Yoga

“If you can breathe, you can do yoga.” — It’s one of my favorite excuse-busting comebacks to those who think yoga is for super-fit, crazy-calm and ultra-flexible people with hours of free time.   My friend Lisa of ChildLight Yoga uses it to promote her program for children, but I think it’s perfect for naysayers of all ages! In... [Read more of this review]

Have you ever attended a yoga class, church service or other form of meditation, and felt like the speaker was reading your mind, speaking directly to you?   I’ve had this experience many times, and perhaps that is why I continually go back for more.  But of all the spiritual guidance I’ve ever heard, one simple phrase has stuck with me... [Read more of this review]

To me, a bad yoga instructor is as much a waste of time as a bad boyfriend.  If the person doesn’t acknowledge, inspire, challenge or bring me to a meditative state, I regret the time I just spent with that person, especially considering the benefit I might have enjoyed on my own. This morning, on the third day of my “staycation,”... [Read more of this review]

These last few days, my son, nearly 3, has been nearly bouncing off the walls.  As I struggle to keep up with him, I am exhausted by his energy.  Trying to transition him from home to day care or vice versa, change his clothes or settle him down for bed is a challenge. When I saw this post on Shivaya Naturals, Restorative Yoga for Children, I was... [Read more of this review]

Lying on a massage table on the second floor of an old farmhouse, I’m nervous enough about the deep tissue massage I’m about to receive.  Little do I know that her words, not her fingers digging into my back and shoulders, will hurt most of all. After about a month of ongoing neck, back and shoulder pain, I have come to see Patti, the neuro-muscular... [Read more of this review]

If you’ve got young children, you know the importance of a regular bedtime routine.  In my opinion, tired kids aren’t capable of thinking clearly, so they benefit from knowing exactly what to expect as they prepare to drift off to sleep.  No matter what your routine, you know what works in your household, and that’s the most important... [Read more of this review]

Have you ever read a story in a magazine, newspaper or web site, and thought, “That must have been written just for me?”  This was the case earlier today, when Yogamint’s piece Take a Walk found its way to my inbox. Walking used to be a favorite past time of mine.  My aunt was the first to introduce me to power-walking, during a... [Read more of this review]

In our materialistic culture, it is sometimes difficult to teach children to be grateful.  A child’s world is very small, and they can’t visualize all they have when compared to others.  We’ve all been there as children ourselves.  Our parents forced us to clear our dinner plates, by feeding us stories of starving children in Africa.... [Read more of this review]

This week, I definitely needed some Prana — translation: DEEP breaths….I received an interesting email from someone who was announcing her new blog to me. The blog was coincidentally called “Pranamama” and was started on March 22 after a humor writer with a new passion for yoga commented on another yoga blog about how offended she... [Read more of this review]