Re-Connecting When You Feel Lost

“Your soul knows the geography of your destiny. Your soul alone has the map of your future, therefore you can trust this indirect, oblique side of yourself. If you do, it will take you where you need to go, but more important it will teach you a kindness of rhythm in your journey.”  – John O’Donohue Ever have moments where

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Patience: Nature’s Greatest Secret

“Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.”  -Ralph Waldo Emerson Nowadays, people juggle multiple different obligations on a daily basis – for example, to family, friends, work, and their health, among others.  Some days feel manageable, but other days can feel downright chaotic.  In the midst of the chaos, we can easily feel overwhelmed and defeated for not being able to handle *everything*

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Carving Out the Time

“”Where would You have me go? What would You have me do? What would you have me say, and to whom?”  -Daily Prayer from A Course in Miracles It is easy to get wrapped up in life.  You may have a job/family/social obligations/illness/all of the above on a day-to-day basis. When we get stuck in a routine of only obeying external demands

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Enjoying the Holidays While Keeping Your Health in Check

It’s a very common refrain around January: “I overdid it during the holidays and now I need to lose XX pounds!” Although nearly all of us will indulge more than usual during the holidays, here is a practical tip to rein it in.  And, best of all, it doesn’t involve total deprivation! The main idea is to eat foods in order of low-calorie/high

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Bring Yoga to the Party

The holiday season has officially begun!  Let the fun, festivities, and face-stuffing begin!  🙂 We often spend more time with family and friends during the holidays.  During your get-togethers, feel free to talk about your yoga practice!  Even if you haven’t practiced in days, weeks, months, or years – if you have positive experiences from yoga, consider sharing them with a friend or

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Kindness Wins

It’s been a rough few weeks for the world.  We’ve watched the aftermath of atrocious acts of violence in multiple corners of the globe.  We’ve seen millions of people feeling trapped in their own homes, afraid to go outside in towns that felt completely safe only hours before. In a world where mass shootings and other acts of violence are increasingly

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Putting Thankful Thoughts into Writing

‘Tis the month of gratitude! We do lots of monthly challenges at our studio nowadays – we think it’s a great way to promote healthy choices, whether or not you are able to do the entire challenge.  The truth is that every small improvement you make in your day-to-day health habits can add up to major gains over time. For

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Failure: The Most Daunting of F-words

“Fall seven times, stand up eight.”  -Japanese proverb Let’s get it out there: Everyone, and I mean everyone, fails at some point in their lives.  And if we’re really being honest, most people fail multiple times in their lives at several things – whether it’s in their relationships, jobs, school, or other personal goals.  Failures can be of small or

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Passion Out, Curiosity In

“Passion can seem intimidatingly out of reach at times – a distant tower of flame, accessible only to geniuses, and to those who are specially touched by God. But curiosity is available to everyone.”  -Elizabeth Gilbert, “Big Magic” I just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s newest book called “Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.”  It was a super fun read if

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Unlearning What We No Longer Need

“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.”  -Gloria Steinem We spend a substantial portion of our lives learning, either formally or informally.  Once we’re done with school, we enter into some kind of life role or employment position and usually experience a learning curve.  Once we reach stability on that

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