Yoga Mind Over Matter

11/16/2025

✨ Your Practice Is Your Power ✨

Every time you step onto your mat—whether it’s for five minutes of breathwork or a full hour of movement—you are choosing yourself. You’re choosing healing. You’re choosing to grow. You’re choosing to soften and strengthen in the same breath.

Yoga isn’t about being the most flexible or balancing perfectly every time.
It’s about coming back home to your body, honoring what it needs today, and giving yourself permission to slow down, release, and reconnect.

In my classes, we move gently, breathe deeply, and remind ourselves that rest is not something to earn—it’s something we deserve. 💚💜

Whether you’re just beginning your journey or you’ve been practicing for years, you belong here. You deserve a space that nurtures your mind, body, and soul.
And I’m honored to hold that space for you.

🧘‍♀️ Your mat is waiting. Your healing is calling.
Join me in class this week — let’s move, breathe, and grow together.

10/22/2025

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09/22/2025

✨🌑🌞 A New Week, A New Moon, A New Season 🌞🌑✨

As we step into this fresh week, the energies of the fall solstice and the new moon guide us inward. The solstice marks a shift in light and balance—an invitation to slow down, ground into the season, and honor the cycles of nature. The new moon amplifies this energy, asking us to release what no longer serves and set clear, heart-centered intentions for what we wish to call in. 🌿

On the mat this week, let’s breathe into stillness, flow with intention, and create space for the seeds of transformation to grow. Each breath is a reminder: we are in rhythm with the Earth, with the moon, and with ourselves. 🌙✨

Here’s to a week of balance, renewal, and radiant beginnings. 💜💚

07/29/2025

🌞 Good Morning, Beautiful Souls 🌿

Before the rush of the day sweeps you away, take a moment to breathe, stretch, and ground yourself.

🧘‍♀️ Just 5–10 minutes of gentle movement can:
✨ Awaken your body
✨ Clear your mind
✨ Set a calm, intentional tone for the day

Try this simple morning flow:
1. 🌬 Grounding breath (3 slow inhales + exhales)
2. 🐄 Cat-Cow – 5 rounds
3. 🌳 Seated side stretch – 3 breaths each side
4. 🙏 Seated twist – gently wring out the spine
5. 🌞 Seated forward fold – soften, release, surrender

Affirmation of the Day:
“I greet this day with open arms, steady breath, and peace in my heart.”

Take what you need. Leave what you don’t.
You are enough. 💚

07/23/2025

🌿 Fitting Yoga Into a Fast-Paced Day 🕒

In the rush of everyday life, we often tell ourselves there’s no time for yoga… but you don’t need an hour-long session to reconnect with your body and breath. 🧘‍♀️✨

Here are a few simple ways to weave yoga into your busy schedule:

🌞 Morning Stretch (2–5 mins): Roll out of bed, stand tall, take 3 deep breaths, and flow through a few gentle stretches like Cat-Cow, Forward Fold, or Sun Salutations to awaken your body.

🪑 Desk Yoga (5 mins): Release neck, shoulder, and wrist tension with seated stretches right at your desk. No mat needed!

🧘‍♀️ Evening Wind Down (10 mins): Before bed, roll out your mat and let your body soften into a few restorative poses like Child’s Pose, Legs-Up-The-Wall, or Reclining Twist. Let the day melt away.

Yoga isn’t about perfection or time—it’s about presence.
Even one mindful breath can shift your whole energy.

💚 You are worthy of stillness—even in the chaos.

07/19/2025

🥣✨ Quick, cozy, and gut-loving ✨🥣
I made a gluten-free comfort soup using canned carrots, canned chicken, sautéed garlic & onion, GF noodles, and a swirl of spices like turmeric, ginger, paprika, and dill.

I topped it with a hard-boiled egg and a squeeze of lemon for a nourishing, anti-inflammatory finish 🍋💛

It’s quick. It’s healing. And it’s made with love.

Save this recipe for your next comfort craving!



