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10 Powerful Self-Love Mantras to Transform Your Life Photo by Content Pixie on Unsplash When I was a little girl, full of worry and self-doubt in a world I was struggling to navigate, my grandmother taught me a mantra that made all the difference: > ‘Day by day, in every way, I am getting better and better.’ Those words became […]

Photo by Johannes Weber on Unsplash Imagine a spinning top. According to renowned yoga teacher and author Eric Schiffman, stillness is like a perfectly centered top, spinning so fast it appears motionless. “It appears this way not because it isn’t moving, but because it’s spinning at full speed.” Moving Into Stillness: The Paradox of Yoga The yoga mat

How to Ignite and Maintain Agni, the Digestive Fire In Ayurveda, the traditional medicine system of India, agni, or digestive fire, is considered the cornerstone of health. As ayurvedic expert Robert E. Svoboda puts it, “Indigestion is the base of all physical disease, the condition from which all other conditions arise.” Agni is responsible for

Transforming Yoga into Moving Prayer Yoga is a prayer of the body, an opportunity to experience the deepest part of you. The most important element to a meaningful practice is making it real, to let it express something of who you are. That magical quality of rightness comes when body, mind and heart are open to

Photo by Olga Tutunaru on Unsplash I’m thrilled to share the back cover blurb for my upcoming book, “Radiant Bliss: A Transformative Guide to Yoga for the Modern Soul.” While it is still many months before my lovely publisher, Collective Ink-Mantra Books, will be ready to launch the book, it is exciting to be making progress. This

I’m thrilled to share the back cover blurb for my upcoming book, “Radiant Bliss: A Transformative Guide to Yoga for the Modern Soul.” While it is still many months before my lovely publisher, Collective Ink-Mantra Books, will be ready to launch the book, it is still exciting to be making progress. This is the blurb:

Our mental and physical states are constantly in flux as we navigate our daily lives. One moment, we might be entirely focused in a morning meeting; the next, we could be battling a post-lunch slump. These shifts are inevitable. The good news is that understanding how our nervous system works and using some strategic techniques

The Art of State Change: Harnessing Your Nervous System for Optimal Well-being As we navigate our daily lives, our mental and physical states fluctuate constantly. From the focused alertness of a morning meeting to the post-lunch slump, these shifts are inevitable. However, by understanding the inner workings of our nervous system and employing strategic techniques,

Work, kids, family, demanding bosses, and clients. In our busy, over-stimulated lives, it’s easy to feel pulled in many directions. One minute you might be buzzing with energy, the next, completely exhausted. But what if you could control your inner state? Imagine being able to manage your mental, emotional, and physical well-being whenever you need.

Yoga’s Holistic Path to Mind-Body Illumination Photo by Mubariz Mehdizadeh on Unsplash Stress has become an epidemic of the modern world. If you’re searching for a natural, time-tested way to calm your mind and ease tension, the ancient practice of yoga may be your answer. I know this from experience — yoga has been foundational to my own