Little Tomato Yoga

01/31/2025

Why am I posting about Mondays on a Thursday?! Because this article has some good tips for giving yourself a reset over the weekend. Mondays can kick your nervous system into fight-or-flight mode, so doing yoga on Sunday night or even a few minutes on Monday morning might help you feel more rested and energized.

Here's why you always feel tired on Monday and how to set yourself for success during the weekend.

01/20/2025

This is an old article, but I like the breakdown of 8 types of self-care because it's so much more than a spa day, you know? And yoga is so much more than physical poses. I've had to focus on baseline needs for a while now, but I'm making plans for 2025. We'll need more self-care than ever, starting today.

The 8 types of self-care listed here are physical, intellectual, professional, financial, spiritual, social, environmental, and emotional self-care. Reading through the article, I can see that I'm pretty consistent about intellectual, professional, financial, and environmental self-care, although there's room for improvement and I feel good about the plans I've been making. Physical, spiritual, social, and emotional self-care all need more work for me; I feel good about the plans I've been making for that, but they feel insufficient.

How are you doing with self-care in these categories?

https://www.bustle.com/wellness/types-of-self-care-how-to-practice-experts

Practicing different kinds of self-care can help you increase your resilience and ability to handle your day-to-day, experts say.

09/29/2024

This is true! And while movement is important, it’s also important to remember that poses are just one part of yoga. Yoga includes meditation and other activities. You can do them on a day where your body needs rest more than it needs movement and you’ll still be doing yoga.

09/25/2024

Can you believe September is almost over?! If you're struggling with time racing by like I am, let's do some yoga together and get grounded in the present moment. I'll be off the schedule for a couple of weeks, but there's still room in this week's class! Sign up here:

SHINE BRIGHT & ROCK ON

05/16/2024

This month, I had to cancel some classes due to travel. It's a good reminder to me that asana, or the physical practice of postures in yoga, is only one of the 8 limbs of yoga. Pratyahara and dharana, which are withdrawal of the senses and focused concentration, are two limbs of yoga that I'm trying to incorporate into my practice more in the meantime. Which of the 8 limbs will you focus on before coming back to class on Sundays in June?

https://www.ekhartyoga.com/articles/philosophy/the-8-limbs-of-yoga-explained

02/29/2024

My article is a shorter overview of what's in my book, but hopefully it helps some people!

This article is a quick list of issues to think about when starting your business, whether it’s as an independent contractor or opening a yoga studio...

02/27/2024

I love this Brief History of Black Yogis in America (Part 1) posted by and Dianne Bondy Yoga

02/26/2024

This is a great opportunity to check out different classes!

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02/16/2024

Halfway through February! I don't know about you, but I definitely need to go to more yoga classes.

02/11/2024

I've seen a lot of the same questions come up online, so I published a book that I hope will help people. It provides an overview of legal issues, and it includes templates - the paperback version also has a QR code for them. Topics addressed include business structures and registration, taxes and finances, insurance, merchandise, intellectual property, websites, professional licensing, leases and various contracts, liability waivers, and discrimination, diversity, and inclusion.

This book provides an overview of legal issues to consider when opening and operating wellness centers that include activities such as yoga and reiki, and it includes templates for a variety of documents. Topics addressed include business structures and registration, taxes and finances, insurance...

02/05/2024

I've done a pretty good job of making my home my sanctuary, but there's some room for improvement with space and discipline for mindfulness practices.

https://www.yogitimes.com/article/how-to-create-home-sanctuary-sacred-space-energies-practice-2?fbclid=IwAR38SnVaObBcsLfkeLrhGOCkr24m0GCeaqF5XlpN130deV_fgnI6ye63h2c

Learn to create a home sanctuary: a serene haven designed for relaxation, offering peace and a place to rejuvenate.

02/02/2024

Wellness retreats can be a great way to restore yourself, but they can be expensive, time-consuming, and inaccessible for a lot of people. I have a PDF somewhere with a suggested schedule for an at-home one-day retreat, but anyone could really make their own - snacks (healthy and/or comforting), reading, meditation, yoga, candles, bubble baths, etc. One thing I never considered that's suggested in this article is to take a class online.

The wellness retreat in 'Nine Perfect Strangers' might not be what it seems, but you can create a perfectly relaxing retreat of your own at home.