How I Fell Back in Love with Yoga After Falling Out.
It all began years ago, my love of weight lifting. I used to lift tiny weights for many repetitions and run my butt off, literally—I actually had an eating disorder and, on top of...
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How Yoga Helped Me Accept That I’ll Never Have My Pre-Baby Body Back.
Don’t ever Google “post-baby body” and expect to find something uplifting. Also, I shouldn’t have Googled my weight and height, what’s “normal” weight-loss post-baby or anything else along these lines, like I did. The...
When We Must Be Okay without an Ending.
I didn’t make it to savasana today. I always finish my yoga practice—even if I clip it short, I still have some form of closure, like child’s pose, savasana or seated meditation. But today,...
What Happened When I Took a Breath Instead of a Drink.
I like a good drink. It’s in my bio—my love of hoppy beer. I also love a glass of wine after a long day and a shot of tequila on a Saturday afternoon. But...
How I Recharged My Soul.
It’s one of those weekends where my soul feels deeply the need to recharge and replenish. My skin feels thirsty for the sun’s warm kisses, my face hungry for touches from my husband’s hands,...
The Coolest Yoga Pose Ever. {Photos}
Nope, it’s not that one. Or this one. Or even this one. Actually, it might be this: Or this: Or maybe even this: Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind. What...
My Beauty-Reflecting, Magic-Mirrored Yoga Mat.
My yoga mat is the one place I come to over and over again to see my truest, clearest reflection. On my mat, I move and flow and breathe and be. I drip tension and...
5 Tips for Tackling Scary Yoga Poses.
I’ve broken my nose twice—don’t worry, neither time was yoga related (although I do have a funny story from my honeymoon). I recently told you who I think a yogi is—and a love for...
Knees Chakra 101: 5 Tips on Learning to Surrender.
When I talk about surrender, I’m not necessarily referring to yielding to a higher power. Surrender often has much to do with learning how to balance effort and ease within our lives and relationships with...
Learning to Surrender On & Off The Yoga Mat.
I’m outstretched in pigeon pose. My back leg is long as I curl my toes under and wiggle my knee in, more towards the center of my sticky purple yoga mat. My front leg...
