While in yoga we strive for non attachment, here are some great gift ideas the yogi in your life could get quite attached to (in a balanced, healthy way).
Read moreCreate Your Own Inner Sanctuary
Calm your nervous system with this self hypnosis meditation practice that includes guided relaxation and visualization to create your own inner sanctuary.
Read moreElevating Consciousness with Hypnosis
Hypnosis is the most practical and most effective way to create subconscious change. A tool I have found helpful with managing anxiety, releasing stress and negative habits, and connecting spiritually, hypnosis has the power to change your mind.
Read moreCooling Breath Techniques for Summer Heat
If the hotter temps outside are getting to you or you feel like you’re boiling on the inside (traffic jams, anyone?) cool off from the heat with these pitta-balancing breath practices:
Read moreYoga: A Journey of Self Study
One of the best lessons in this practice I keep coming back to, is that yoga is a lifelong journey of self study, svadiyaha. As I prepare to lead my first teacher training next month, I’m reflecting on how this practice has changed my life.
Read moreYoga Nidra: Guide to Better Sleep
Prepare your body for deep rest with a guided relaxation technique called Yoga Nidra. You’ll be guided to feel each part of your body, and your only job is to send loving awareness to each area. Enjoy this 20-minute meditation and sleep well, friends!
Read moreFavorite Tools for Self Myofascial Release
Foam rollers, balls, sticks, Theraguns, oh my — there’s so many different tools out there for self myofascial release! But the beauty of this healing practice is that you can start with what you have. So, if you’re brand new to MFR, grab two tennis balls and progress from there or read on for some of my favorites!
Read moreManifest Your Vision for 2021
A vision board is a place to get clear about what you want to co-create with the universe. Because the universe is always listening.
Read moreVata Season Self Massage to Nourish Your Being
Vata (air/ether) energy brings with it the qualities of dryness, roughness, hardness, and mobility. Just like the leaves falling from the trees, we experience these qualities in our body and mind. Now is the season to nourish your being. Try these three vata-balancing rituals this season to ground and love on yourself.
Read moreTake a Class with me in Seattle
As a full-time yoga teacher in Seattle, I’m constantly energized by the people I meet and the beautiful spaces in which we heal.
Read moreTime for a Social Media Detox
We are all surfing this massive wave of technology, and last month, I disconnected from all social media with an intention to reconnect back to myself. Here’s what I learned.
Read moreWhat it's Like to Practice In Person Again
As an instructor, it is one thing to lead students in person again—hearing the breath-based practice and seeing these shapes in 3D—but I cannot tell you how amazing it is to be practicing in a space other than my home for the last six months.
Read more5 Summer Rituals to Keep Your Pitta Cool
Can you feel the heat rising? Summer is pitta season in Ayurveda which means the fire dosha, pitta is in full force. With someone who has a predominantly pitta constitution, the intensity this time of year is palpable. Here are a few Ayurveda rituals to help keep your pitta cool this summer.
Read moreMyofascial Release
It took a global pandemic for me to find this piece of the self care puzzle, and I am forever grateful for the healing myofascial techniques that rejuvenate and restore my body.
Read moreGround with Gardening
Let's Dance
For most of my vinyasa classes, I believe that music enhances the rhythm of the breath. With music, I can feel my breath, my soul, move from pose to pose because there’s a beat that supports us and connects us as humans. It’s a powerful thing when we can connect through joy and movement.
Read moreEasy One-Pot Masala Lentils
This dal (Indian soup made from dried legumes) has become my go-to lunch I make at least once a week. I love that it’s quick and easy to change up depending on how you’re feeling and what you’re needing.
Read moreAyurveda Rituals to Elevate Your Daily Routine
Everything we do impacts our state of balance with nature. In this modern way of living, it’s easy to get out of sync with nature, so it takes a commitment to a routine to find that balance. Here are five Ayurveda rituals to elevate your routine.
Read moreEarth Day: How to Heal our Planet
On the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, may we remember that she needs our help more than ever, and there is hope. Join me in committing to these 10 ways to help save our planet.
Read moreAyurveda: Nature as our Medicine
If it wasn’t clear before, it’s now abundantly so: Nature is our medicine. And it’s Ayurveda, a five-thousand year-old healing tradition, that teaches us so many of the answers we are searching for are found in the healing powers of Mother Nature. What exactly is Ayurveda? It’s the Science of Living and I encourage you to use this time to dive into your true nature.
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