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Our Post-Labor-Day Life
How to take advantage of fall energy. As the calendar turns to September, a new wind seems to blow in. And doesn’t smell like beach and coconut iced drinks. It smells more like the exhaust of school buses and calendars quickly filling up. So we take in a fortifying fall breath, roll up our sleeves and get to work. School…
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For when our nice, neat bows begin to unravel… — Yoga Trail Talks
I left the house on Monday morning with a knowing smile on my face. Over the weekend, I had tied several areas of my life into nice, neat bows. A few weekend work hours had me feeling on top of things. A great conversation with a loved one had left me feeling like we were on the same page. A…
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When Life is in a Dry Season — Yoga Trail Talks
It’s been such a dry season here, which is why I commented to my hairstylist about babying my dry scalp. Her suggestion was the exact opposite of what I’d been doing. Brush, brush, brush! The body knows how to make enough natural oil – we just need to be brave enough to activate it. I started thinking of other areas…
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A Simple First Step Towards Self Forgiveness — Yoga Trail Talks
Self-forgiveness. I won’t lie – the word intimidates me. I understand the benefits, but it seems so big and involved. Like (blush) a lot of time and work. And where to even begin? Thankfully, yoga has a place to begin. A small, very accessible step forward. It’s called the Heart Chakra, or Anahata Chakra. Instead of coming at self-forgiveness with…
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Could inner thoughts be our superpower instead of our nemesis? — Yoga Trail Talks
Yes, our inner voice is often an inner critic that we wish – even beg – would shut off and shut up. But what if it’s actually a superpower? As with all good stories, it’s best to start at the beginning. Where does that inner voice come from? Psychologists suggest that our inner voice was there in the beginning to…
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Getting Strong – but Not to Move Forward — Yoga Trail Talks
Fall is a season where we strengthen our grounding muscles. We put our feet into parks and onto hiking paths to enjoy the leaves and the cooler weather. We breathe in the scent of the earth. We take a mental break from thinking about ourselves, and put our thoughts on the beauty of nature. We find a rejuvenated yet relaxed…
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Near Future Stress — Yoga Trail Talks
Mindfulness suggests that we try to live in the here and now. But how do we navigate seasons that require us to think ahead into the near future? We have lots of strategies to deal with everyday stressors. But what helps when our stress isn’t for today but for tomorrow? Perhaps the answer comes from our children. One of my…
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Taking a step back from big dreams. — Yoga Trail Talks
Time has taken on a different meaning for me this year. I became an empty-nester. Instead of spending my evening hours toting kids from activity to activity, I’ve got time for myself. Like a parched desert traveler at an oasis, I spent my first couple of months lapping up the precious time. I didn’t create a single thing and accomplished…
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When big things are happening… — Yoga Trail Talks
I recently watched the Bob Dylan movie “A Complete Unknown”, where we get to peek in at a young Dylan playing guitar at tiny little nightclubs and cafes in Greenwich Village. The small scale of these scenes made me smile. A welcome reminder of the value of small things. Those small concerts in small cafes shaped his skills and his…
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I need to see clearly now. — Yoga Trail Talks
When I was pregnant with my first child, I horrified my husband by developing a desire to watch “Baby 911” type shows. During Covid, I switched my fiction reading to medical journal reading. When times become uncertain, my coping strategy of choice seems to be: stand in one spot and observe, observe, observe. These are uncertain times again. Life right…
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