Grace Yoga & Pilates LLC

09/07/2025

Want to improve your digestion? The key might be in slowing down. 🧘‍♀️

Yin yoga targets your body’s deep connective tissues and fascia. The long, slow holds activate your parasympathetic nervous system, shifting your body into "rest and digest" mode. This improves blood flow to your digestive organs, helping them break down and absorb nutrients.

By gently compressing and stretching the abdomen, yin yoga can also encourage circulation and stimulate the wave-like movements that move food through your digestive tract. All of this works to calm the gut-brain axis, releasing tension and reducing stress-related digestive issues like bloating and discomfort.

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📖 Dive deeper into each pose in the full article here: https://yogainternational.com/article/view/yin-yoga-for-digestion/

08/14/2025

If you're living with arthritis, a gentle yoga practice can be a powerful tool for finding relief and reclaiming your movement.

This 10-step yoga sequence involves gentle movements and yoga postures (asanas) that may help you:
- Reduce joint pain and stiffness
- Improve flexibility, function, and range of motion
- Strengthen the muscles that support your joints
- Promote the movement of synovial fluid, which lubricates your joints
- Use a mind-body approach to reduce stress and help manage pain

Remember to listen to your body and find the optimal version of each pose for you.

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Take a detailed look at each post and how to move through this practice in the full article, A Joint-Focused Yoga Sequence for Arthritis by Amber Burke, here: https://yogainternational.com/article/view/a-joint-focused-yoga-sequence-for-arthritis/

08/13/2025

08/09/2025

💫🌱 Align your mind, body, and spirit with the transformative practice of yoga. 🧘‍♂️ Each pose, each breath, is an opportunity to connect deeply within yourself, to listen to your body's wisdom, and to nurture your spirit's vitality. Through yoga, you awaken the inherent harmony that resides within you, fostering a sense of peace, resilience, and wholeness. Join us on the mat and embark on a journey of self-discovery and transformation. 🌟🌿

08/09/2025

“Community cat” is a term used to describe a cat who is unowned and lives outdoors. Both feral and stray cats are considered community cats. Community cats have a wide range of behaviors and degrees of socialization.

🐈A stray cat is one who has lived indoors and was socialized to people at some point. Perhaps she left or lost her home; or maybe she was abandoned and no longer has regular human contact. Over time, a friendly stray cat can become feral if she spends too much time without positive interaction with humans. Under the right circumstances, a stray cat can also become an indoor pet once again. Strays that are reintroduced to an indoor home after living outdoors often require a period of time to reacclimate.

🐈A feral cat is an unsocialized outdoor cat who has little to no physical contact with humans, or the contact that they've had was not always positive. Most feral cats are unlikely to ever become a lap cat or enjoy living indoors, but kittens born to feral cats can often be socialized if started at an early age and adopted into indoor homes.

By understanding the many degrees of socialization that cats an exhibit, you can better help and protect them. To learn more please check out this informational link provided by Alley Cat Allies: https://www.alleycat.org/resources/cat-socialization-continuum-guide/.

08/01/2025

We are very excited to announce a new business in Union Hall, Read Between the Wines, a wine and bookstore opening today in Southlake Plaza on Route 40! Open 2:00-9:30 (closed Tuesday, Weds) Another reason to plan a day trip to Southlake!