Find Your Middle Ground

Tag: pranayama

  • Middle Ground Principles

    As I prepare for our new online classes and gatherings starting in June, I thought it helpful to share some guiding principles for followers of our Yoga Community Wherever we are on life’s path, we can open ourselves to new insights and awaken to a new way of expanded being. These principles come from the…

  • Real Yoga

    For most people, yoga is a type of physical exercise that takes place in a studio or gym. It’s advertised as being good for the body and helps you become more flexible and fit. I hope readers of this blog now realize that there is so much more to yoga. Modern yoga has dropped much…

  • Val’s Yoga Story

    This is a re-post about what brought me to yoga. If you haven’t heard this story, you may be surprised! People come to yoga for many reasons. In my experience, some people are wanting to be more flexible and strong in their bodies, while others are looking to calm their minds and find an inner…

  • Haiku – Kripalu Retreat

    ~ Kripalu awaits. Letting go and diving deep. Being buoyed by Love ~ I will be attending an Energy Intensive*  retreat at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health from Thursday through Sunday. Fall is a time for transformation and letting go. Feeling gratitude and excitement to have this opportunity for deeper exploration. 🍁🙏🍁   *The…

  • * Breathe Well and Live Well

    Breathe well and you will find your Middle Ground. I love to breathe! Its what attracted me to yoga and keeps me passionate about how yoga and mindfulness can transform us. Without breathing fully, our yoga practice becomes simply a workout. Rather than calming the mind and soothing the body it can have the opposite…

  • Listen to Your Body – its Listening to You

    The words we choose in our thinking, our speech and our writing, have an impact on how we feel and our ability to heal. Have you ever noticed how a word can bring up a certain feeling inside of you? A sensation, a thought or an emotion? Choosing a word that connects with your heart and soul…

  • Breathe Well and Be Well

    There is something so well known in the yoga world that we often take it for granted. To the world outside of yoga, it can be a revelation. The ancient yogis knew the power of our breath and the energy behind it for calming us, energizing us, opening up spaciousness in us and healing ourselves…

  • My Yoga Story

    This is a re-post about what brought me to yoga. If you haven’t heard this story, you may be surprised! People come to yoga for many reasons. In my experience, some people are wanting to be more flexible and strong in their bodies, while others are looking to calm their minds and find an inner…

  • * Meditation and Pranayama Class at Awaken on Sat Feb 1st at 10.30am

    Thank you for asking! We’ve re-scheduled the Meditation and Yogic Breathing class at Awaken Massage and Yoga in Media. Please join me as I share my recent Kripalu experience and knowledge about bringing Pranayama and Meditation into your yoga practice. A regular balanced pranayama and meditation practice increases the flow of energy in the body,…