Fall has arrived in southwest Minnesota. The drop in temperature from yesterday to today was significant, and for some of us, that can...

Balance in health and fitness is critical to support balance in life. We want to be physically and mentally able to play!

We are busy! We work, we play, we want to do all the things! We also need to make sure we take time to rest. I love teaching classes, and...

You may have heard this: yoga is not a workout, it is a work-in. But what does that mean? In yoga the goal is to bring awareness to, and...

The last few days I’ve been thinking a lot about my parents and my childhood. I woke up the other morning realizing that it was my...

love a massage, but I do not treat myself to a massage. It’s not an indulgence. I consider my massage a required part of my health and...

As you may know, I’ve started a strength training practice. For over a year, I trained three times per week. Then, I increased my...

I'm BAAAAACK! It's been a while, right? I had an amazing time on my vacation! I visited my 18 month old grandson and 1 month old grand...

Surrendering doesn’t make us weak. We don’t need to dominate others to survive or even thrive. That’s just our ego talking. If we can set...

We like control. We like to have control of ourselves and sometimes control of others. We have this idea that we know what is best for...

There are many types of yoga asana practices. Some are very energetic and powerful, and many of us may feel that is what we need. We feel...

Ishvara Pranidhana is the practice of fully surrendering to and trusting the wisdom of something that is greater than yourself and...

Over the last few posts, we have explored Svadhyaya, the study of the Self. It is a practice of observing, witnessing, of exploring and...

In the last post, we talked about Self-study on the mat, in our yoga practices. In this post, we will focus on Self-study off the mat....

Hello again! Last time, we introduced Svadhyaya, study of the Self. In this post, we will talk more specifically about practicing...

Welcome back! In the last few posts, we talked about Tapas, heat, or discipline. In the next few posts, we will talk about the fourth...

We’ve talked about what Tapas on the mat looks like, and what Tapas off the mat can look like. In this last post on Tapas, it’s time to...

In this third post on Tapas, let’s talk about how we can practice Tapas off our mat. Just as Tapas can be doing yoga postures to burn off...

In this second post on Tapas, we will look at what it means to practice this Niyama on our mat. Tapas means self-discipline, but it does...

Hello again! In the last post, we wrapped up the second Niyama, Santosha which is all about contentment. Now it’s time to introduce the...