Refuge Yoga

01/08/2026

This happened the other day at my gym and I thought everyone was being a little silly. I thought this is a person that I’ve never learned from before and I’m sure she has something to teach me and she did in fact teach me that very basic Yoga has value. She had no fancy transitions and she’s clearly been doing this a very long time. She’s comfortable in the foundational practice and it was lovely.

01/08/2026

01/06/2026

Time to break up some concrete. See you all Wednesday!

01/04/2026

12/31/2025

Every time you repeat something, your brain strengthens the connection.

When you learn something new, two brain cells start communicating. At first, the signal is faint and unreliable. With repetition, that same pathway activates again and again. The receiving cell adds more receptors, giving it extra places to catch the message. The sending cell releases a stronger burst of chemicals. The signal becomes clearer, faster, and easier to notice. The connection itself can even grow, forming tiny branches that give the signal more space to travel. This is not abstract theory. It is measurable biology happening inside your head.

As practice continues, proteins move in to stabilize the connection. They help the pathway handle repeated use without breaking down. Each time you repeat the action or thought, the brain uses less energy to send the message. What once felt clumsy becomes smoother. What required effort begins to feel natural. Your brain is not just storing information. It is physically reshaping itself to make that skill easier to access next time.

This is why practice changes everything. You are not just trying harder. You are building stronger pathways. What you repeat becomes familiar. What you use often becomes automatic. Your brain adapts to what you do most. So every habit, skill, and thought you practice today is quietly shaping the brain you will use tomorrow.

12/30/2025

Funny and historically true, but changing things up this year. In an effort to to give students a sense of mastery, we will use the same class for two months, (up to 8 classes), then have a yin class, then change to a new series for the next two months.

12/30/2025

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12/29/2025

To my wonderful students! I finally finished my 300HR training which will just continue to bring a higher level of instruction to you! You will see this logo from time to time as I am certified by this organization and am able to use this logo as long as my classes fall within the qualifying parameters. This "brand" of yoga is Christ-centered, and intentionally adds in strength elements. In my research on wellness, I am learning of the critical role of strengthening for women (and men). I am excited about what I have planned for 2026, and we will be talking a great deal about "power" - God's power and the power that he gives us as believers - so when you see "Power" yoga, think not just physical power, but God's power in us, and on our behalf!

12/13/2025

Here are some questions to ask ourselves in regard to things we don't often give enough credit to, when it comes to our overall health and wellbeing, but should.

What are we reading?
Listening to?
Watching?

Does it uplift us and edify us? Does it make us focus on what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy, as we are told to do in Philippians 4:8?

What we think on matters. What we read, listen to and watch will impact how and what we think.

What does our circle look like? Are the people we surround ourselves with encouraging us, and building us up? Do they inspire us to do better and BE better? Or... do they gripe and gossip? Do they inspire us to move closer to God? Or... do they help move us further away?

Who we associate with matters. We will become more like those we spend time with, for better or worse. We must choose wisely.

How do we speak to ourselves? Do we call ourselves names? Are we patient and gentle with ourselves when we make mistakes? Do our words build or tear us down? What are we speaking into our own lives and circumstances?

What we say matters. Our words hold the power of life and death. Self deprecation is an often overlooked sin that many of us mistake for humility. We must pay attention to our self talk.

How do we start and end our day? Do we reach for our phones first, and scroll social media... or do we reach for the word, and to connect with our Creator?

How we start and end our day matters. Start and end your day with God in humility and gratitude.

We are the gate keepers of our hearts, and the Bible says that ALL of the issues of life, spring forth from here.

We must cultivate accordingly.

12/12/2025

𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐧… 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.
That’s how fast even a strong heart can break.
One threat from Jezebel…
and the prophet who stood fearless on Carmel
felt fear grip him like a hand around the throat.
He ran into the wilderness.
He left his servant behind.
He sat under a juniper tree, crushed and trembling.
And then the words spilled out of him…
"𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡; 𝐧𝐨𝐰, 𝐎 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞."
Fear.
Weariness.
Loneliness.
The kind of discouragement that makes a person feel finished.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬.
He doesn’t thunder.
He doesn’t accuse.
He doesn’t say, “Where is your faith, Elijah?”
𝐇𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩.
He sends an angel with fresh bread and water.
He strengthens him again.
And again.
Forty days later Elijah hides in a cave, carrying emotions too heavy to name.
But God finds him there too.
Not in the wind.
Not in the earthquake.
Not in the fire.
But in a still, small voice that reaches places no storm ever could.
“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡?”
God gives him space to speak.
Elijah opens his heart twice.
All the fear.
All the hurt.
All the lies he believed about being alone and useless.
Then God begins to rebuild him.
He shows Elijah he is not alone.
He gives him new assignments.
He pours courage back into his soul.
He restores him to the work he thought he could never do again.
And Elijah rises... not the same man who laid under the tree…
but a man carried by the strength of God Himself.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮.
𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐣𝐚𝐡 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐨.