Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our happiness. -unknown* Sunday night this week after getting into bed I started up a very old, very familiar fight with my husband. All of you in …
The four diaphragms of the body: arches of the feet, pelvic floor, breathing diaphragm and soft palate are key components to the Embodyoga system. They are seen as soft supports for the bones, muscles and organs that are piled up on top of them. But Her Majesty The Breathing Diaphragm is far and away my favorite. It …
For a long time I’ve resisted the concept of gratitude. It is a buzz word in the mindfulness world and lots of people are doing gratitude meditations, radical acceptance workshops and all sorts of practices that encourage one to take notice of the blessings in their lives. For the last few years I’ve known that my …
When I was a teenager I made a mad dash to a gangly 5’8.” I would grow so fast I would sometimes wake up in the middle of the night struck down with a lightning bolt in my calf muscles. The doctors always shrugged it off saying they were growing pains and very normal. Sprouting …
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Last Tuesday Angelina Jolie graced the Op/Ed pages of the New York Timeswith a highly personal letter about her recent double mastectomy and future health plans. Days later the health world retaliated with all the reasons why a preventative mastectomy even in the face of a high-risk gene pool is a medical risk in and of …
In general society the definition of normal health gets skewed slightly because it is based largely on what is average. That is why I love living in Northampton because average people look so healthy on the streets. For the most part in our little corner of the world “average” is associated with health and body …
Monday when I walked into my intermediate class everyone was sprawled out on their mat about two minutes away from sleep. One sure sign we need to do inversions is seeing a room full of exhausted people. So I did an arm balance class. There is nothing that gets blood flowing to the brain faster …
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If you didn’t see the mysterious spring full moon last night you missed out. It was golden and looming on the horizon in the early evening yesterday. There are some full and new moons that seem to come and go without my noticing much. Other months it feels like everything in me is building and …
This blog post is not just written to expecting mothers. This post is directed to everyone as postpartum care drastically changes people’s lives. This post is a means of educating people that the first few weeks after birth are not the only time new families need assistance. Really the continued need for community is through …
In the midst of this rainy New England weekend I unfortunately had to fly off to the Gulf Coast of Florida. We were there for a family wedding and the excess of sun has revived me. But not only that, my practice and interest in teaching has been invigorated. As a dancer, yogini and mover, …
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