the gluten free yogi

Category: Trigger Point/ Tension/ Massage

  • How to Release Face Tension: Lovin’ Lion’s Breath, Tennis Balls, & Gary Crowley

    How to Release Face Tension: Lovin’ Lion’s Breath, Tennis Balls, & Gary Crowley

    If someone, or something, relieves you of pain and suffering, they become something like an angel. Angels, beacons of Light where was once dim, I like to fill my life with them. Having Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, and who knows what else, I’m constantly uncovering health issues. Some of which have existed for some time, but became buried…

  • All is Perfect

    All is Perfect

    Yeah, so I kinda had one of these moments today. PSHHHHHHHHhhhwwwaaaaaaaaa! My brain broke loose, and expanded, and when it did, the constant tension I hold in my neck and head let go, and washed away. It all started when I awoke this morning with the realization that I had three of the same dream.…

  • Triangle to Triangle: Excruciating Neck Tension Released!

    I have been blessed with debilitating neck pain for years. It’s absolutely insane: Everyday pain for at least the last 11 years or so. When I went to my doctor at the time (my early 20s), she quickly said, “Oh, well you have EDS.” “Okay, why don’t you get a cattle brander, and just burn…

  • Using Meditation to Relax Tension & Open Qi Flow

    Using Meditation to Relax Tension & Open Qi Flow

    Give yourself permission to relax. The more I practice meditation and yoga, the more I see that we don’t give ourselves the time to relax. Constantly, we are pulled by work, family, friends, and even just the chores of the day. So how do we start to meditate to relax? You might say, “Meditation seems…

  • The Big Thaw

    Profundity has pulled me from what I thought was a simple path. For quite some time I innocently drifted along.  Feeling a strong urge to take myself into my next stage, I asked the universe to deliver: “I want to be trained in yoga professionally.  I want to attend Yoga Teacher Certification Training.” Within a…

  • Fascia, Fascia, Fascia!

    While on the road to Self discovery, layers of reality miraculously appear with every step you take.  Some layers material, some spiritual. For me, one of these layers, known as fascia, uncovered a greater understanding of the overall network of my body, and possibly my soul. This matrix-like web of tissue should become a household…

  • Tension Relief with Tennis Ball Release: Extremities: Feet, Wrists, & Hands

    If you were to visit me here, at home, you would notice that I have a few tennis balls lying around. No, I am no pro when it comes to playing tennis. (Was I supposed to replace the grip tape?) Yes, my dog likes to chase after them. I might like tennis, and I Love to…