Your Guide to Embodied Wellness and Loving Life
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Have Fun and Get Moving with this Warm Up Flow!
Have fun and get your body and breath moving with this 7 minute, whole body flow! It's a great way to get your body moving at the start your day, especially for those with arthritis. Or use it as a break during your work day if you've been sitting too...
Ayurvedic Yoga with Nikki DeSalvo
Curious about Ayurveda? Whether you know a little, a lot, or nothing at all, Ayurvedic Yoga Specialist Nikki DeSalvo from Sweet Hearth Yoga makes these timeless practices easy to understand in her friendly, down-to-earth manner. Listen in to our conversation to learn...
Antidote to sitting in front of a computer
Open the chest muscles, correct posture, strengthen the shoulders and bring balance to your upper body. This 9 minute sequence is an antidote to too much computer time and rounded shoulders. Plus, it feels great! We start by opening the pectoralis...
What Self Care Really Means
Love Your Low Back 9 Minute Video Practice
Does your low back need some love? This 9 minute practice will help to bring stability AND mobility to this area of your body. Instability anywhere in the core (including the low back) can cause pain and dysfunction in the upper and lower...
Introspection- a Wellness Super Power?
In yoga one of the niyamas (virtuous observances recommended for living a healthy, more spiritual life) is svadhyaya. Svadhyaya refers to the practice of self-study or introspection. How well do you really know yourself? And how honest are you being with...
Get your hips moving with this 10 minute mobility flow!
What to do if you've been sitting still too long and your hips are feeling kind of stiff or achy? This fun, yet effective 10-minute hip mobility flow is perfect! It helps work on the flexibility AND strength of the hips. It's also a good one to do when you...
Can pain and illness be your wake-up call?
Sneak Peek into My Morning Ritual
Welcome to my morning ritual! I have found that the best way for me to ensure that I make self-care a daily priority is to make it a habit, or even better...a ritual. The difference between a routine and a ritual is intention. My intention as I complete...
Practicing Yoga with an Autoimmune Illness – Some Considerations
Yoga is a powerful tool for managing autoimmune illness or chronic pain. It is the most helpful tool in my personal wellness toolkit for healing from Rheumatoid Arthritis. As someone who both has an autoimmune illness and is a yoga teacher specializing in working with...
Breathe Easy
Post may contain affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase using this link, I may receive a small percentage of the sale, but you will pay the same price. What’s the relationship between stress, chronic pain, and your breathing? Let’s start by...
Healing Autoimmune Illness with Nutritional Therapy
Listen in as I speak with Stacy Yocum of Loveday Nutritional Therapy. Stacy and I talk about healing autoimmune illness with a nutritional therapy approach. Learn about Stacy's journey with Rheumatoid Disease (Arthritis), what Nutritional Therapy is, her take...
Hairprint Review: Can you really restore your natural color without toxins?
Goals, Resolutions, or Intentions – what works for you?
Do you set resolutions on New Year’s Day? Do you ever actually keep those resolutions? How do you feel about setting goals? Personally, I love the process of setting goals and resolutions, but I prefer the yogic idea of choosing a sankalpa rather than making...
Beauty as Part of a Healing Lifestyle: My favorite products
Looking your best can definitely be part of a healing lifestyle. In fact, I think it is an important part, since when you look good, you tend to feel better. Just another aspect of that mind-body connection. I do think it is crucial to choose products that won't...
Self-Care Strategy: Evening Ritual
Say it with me: Self-care is healthcare! And an evening ritual is a great way to support your self-care strategy, while integrating healthy sleep hygiene into your life. Your evening ritual should be personal (meaning it should make sense to YOU), doable, and...
The Art of Connecting to Your Body’s Wisdom
As I think back over the years, both before and after developing autoimmune issues, I realize how little I listened to my body. It actually makes me cringe when I think about it now. It took...