Yoga for Digestion
Find Your Core: Yoga for Digestion

Yoga for Digestion:  “Twists increase circulation to the abdominal organs, helping them to function more efficiently and to remove stagnant impurities in the digestive tract.”—Charity Poole of Blessed Body Yoga One of the innumerable benefits of yoga is improved…

Find Your Core: Powerful Affirmations

Anyone living in a metropolitan environment is bombarded daily by cynicism and negativity, whether it comes from the media, peers, sometimes family members, or most likely, above all, from our own brains. Negativity is like gravity. It is constantly…

Find Your Core: Yoga Anywhere

“In a world where we are constantly looking forward and looking back, yoga teaches us to live in the moment.” — Charity Poole One of the perks of practicing yoga is that it is totally mobile; you can take…

Gratitude is Everything
Gratitude Is Everything: A Thanksgiving Message for Life

“Complaining leads to bitterness and destruction. Gratitude leads to life and healing.” In Portuguese, the word thanksgiving is translated as “actions of gratitude.” It is hard to imagine what kind of actions these might be. As far as I have…

Find Your Core

Going About Your Day Once you start going about your day, things may get out of hand, negative words or thoughts may be thrown at you. Stop what you are doing and break away from the situation. Take a…

The Language of Yoga

Many students new to yoga have questions about some of the Sanskrit terms that are frequently heard in a yoga class. I have had students approach me to ask the meaning of “Om” and “Namaste”, because they felt uncomfortable…