The real work isn’t trying to change people. It’s speaking your truth. It’s sharing your feelings and saying what you need. Because the purpose of being assertive and cultivating self-care isn’t to convince someone to be different or to try to achieve a certain outcome....
From this: "What is wrong with me?" To this: "What is my body telling me?" As we begin to understand our nervous system, we realize that we're not too sensitive, needy, anxious, depressed, reactive or co-dependent. We can begin to see ourselves as having an inner surveillance system...
This morning, I was experimenting with 31 #ResistanceBand arrangements for my Aqua Firma class! ✨ In yoga, we don’t have many loading options. It is typically our bodyweight or a light prop, such as a yoga block. Moreover, yoga asana has relatively very little pulling actions....
Tubig sa paligid Langit sa itaas Lupa sa ilalim Apoy sa puso’t damdamin ? Maligayang Araw ng Kalayaan, Pilipinas! ???...
Compassion is the medicine we most need as individuals and as a species to heal suffering and free our spirits. And while we each have the capacity for love and compassion, it is by intentional practice that we develop truly wise and caring hearts. Starting this...
Adhittana means strong determination. I first encountered this word in 2009 when I did my first Vipassana Meditation. We held our sitting posture without moving any part of the body for an hour (total of 10 hours a day for 10 days = 100 hours)...
It is wise to act, until it is time to surrender. It is wise to surrender, until it is time to act. We know that even though ideally we would want to control everything in our life, we can’t. Complete control can only exist when something has...
Anxiety, insomnia, irritability, and lack of patience are some of our challenges these days. Our society has been moving at a faster pace, and the infinite stream of information we get online is firing us up all day long. Our nervous system is not made for...
And if I asked you to name all the things that you love, how long would it take for you to name yourself? #AquanimousYoga...
“Never mind what I have been taught. Forget about theories and prejudices and stereotypes. I want to understand the true nature of life. I want to know what this experience of being alive really is. I want to comprehend the true and deepest qualities of...