Welcome to my JOURNAL
CONNECTING EMBODIED WISDOM TO LIFE
Articles, insights and questions from students, as well as sources of my own inspiration and learning.
How do you know what works for you?
What goes into your movement diet?
Much like we think about food in terms of food groups, nutrients, vitamins and minerals, we can think of our movement like a diet: how what we put into our body effects what we get out of it. These are the “food groups” of my movement diet…
All Movement is Good Movement
We are used to hearing in yoga that some positions or movements are dangerous. Many of us have an implicit belief that the body is inherently fragile and that movement is dangerous. Here are a few ideas that might help you reframe how you think of your body.
Embodying the Serpent: Finding an open back bend
Why is it that some people have better backbends than others? And when we are working on backbends, do we have to “protect” the spine? Should I tuck my tailbone to get a deeper backbend, even though that makes it more difficult? And why do people talk about heart opening in backbends?
Pelvic Balance & Back Pain
Have you ever noticed that you can sometimes “see” if someone has back pain (sometimes, not always!)? It’s in how they move, how they get up and sit down. When our back hurts, we move less and get less natural, healthy movement of our pelvis.
September FREE webinar: Healthy Fascia for a Healthy back
Ever wondered about what fascia is, and why it is so important to movement practices. In this workshop we will get clear about the science of fascia, and learn ways to improve how we feel through exercising and moving from the fascia.
FREE GUIDE: DO’S & DON’TS of yoga for back pain
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE GUIDE: the Do’s & Don’ts of Yoga for Back Pain. Learn how to manage, modify and improve your practice with this user friendly guide to your practice.
Posture from the Inside Out
Engaging your core for better posture? Do you want to spend your life thinking about sucking your tummy in when you could be thinking all sorts of amazing, creative, interesting thoughts?
FREEBIE: INTUITIVE MOVEMENT Mini Course
Get your FREE Intuitive Movement Mini Course, and get inspiration for transforming and adapting movement and yoga poses. Use these guides to find freedom in your movement.
YOGA TO IMPROVE BALANCE
Many yoga poses will challenge your balance, and help to strengthen the muscles that contribute to stability. We can think about how yoga can improve balance in two ways: in static poses, or in movement.
SUPPORTING THE HEART IN ITS FULLEST EXPRESSION
This month, I have been connecting to the experience of the heart, in both its physical and metaphysical sense. Here are some embodiments that create stability, support and space in the heart.
LET’S TAKE LOVE FOR A WALK
The last few days I have been walking again. Sometimes, when I am feeling anxious, yoga is not the first thing that I do. Sitting meditation can also feel problematic, especially if during the day.
PAY FROM THE HEART
Between 4 & 6 times a year, I offer a webinar on a Pay from the Heart basis. Pay from the Heart means you can join for free, or you can offer some payment or energy exchange. Here are some tips for how you decide.
What do muscles do?
When we think of getting stronger, we think of doing more shortening exercises, when we think of getting more flexible we think of doing more stretching. But it doesn’t completely work that way.
HERON RISES FROM THE DEEP SUMMER POND
In the last few weeks I have felt connected to death, its presence or shadow in my life. I don’t say shadow to mean something negative, hanging over. I mean that in the light and fullness of life, there exist always its end.