As we hurtle through the year and find ourselves in September I have to acknowledge that in just a few months I have a major milestone birthday. Over the years birthdays come and go but every 10 years we hit milestones. During this time it's easy to get caught up in thinking about bucket lists, looking to the future at life "running out". Admittedly, that was me at the beginning of the year. Then I found myself looking at the past, everything I had experienced so far in my time on the planet. …
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20 Minute Deep Stretch Yoga for Hips Hamstrings and Lower Back
As a yoga teacher, one thing I get a lot of requests for in classes is yoga for hips hamstrings, and lower back. They say like attracts like, so it's no surprise that this is one of the areas I struggle with myself. Hips, hamstrings, lower back, and inner thighs. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? Above all, remember to subscribe to my channel. New videos are uploaded every week. However, for …
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How to get relief for Plantar Fasciitis
Recently a member of my Patreon Community, asked me "how to get relief for plantar fasciitis". This is familiar territory for me. Because when I trained for my first half marathon I got plantar fasciitis pretty bad. Terrible pain. Especially in the mornings, or when I'd get up from sitting a while. I tried a LOT of things to help and I'm going to share my tips & tricks that helped me relieve my pain. These included massage, tennis ball, stretches, ice, yoga poses, exercises, and more …
PKD keto diet – 18 month update and Q&A
Last year I created a couple of posts about my experience with intermittent fasting, polysystic kidney disease and my plan to try the vegan keto diet. Since then I've gotten a TON of questions on those posts and videos. While I tried to reply to as many comments as possible, it was clear that there was a lot of information dotted around video and blog comments. So I decided it was time to collate everything in one area. So this is my PKD keto diet update. Did it help my increase my GFR? Reduce …
Bird Coloring Page Printable for Adults – Freebie
Last month, a pair of finches decided our porch light was the perfect place to set up home for a while. When Bob left for his work trip there were four eggs. 16 days later when he came back, the nest was empty. They'd hatched, fledged, and left. The last 14 days of seeing these chicks hatch, and growing from blind alien-like beings to curious (and ravenous) chicks have been a valuable lesson about our current life situation. And also the inspiration for this month's Bird Coloring Page …
Malasana Tutorial, Modifications, Tips & Tricks
Recently I created a yoga video for my Patreon community focused around malasana, garland pose, and it's single leg variation the pistol squat. This deep yoga squat can be a challenging pose for many as it requires deep hip, knee and ankle flexion. As such, I thought I'd do a short Malasana tutorial, along with some modifications for the pose. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? Above all, remember …
Yoga for Energy and Focus 15-minute flow
Energy is one of those things that most people wish they had more of. However, what I find is sometimes I have the energy but it's frantic, it's unfocused, and haphazard. Thankfully, Yoga can help with both lack of energy and focus. For this purpose, I created a 15-minute class specifically about yoga for energy and focus. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? Above all, remember to subscribe to my …
Yoga for Tight Hip Flexors – Somatic Experiencing & Release
This quick & easy somatic yoga practice requires no equipment to release tight hip flexors. Sometimes you need to stop stretching and release the tight muscles first. Using somatic exercises this short yoga for tight hip flexors routine will help your mind-body connection, so you can experience the difference before and after. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? Above all, remember to subscribe to my channel. New …
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Yoga for tight chest muscles – Somatic Release
Do you have good posture? Or does your upper back and shoulders round? Can you bind your yoga poses? Feel like your breathing is restricted? You could have tight pectoral muscles. Rather than stretching instead, try a somatic release for your pecs. This yoga for tight chest muscles routine takes less than 10-minutes and is a great step to better posture and breath. If you can’t view the embedded video above, you can view the video on YouTube. Maybe add it to a playlist? …