Yogic breathing, pranayama, is used to clear the body and mind. It helps clear out toxins and release stagnant energy while bringing in fresh energy and nutrients. This meditative practice can help you harness the renewing energy of spring, right on your breath.
Read MoreSmall changes in your diet can help your body release excess winter qualities and prepare for spring.
Yoga always places a high value on purification of body and mind at all levels, all the time. And, as we begin to head towards the big thaw and arrival of spring, it is good to begin preparing our bodies for the winter sludge removal. This short 5-minute minimum daily practice video is perfect to fit in every morning upon waking, or at any point during the day.
Read MoreIt has certainly been an unforgettable winter so far…
For weeks on end my town looked beautiful tucked into its pristine white blanket, my puppy Sunday zealously frolicked in snow banks taller than me, my son William regularly celebrated no school with sleigh riding and excess hot chocolate, and I marveled daily at the sunrise as it cast a magnificent pink glow across my sparkling white-lake of a front yard.
Read MoreWhile I am super excited about every event I lead, I am particularly thrilled to head back to Mexico this year, after a few years of hiatus. The annual Mexico retreat (dubbed Yoga in Paradise), held at the Amansala Eco Resort, in Tulum, Mexico is notoriously spectacular, refreshing and the perfect antidote to the winter doldrums.
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