Unconditionally Yoga

The fourth yama is brahmacharya, or non-excess. This has easily been the biggest change for me since my brain bleed. The goal posts...

I've been thinking about this post for a few weeks now. I think this might be the hardest of the yamas and niyamas for me post brain...

In my second instalment of brain injury and yoga, we are going to talk about the second yama, Satya or truthfulness. When I examined...

When I started teaching yoga, and this blog, I did a 10 week program on the yamas and niyamas. The yamas and niyamas are observances,...

I think about it all the time. The 3 weeks I spent in the neuro- rehabilitation unit. The people I met, the conversations, their...

I once was in a challenging yoga class, one that was very physically demanding. Towards the end of class we were doing some heart...

So it turns out that up to 60% of people with a brain injury suffer from anxiety afterwards. I may have been told something like this in...

If you are friends with me personally on facebook, you might have seen a post I made last Sunday about shovelling my driveway and how...

I've talked a bit about how yoga has helped me get through the last little bit. It really is my tool box for coping and dealing with all...

On Tuesday of this week I went back to the hospital for a check up with the rehabilitation specialist. It was emotionally draining. I...

I've been thinking about this post for awhile now. About all the ways that yoga has been helping me get through and heal since my time...

Other Me: I fucked up how old I am. Again. I'm broken and stupid. Me: Stop being so hard on yourself. It has only been 2 and half...

This is what my husband says to me all the time, especially when I am feeling down. This might be the hardest post I've ever written. ...

Facing the world with your heart wide open is a terrifying proposition.  If you are human, which I am assuming that most of you are, the...

The third chakra is the solar plexus chakra, or the Manipura chakra.  Manipura means the "jewel of the city" in sanskrit.  It is located...

I've been very busy making malas, and I've had a few people ask what they are for and shown interest in learning about meditation. So...

I may have not talked about it for awhile now, but I've been living, breathing and working through the chakras. A little while ago I...

I have a confession to make, I haven't been to a yoga class in months. MONTHS. I practice at home almost daily, and I'm kinda hooked. ...

In five days I am running my second, and probably last half marathon. I managed to leave training for it until the last possible moment,...

One of the things that I love about yoga is the sense of clarity it gives me. When I am feeling unsure of myself and the things...