What’s the real difference between Authenticity and Integrity? While integrity is about doing what is right, authenticity is about being real. This week, learn how to align your "inside" feelings with your "outside" actions to live a more truthful life. Plus, find out how you can join our Authentic Living Circle starting this Wednesday!
Prepare for a mindful transition into 2026! Ditch the rigid resolutions and try this 3-step process: celebrate your "brags" from 2025, express deep gratitude for your experiences, and map out your heart's dreams for the year ahead. Start your new year with clarity, joy, and intentionality.
Have you ever noticed how rushing from one thing to the next leaves you feeling scattered and tired? Sometimes, the best tool for finding your center isn’t doing more—it’s simply pausing. There is a quiet, gentle power in the pause. It’s a chance to catch your breath, check in with yourself, and invite calm into the mess of the day.
Sometimes a static stretch isn't enough—you need to move the energy within. In today’s Mindful Monday, I’m sharing the Golden Seed Flow, a beautiful moving meditation that blends yoga and Tai Chi. Whether you need to wake up your body in the morning or shake off a midday slump, this flow is designed to build heat, release tension, and help you feel vibrant from the inside out.
Build strength and flexibility at the same time with the Plié Squat and Side Stretch! This Goddess Pose variation challenges your lower body while creating space in your spine and ribs. Whether you're using a chair for balance or going for the "Goddess fire," this mindful movement is the perfect way to build stamina and awareness throughout your busy week.
Want the deep release of floor yoga without having to get down on the ground? Discover the Two-Chair Full Body Stretch! Using just two household chairs, you can effectively stretch your hamstrings, compress for digestion, and open your hips with integrity. It's the perfect sequence for the office or home to build flexibility and awareness anywhere.
Do you subtly cheat in your yoga practice without even realizing it? As a yoga instructor, I often see students unconsciously "trick" themselves in poses like Chair Pose (Utkatasana) by substituting true leg strength for easy compensations. Find out why hinging forward and dropping your head doesn't actually challenge your legs, and how to spot this common mistake. This week's Mindful Monday tip shows you how to bring true body awareness to your practice and build strength with integrity.
Have you ever seen an inversion table that hangs you upside down for spinal decompression? Discover how you can get similar benefits of an inversion through a simple forward fold. Learn how to overcome the natural resistance to fully let go and experience profound relaxation and freedom in your body.
When you think about yoga, you might picture graceful poses or flowing sequences. But at its core, yoga is really about one simple yet powerful thing: your spine. Every stretch, twist, bend, and fold you do in gentle yoga, chair yoga, or any practice is centered around moving and caring for this vital part of your body.
When was the last time you went upside down? It might sound like a strange question—or like a challenge only for the super flexible—but going upside down, or practicing viparita (the Sanskrit word for inversions), can be gentle, accessible, and deeply nourishing for your body and mind. You don’t have to hang off the walls or balance on your head to reap the benefits. Even simple movements and mindful moments can turn things around in the best way.
Ever have one of those days where everything feels a little out of balance and you wonder if there’s something small you could do to pull things back together? Sometimes, a simple item can make all the difference in grounding both your yoga practice and your daily life. Today, I want to encourage you to embrace a handy tool that’s often underestimated: the yoga block (or, if you’re at home, maybe a book or even an Amazon box).
Have you ever found yourself in a yoga pose and thought, "Does this look right?" It's a common experience to want our poses to look picture-perfect, but there's more to a pose than meets the eye. Let’s take Upward Facing Dog (Urdhva Mukha Svanasana) as an example. It's easy to focus on having straight arms and a lifted chest, but the real magic happens when we engage the correct muscles and align our bodies with intention.
Ever find yourself wanting to get more out of your time on the mat? As we look forward to this week's Mindful Monday, let's explore a practice you might not have thought of before—eye yoga. Yep, yoga for your eyes! Eye yoga, or simply moving your eyes deliberately during yoga or other activities, can give you more than you expected. It's a way to enrich your practice without adding extra time, because who of us couldn't use a bit more efficiency?