✨ Gluten-Free | Gut-Healing | Easy | Anti-Inflammatory

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📝 Ingredients
• 2 tbsp olive oil or avocado oil
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (15 oz) can sliced carrots, drained
• 1 (12.5 oz) can cooked chicken breast, drained and shredded
• 4 cups gluten-free chicken broth (or bone broth)
• 1 cup cooked gluten-free noodles
• 1–2 hard-boiled eggs, halved
• Juice of ½ lemon (freshly squeezed)

🌿 Spices & Herbs
• 1 tsp Old Bay seasoning
• ½ tsp Italian seasoning
• ½ tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp dried minced onion
• ½ tsp thyme
• ½ tsp parsley
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• ¼ tsp pink Himalayan salt (or to taste)
• Dash of red pepper flakes
• Dash of smoked paprika
• Small pinch of dill (dried)
• Small pinch of cayenne pepper

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👩‍🍳 Instructions
1. In a large pot, heat oil over medium. Sauté sliced onions until translucent. Add minced garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
2. Stir in all dried herbs and spices. Let them bloom for 1–2 minutes.
3. Add in canned carrots and shredded canned chicken. Stir gently.
4. Pour in chicken broth and bring to a light boil. Simmer for 10–15 minutes.
5. Add cooked gluten-free noodles and lemon juice. Stir.
6. Place hard-boiled egg halves into soup. Simmer 2–3 minutes more.
7. Serve hot and enjoy the comfort!

💚 Notes
• Boost gut health further with a splash of apple cider vinegar or a pinch of fermented miso (added at the end).
• For a vegetarian version, sub broth with veggie stock and skip the egg.
• Want more veggies? Add spinach or kale at the end for extra nutrients.

07/15/2025

🌖 Tuesday Yoga — In Tune with the Waning Gibbous Moon

✨ Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
🌿 Theme: Reflect & Refine

After the Full Moon’s bright illumination, the Waning Gibbous invites us to slow down, reflect, and release. It’s a time to honor what’s been revealed, integrate your lessons, and gently let go of anything that no longer serves your highest self.

🧘‍♀️ Today’s Flow: Ground & Let Go
Tuesdays may carry action energy, but today, balance that with intention. Use your practice to connect inward and clear space mentally, emotionally, and physically.

🔹 Seated Twist – wring out what’s no longer needed
🔹 Half Pigeon – soften and surrender
🔹 Child’s Pose – rest and reconnect
🔹 Legs-Up-the-Wall – restore and receive
🔹 Savasana – integrate your insights

💭 Journal Prompt:
“What truth has come to light since the Full Moon? What can I gently release now?”

🌙 Flow softly. Reflect deeply. The moon reminds us: even in letting go, we grow.
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Save this practice. Share with a friend who needs a midweek reset. 💚

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07/10/2025

07/10/2025

🌿 Chair Yoga with Courageous Souls 🌿

Tonight, I had the honor of volunteering and guiding a chair yoga session for individuals who have experienced limb loss. It was my first time holding space for this community, and I’m truly humbled by their strength, openness, and resilience. 🧘‍♀️💚

We moved together, we breathed together, and we reminded each other that healing can happen in so many beautiful ways—through movement, community, and the simple act of showing up.

This experience touched my heart deeply, and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to share this practice with such inspiring humans.✨

To anyone navigating life after limb loss: your courage shines. You are seen. You are strong. You are not alone.

A special thank you to Stephanie Murphy for inviting me to facilitate this meaningful session. Your heart for the community is such a gift. 💜

07/08/2025

*July Newsletter* 🧘🏻‍♀️

07/08/2025

🌕✨ Registration is NOW OPEN for my fall women’s retreat in the heart of Hocking Hills! 🍂

Join me October 3–5, 2025 for a cozy, soul-nourishing weekend of:

🧘‍♀️ Slow, beginner-friendly yoga
💆‍♀️ 15-minute massage for every guest
🌬️ Salt cave therapy to clear body and mind
🥗 Nourishing meals (GF, vegan & vegetarian options)
🔥 Full Moon Fire Ceremony under the stars
📓 Journaling, connection, and deep rest

✨ Held at a private cabin surrounded by peak fall color
✨ Limited to 10–12 women for a truly intimate experience

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💵 Investment: $800 per guest

👫 Book with a Friend:

Save $100 each when you register together!

💌 Early Bird Discount:

Save $75 when you book by July 31st

💳 Payment Plan Available:
• Reserve your spot with just $275 down
• Pay the rest in 2 easy installments (due August 15 & September 15)
• Need flexibility? Just message me — I’m happy to help.

Let this fall be your season to slow down, let go, and come home to yourself. You deserve this. 💛

📍 Hocking Hills, Ohio
📆 October 3–5, 2025
💻 Reserve your spot: YogaMindOverMatter.com

Drop a 🌕 if this speaks to your soul, or tag a woman who needs this weekend of healing.

06/27/2025

🌿 Flow Into Friday 🌿
Let your week melt off your shoulders as you exhale deeply into presence.
Today is your gentle reminder: You made it. You’re worthy. You are grounded.

✨ Unroll your mat.
✨ Move your body with love.
✨ Breathe in peace. Breathe out the rest.