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New Moon in Virgo - August 2022
This New Moon in Virgo serves us a healthy dose of practical magic. As we go into a new lunar cycle this is the time to readdress and reset our own inner world. A time to reflect and to consider what is no longer serving our highest good and the direction we are heading. It is an opportunity for us to not only think but feel into what the new next steps, practices, and actions are that we can take to bring us closer to a feeling of alignment within ourselves and reflect upon the world around us.
The Most Important Thing Missing in Your Workouts
Each type of workout comes with immense benefits whether it’s CrossFit, yoga, barre, running, walking, etc. This isn’t about putting one against the other. This is about the one thing you’re missing in your routine all together, and that’s versatility!
Go NUTS for Brain Health - Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe
Having trouble concentrating or struggling with memory lately? Walnuts contain Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids. These fatty acids have been proven to enhance memory and cognitive function. Walnuts also contain selenium and iodine. Both of these nutrients help to ensure optimal function of the brain. There are so many foods that show us what they connect to in our bodies for vitality, longevity, and a fulfilled healthy life! Walnuts are one of the many.
Full Moon in Aquarius - August 11th, 2022
If you have been struggling with productivity, the sturgeon moon has shown up in the sky as a sign of a positive turnaround. It’s a time for emotional healing, positive change, inner stability, and a spiritual journey of growth. It brings prosperity, luck, abundance, strength, and hope. It’s truly a special time of the year, following Lion’s Gate 88 portal on August 8th.
Lion’s Gate 88 Portal - August 8th, 2022
Every year when Lion’s Gate comes around don’t be surprised by the immensely charged energy! The Lionsgate 88 Portal is activated by the numerology of 8/8, the 8th day of the 8th month.
The Benefits of Camel Pose or Ustrasana and How to Do It
An incredible addition to your yoga sequence that opens the front body and counteracts slouching relieving lower back pain making this great for people working at a desk often. This opening pose stretches the front of the body including the chest, abdomen, quadriceps, heart, neck, and shoulders leaving you feeling open and empowered.
I Love Pancakes Berry Much - A Recipe for a Delicious Healthy Breakfast
Our mouth watering pancakes are packed with all you’ll need to to feel incredible! Want a sweet tooth satisfying, nutrient packed breakfast? It’s possible! These cakes are easy to make and cost effective, too! You can prep these beauties knowing the batter will stay fresh for up to 3-4 days in a glass, airtight storage container, or you can make the pancakes and store in fridge up to 3-4 days or freeze them. This meal serves your mind, body, and spirit.
New Moon and Full Moon - July 2022
July’s Super Full Moon is rising after sunset on Wednesday, July 13th. This will be the biggest and brightest supermoon of the year! This is the second Super Full Moon in a lineup of three. Super Full Moons are nice and close to Earth, enhancing their effects. The Leo New Moon carries sweet, restorative, self- love energy! This is a beautiful New Moon that will encourage us to focus on self-nourishment, self-care, and self-love. If you have been overdoing it since the Super Full Moon with Capricorns motivational energies, this may be the time to wind down.
How to Unblock Yourself
If you’re a beginner or have been practicing yoga for a while yet can’t seem to improve your flexibility or strength, you are probably under utilizing a very important tool, the yoga block(s). It’s true, using yoga blocks can transform and improve your yoga practice! Many think using any probs devalues the practice or makes us weak. The truth is the very opposite. Yoga blocks not only improve your practice, but also support your practice in many ways. Utilizing blocks can deepen your practice to a whole new level.
One With the Trees - Exploring VRKSASANA, Tree Pose
Tree pose, also called Vrksasana, looks like a simple posture at first glance. However, when done correctly, this pose will challenge your entire body both mentally and physically. Tree pose is one of the first balancing asanas most will encounter. Strong like a tree, this asana strengthens all surrounding muscles of the knee joint while cultivating a strong core.
Why Barre and Yoga are the Perfect Blend
The beauty of this blend of yoga and barre is this duality of strength and flexibility not just physically but mentally and emotionally as well. It’s about agency and the power to choose. It’s about resilience and mental health. It’s about learning to move through situations and poses with real feelings, real support, a safe space, a community, and a purpose. The blend of yoga and barre represents the clean edges and the rough edits of us as human beings.
Five Ways to Make Your Workout More Fun!
When I notice this happening as a repeated pattern in my life, I know it’s time to get back on a schedule by making it fun again. If you’re finding it hard to get back on schedule like I was (and still do sometimes) these are some of the things that help me infuse some fun into my workouts and ultimately inspire me to keep it on the schedule.
This is the Hardest Part of Yoga
Have you ever tiptoed out of class or started rolling up your mat, as the yoga instructor guides class into Savasana? Does stillness intimidate you? Have you felt the time pressure mount and the urge to rush off? Do you think it will energetically affect your post-workout bliss? Most of us have been there, but do we really know what we’re missing when we jump off the mat and skip this asana? First things first - this is completely normal!
Breaking up with Toxic Sugar
Consuming sugar causes our bodies to release insulin and stress hormones. Those, in turn, can trigger inflammation, which is one of the most common causes of chronic pain, autoimmune dis-ease, and more. The parts of our bodies where we have the least amount of blood circulation are at greatest risk of inflammation. This is why the joints, back, shins, feet, and hands are common pain points and can be the most dramatically impacted by sugar consumption.
10 Ways to Practice Self Love and Self Compassion
Sometimes loving yourself can feel like an uphill battle. It is natural to love yourself, so why can it feel difficult? Self-love looks different for each individual. Keep in mind that no one’s journey is the same. It is time to stop searching for the answers outside of ourselves and listen closely to the voice within.
Here are some ways to open the door and seek your own personal prescription of self-love:
Mindfulness In The Everyday
As you continue to choose to remain steady through the unexpected it does become easier and you will begin to feel more content rather than constantly riding the waves of the “good’ or the “bad”.
Learning Your Cycles and Leveraging Your Feminine Energy
When we start to look deep into the essence of ourselves and how we feel during the phases of our cycles we can then begin to leverage our energy, take full rests knowing there is so much growth in honoring both our ambitions and the energy it takes to get there, and we slowly begin to realize that tuning in was the answer all along.
My Favorite Fitness Equipment for a Good Workout Even On-The-Go
A round-up of my favorite fitness essentials that are easy to travel with and of course, effective! I encourage my students to use these all the time, and I knew I had to share them with you. We are all about infusing wellness into the modern-day schedule, and these fitness gems will help make that happen.
5 Barre Moves that Tone and Tighten for a Quick Full Body Workout Anywhere
As busy humans quick and effective is our love language, and this workout hits the mark. It raises your heart rate increasing cardiovascular health, sets those quads on fire burning more calories out of those bigger muscles, and teaches you poise in the turbulence. (The shaky legs from barre is what I’m referring to here!) Plus, you’ll carry the vibration of your workout throughout the day. Hello new energy & a new found bounce in your step. Let’s get started!
Do These 3 Exercises for a Quick Cardio Blast in 15 Minutes or Less!
Cardio exercise has many benefits including improvements in sleep, it’s great for mental health, it strengthens your heart, improves lung capacity, supports your immune system, and our favorite, it naturally boosts energy! Who doesn’t need a quick jolt midafternoon to get you refocused and back on task? Try these 3 exercises for a quick cardio blast you can do anywhere.
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