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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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…
Read MoreHow to Float: Float Tank Tips from a Meditator
I was lucky enough to have the following article published on Elephant Journal! Check out my article on there! If you’re familiar with my writing, there’s a chance that you read My Spiritual Journey of Healing, and you read Part 9: Swimming with the Infinite where I had an amazing Float Tank experience. A float tank,…
Read MoreTools of the Trade: Meditation, Mantras, Visions, & Radishes
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya After spending the last seven months being trained in the Teachings of Silence, I have…
Read MoreMountaintop 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…
Read MoreA Meditation Technique: Surfing the Breath
After spending numerous hours in meditation these last few months, I’ve come to the realization that I’ve uncovered a great meditation technique for staying focused and quieting the mind. As you look inward and subject yourself to the contents of you mind, thoughts will easily arise. Before, I would simply observe my breath: watch the inhales, watch…
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