Change…
I sort of have a love/hate relationship with change… I mean, not all change is bad, right? But, no matter how good a certain change might be – there’s still a shift that happens… a change in routine, a change in thinking, a change in our way of being… And, no matter how good a change can be – it can still throw us off kilter. I’m the type of person that jumps into change with both feet – rarin’ to go, excited to move on… and then… about 3 weeks into the change, I freak out… it hits me that, well, everything has changed,...
Read MoreExhale – Expand…
We’ve been playing with this idea of expansion all week (if you’ve missed it – I expand on the blog post and pose sequences through the Facebook Page)… We all have those moments… when the brain is too busy; when the stress is at its worst; when the world seems to be caving in… and what happens? Our stress response is to contract, to close off, to get smaller. But – in those moments – can you pause… inhale deeply – get some space in the body, in the mind… and then exhale, and release some of the tension (even just a tiny...
Read MoreExpansion in the face of stress…
When we feel stressed – whether it’s because of a situation, a feeling of overwhelm, a relationship issue – we tend to close ourselves in… we contract… we compress… What if, instead of contracting, shutting down, and closing off – we E-X-P-A-N-D? What if we create space? What if we get larger in the face of stress – how would that change how we feel? Let’s give it a shot… Expand in the Face of Stress from Jenn Givler on...
Read MoreA moment of Serenity…
Day a little crazy? Life a bit too much at the moment? Work-day stress? Try re-connecting with a short yoga sequence or meditation… These short videos range from 30 seconds to 10 minutes and offer a variety of ways to cut through the junk, release the stress, and get plugged back in to YOU. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ When stress hits, or we’re having a really busy day, it’s easy to compress the chest and tense the shoulders. This sequence will help you open up, release tension and move through the rest of your day open, refreshed, and...
Read MoreBlended Yoga and Insomnia
Insomnia is the worst… I’ve experienced 2 kinds – the kind where, you’re so freakin’ tired you’re falling asleep on the couch, but the second you lay down in bed, you’re wide awake. And, the other kind where, you fall asleep only to have your eyes snap open at 2 AM – you’re full of energy, brain is alive, and you can’t fall back to sleep. For this post, we’ll focus on the first kind – that “I swear I was tired a second ago…” kind. One of the hardest things to do is to get still and be quiet. Seems as...
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