2-Minute Retreat + Re-center
/A simple 7- step process to re-center yourself. A 2-minute Mini-Retreat.
Read MoreA simple 7- step process to re-center yourself. A 2-minute Mini-Retreat.
Read MoreA simple 7- step process to re-center yourself. A 2-minute Mini-Retreat.
Read MoreSit in a comfortable position, either in a chair or on the floor, with your back as straight but relaxed as possible. Allow the center of your ear lobe to line up over your shoulders, which line up over you hips.
Read MoreTo connect and check-in with my students, I have long began all of my yoga classes offering the general opening question, "How are you today?" When one student shares an answer, many others in the classroom agree that they feel similarly.
I am sure you will not be surprised to know that this month (season, year), responses often included sense of overwhelm. Last week, one student responded to my opening question, "I feel like I've been holding my breath for a really long time."
Read MoreA simple 7- step process to re-center yourself. A 2-minute Mini-Retreat.
Read MoreBreathing is our connection to Life!
Even Science is supporting the wonders of the breath. The FDA has approved breath-training as a recognized treatment for hypertension, and there are thousands of research reports stating that conscious breathing reduces the negative effects of stress, relieves anxiety, depression and chronic fatigue, helps manage fear, phobias, shock and grief, improves concentration, and increases one’s sense of wellbeing.
Read MoreMohonk Mountain House is a three-mile drive up a beautiful, winding, narrow and sometimes heart rate inducing, mountain road. For almost a decade I've been leading retreats at Mohonk. And, while it’s long been one of my favorite places, I often wondered how an emergency is handled when you’re three miles up a mountain. One April, several years ago, I found out.
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