s ironic that I neglected to post the third chakra blog post last week because I was busy being overwhelmed and couldn’t muster the motivation to get it done and out the door. You might be thinking: Ok, but why is that ironic? Because the third chakra, Manipura Chakra, is all about the fire in your