Restorative Yoga helps relieve stress and combat the negative effects that stress and anxiety have on our bodies. A restorative yoga practice encourages us to relax, slow our breathing, and focus on the present movement. This shifts us out of fight-or-flight and into a parasympathetic response of rest and digest. Restorative Yoga is a deeply …
What is mindfulness? You’ve probably heard about it over the past few years but what does “mindfulness” and living in the present moment really mean? Mindfulness is all about paying attention and being present. The Mayo Clinic has a great explanation. Mindfulness is when “you focus on being intensely aware of what you’re sensing and …
Self-care has gotten a bad wrap lately. It’s more than a spa day or a “me day.” Self-care is ongoing and what keeps us going. In fact, taking care of ourselves through self-care practices builds our self-confidence and makes our daily lives easier. But if it isn’t about face masks and massages, what is self-care? …
It’s hard to be a human. Some days are easy, some are fun, and some are even exciting but other days, not so much. Life can be hard. We’ve all had those days when we want to pull the blankets over our heads and go back to sleep. Those are the days that a little …
It’s no secret that practicing yoga increases the flexibility in our bodies, but another great freedom yoga gives us is that can increase the flexibility of our minds as well. Just as yoga helps our bodies move easier and in new ways, it helps our minds look at situations in new ways too and this …
Anxiety and stress seem to be everywhere in our society these days. Lucky for us, we can find relief from anxiety on our yoga mats! More than 18 percent of all adults in the United States are affected by some sort of anxiety disorder. Anxiety can manifest in many different forms. It can be as …
