Last month I took a much-needed week off and did absolutely nothing. Seriously, all I did was fun stuff. No work, very little chores, and just had chill time, me time, and fun. The one thing I regret is that I didn't do it sooner. My future self wants to say "Thank You" to past me for finally realizing I was headed toward burnout and calling time-out. This is why this month's free printable is thank you coloring pages, and a bonus printable card. Due to the pandemic, it's been almost 2 …
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Circle pattern coloring pages – October Free Printable
Can you believe it's October already? Seriously, where is 2021 going? My mother delights in telling me “It'll soon be Christmas!”, and at this point, she's not wrong. For me, it always feels like as soon as we hit Halloween, then BAM it's New Year. Those weeks of November and December fly by! Then everything comes back full circle. Such is life. Of course, a new month means a new free printable, and this month it's Circle pattern coloring pages. What's coming around full circle for me …
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7 Minute Guided Meditation – World Meditation Day 2021
If you don't have a regular meditation practice, then today is a good time to start as it's World meditation day. This is a time to remember that in a World that seems to have distractions at every turn, going inwards is more important than ever. While there may be barriers to sitting for an hour for meditation most of us can carve out 5-10 minutes of our day. Which is why I'm fond of shorter sessions, like this 7 minute guided meditation. Experienced meditator's may find it easy to sit …
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Tales of a recovering perfectionist: The closet
As a recovering perfectionist "perfect" is a word I've eliminated from my vocabulary. It's unobtainable. An illusion. And yet, for the majority of my life something I would strive so hard to live up to. However, just like an addict I often find myself relapsing. And, so begins the story of the closet... When lock-down started I had one major goal: To remodel our spare room into my own private yoga studio. Somewhere I could practice yoga, hold virtual classes, and create content. It seemed …
Meditation is yoga – Free 5 minute meditation MP3
I'm often confused when people people say they "don't do yoga, but do meditation". Why? Because, they are one and the same. Meditation is a part of a yoga practice. If you have a meditation practice, you have a yoga practice. In the West people are lead to believe that yoga is just the bendy poses [asana] seen on instagram. And yes, that's also a part of yoga. But, you see yoga isn't limited to one thing. The word yoga has been taken over to encompass something that is only a small part …
Yoga body scan, a 10-minute mindfulness practice
Years ago when I first started teaching yoga, I had a very strong asana-based practice. I was not teaching yoga as a practice but as a workout. The more I educated myself and uncovered the truth of yoga, uniting body-mind, and breathe, my practice and teaching changed forever. At Yoga Nook we begin each practice with a yoga body scan to ground us in the practice. Grounding yourself at the beginning of practice can be done in many ways. Whether bringing awareness to the senses, breath, or …