In nature, taking the forest in through the senses is called forest bathing. The subtle yet powerful effects of being in nature is felt I’m sure you’ve felt it, the positive feeling and energy you get after being outside. From breathing in the fresh air, with trees and plants around us. To walking on different terrain.
Immerse in nature with your senses.
I’m a Recovering Perfectionist.
I’m a recovering perfectionist, and an aspiring “good enoughist”
Brené Brown
Striving to be a perfectionist all the time is difficult and so much work! I now resonate with the above quote from the book on “The Gifts of imperfection‘s” by Brené.
That’s one thing getting older has taught me. Is that sometimes my efforts are just good enough.
5 Household items you can use as Yoga props!
With the rise of a home yoga practice, due to the global pandemic we are in, more and more people are doing yoga at home and tuning in online for yoga classes. From Youtube, to Instagram and Facebook Lives, to studio and private sessions via Zoom or other video conferencing software, you can find yoga pretty much anywhere now, online.
Perfectionism in yoga, why it's overrated!
If we allow perfection to take over our lives, we won’t accomplish or make progress with anything. I realize this in my own life with many things. One of them being yoga.
The Gift of Time
Today marks the end of the seventh week for me of being in lockdown, staying safe at home, and also working from home full time, due to the pandemic of COVID 19. Today is also the last day of April and my birthday month!
Slow down, nourish and reflect during this uncertain time.
With market losses and with COVID-19’s exponential spread across the world, things are unknown.
It’s the end of week two. Week two of being inside at home and living what’s being referred to as physical and social distance.
During this uncertain time we are in, it can be quite an anxious and stressful time. We can feel alone, trapped, maybe even a bit cabin feverish. Sort of like, fish in a fish bowl.
Between social media and the news cycle filling our minds with information overload, this can feed our anxiety and stress. It seems we can’t get away from it.
The fears, anxiety and stress can continue to increase, as we don’t know how long the physical and social distancing
Let go of control…
“...there is no reason to constantly attempt to figure everything out.” Michael A. Singer
I’m reading the The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself where the above quote is from. The book is about how we can float through life rather than fight it and unite with ourselves and harness our inner energy. Energy focused into what truly matters in life and for us…
Fall a season for transition. A season of change.
Bittersweet October. The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.” By: Carol Bishop Hipps
As we approach the end of October in the northern hemisphere, a changing season is rampantly upon us.
It’s change we can see.
It’s change we can feel.
It’s one of my favourite seasons, the fall season, as it brings
My Yoga Journey. How my practice all started…
It all started when...
I hurt my back during a weight training session at a ladies only gym when I was 21. It happened while I was trying to put away a 45lbs heavy free weight, I all of a sudden felt this intense shooting pain in my lower lumbar. I knew instantly something wasn't right. All because I insisted on taking the heavy weight off, all so I could use the leg press machine, thinking I can lift this no problem, even though the weight was clearly way too heavy.
My stubbornness was unimaginable, and I was not self aware of my actual strength or lack there of, in order to avoid injuring myself. I was reactive, did things without thinking, rather than responding mindfully, slow and with ease. Reflecting back on that moment and who I was at the time, led me to hurt myself. My mindless, cocky and stubborn action lead to my herniating three discs in my lower lumbar (the L3, L4, L5 specifically), which I confirmed by an MRI 5 years post injury.
Immediately post injury, I was forced to take care as I had so much pain in my low back.