Tag: Fibromyalgia
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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…
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Rumbles & Ripples: What We Create Within, Affects Without
All too often, anymore these days, the situation that is presented in front of me is a complete dichotomy: yin and yang. For example, recently on a very stormy evening, just three people showed up to my class. One wanted a very relaxing yoga session. The other two wanted balls to the wall action. It wasn’t…
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Mountaintop View: I Finished My Yoga Teacher Training
I DID IT! I DID IT! YAY!!!!!!!!! I finished my Yoga Teacher Training!!! Please understand that I haven’t “accomplished anything” in years! To be standing at the top of the mountain: I forgot what this feels like! Even though I am very passionate about yoga, and I selected a very gentle program, completing this training…
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Yoga: Free Videos for a Beginner’s Gentle At-Home Practice
We’re all so accustomed to looking outside of ourselves for answers, for direction, even for stimulation, but happens when one decides to practice one of the most introverted exercises out there? When I started my own yoga practice, it was nine years before I even stepped foot into a yoga studio. Why was that? Well, for…
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Fighting Fatigue One Scoop At a Time
Quite some time ago, a fellow from Norway private messaged me on my Yoga Page about a natural, simple sugar called d-ribose. Of course I thought the man was trying to sell me something, until I did a little research on the subject. Instantly, I was blown away by all of the positive reviews on…
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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…
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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…
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Tortilla Pizza {Gluten and Dairy Free}
Maybe you saw my post, Gluten Free/Dairy Free Pizza: From the “Best GF Crust” to GF Pizza Bagels? If you didn’t, check it out HERE! Since posting these recipes, I have discovered another quick and yummy way to enjoy pizza! I saw Hayley Hobson‘s Vegan Recipe: Mexican Pizza on MindBodyGreen.com, and it got my creative juices…
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Healing Yourself Through Imagery
Whenever an acquaintance of mine discovers that I have a chronic illness, they always react with shock, “You’re always in pain? You don’t act like it!” Maybe I was born with a positive attitude. Maybe you were, or you weren’t. Either way, I believe it is possible to train your mind to react positively to…
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