Essence Yoga Therapy

22/12/2019

There’s still time to gift my book to the healthcare practitioners in your list!

21/12/2019

Rhode Island Friends! Connect to presence on Christmas Eve. Wishing you joy and peace ♥️

11/12/2019

Yoga Friends, especially those on the east coast - check out this fantastic yoga therapy training for low back care being taught by my colleagues and friends Robin Rothenberg and Emily Schaeffer Large. What a great opportunity to add to your yoga tool box while taking in the warm Florida weather!

01/12/2019

Look what's on the shelf at some of Rhode Island's finest independent bookstores: Island Books in Middletown, Stillwater Books in Pawtucket, and Books on the Square in Providence!

For those not in Little Rhodie, I'm extending the black Friday offer -- 15% off and free shipping -- for a signed 1st edition. I have just a few copies left -- PM if you're interested!!

29/11/2019

Black Friday Special! 15% off and free shipping on a signed first edition of my book, Yoga as Self-Care for Healthcare Practitioners Cultivating Resilience, Compassion and Empathy! Looking for a perfect self-care gift for the healthcare practitioner or aspiring yogi on your holiday list? This book is it! PM me by tomorrow Saturday, 11/30, at midnight ET.

21/08/2019

Friends - so happy that my book, Yoga as Self-Care for Healthcare Practitioners, is now available! Many thanks to my incredible editor, Claire Lindsey Wilson and the other talented staff at Singing Dragon, for their unflagging support of this project!

You can order it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Self-Care-Healthcare-Practitioners-Cultivating/dp/1848193963 ♥️♥️♥️

Gives healthcare students and practitioners a yoga toolkit to help with self-care. It cultivates their internal resources to meet the challenges they face and develops empathy and compassion for themselves, their patients and their colleagues.

14/08/2019

16/07/2019

Do you know about Global Yoga Therapy Day? Intrigued? Find out more at https://globalyogatherapyday.com/ and watch this space.

And while you’re here, if you’re a yoga teacher and/or yoga therapist, please consider taking this survey ♥️

This survey’s objectives are to understand: > How many people are practicing yoga with chronic conditions; > Who isn’t practicing yoga due to a chronic health condition; > If teachers feel adequately trained and prepared for students presenting with health concerns Thank you for your opinion!

13/07/2019

Do some nothing today - and love up every moment♥️

There are days when my spirit calls out for more time to do nothing.

Because I know this secret.

Doing nothing can actually mean doing a great deal, engaging the young and vital parts of self that aren't called upon very often in the more rigid and goal-oriented aspects of contemporary life.

Wishing you all time to play and explore during these long, summer days.

12/07/2019

More pranayama, meditation, less asana, slower, deeper asana for strength, stability, resilience ♥️

12/07/2019

Gail’s teaching on race-based trauma injury is powerful - have a look at her webinar ♥️

Race based stress and trauma are so common in our culture that we are not always aware of their negative impact because we adapt. Yet ethnic and race based trauma and stress are real and pervasive. This stress is often magnified by the lack of opportunity to recover before the next experience, contr

11/07/2019

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11/07/2019

Powerful - how we empower or subtly disempower through how and what we teach yoga/practice yoga therapy.

This essay considers the ways in which our practices in yoga may erode empowerment, take away from agency, and undermine safety. It is hoped that by highlighting these areas that we can focus our efforts to evolve as a profession and be better able to serve our communities.

10/07/2019

"Don’t make meditation difficult....Be here, now, before thinking arises and makes a difference"
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"...Be here, now, before thinking arises and makes a difference"

from iRest Founder, Richard Miller PhD 🙏

09/07/2019

A follow-up piece on the intergenerational effects of trauma, describing how yoga/yoga therapy works to transform the effects of extreme stress and trauma at a molecular level. Fascinating!

Mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi don't simply relax us; they can 'reverse' the molecular reactions in our DNA which cause ill-health and depression, according to a study.

07/07/2019

Fascinating piece on work in the area of epigenetics related to effects of trauma across generations. The science is showing not only how the effects of trauma can be handed down in families but how we can work with those effects to protect future generations.

Our children and grandchildren are shaped by the genes they inherit from us, but new research is revealing that experiences of hardship or violence can leave their mark too.

05/07/2019

Check out this short piece on breathing in yoga movement and the connection to the pelvic floor and diaphragm. And while you’re at it, check out a new book coming out this summer on Yoga and pain management that my friends and colleagues Shelly Prosko, Marlysa Sullivan, and others have co-created! It’s all in the post below ♥️ Have a magnificent day!

“How do I breathe during yoga?” I have received this question multiple times over the years. My answer is three part: What do you want your pelvic floor to do during the movement? What feels right in your body? Does it matter? The movement of pelvic floor muscles and diaphragm during breathing h...

04/07/2019

Chicago Friends - this will be a fantastic training in a powerful healing practice. Deepen you understanding of yoga through learning iRest Yoga Nidra practice! ♥️

https://www.irest.org/event/irest-yoga-nidra-level-1-training-chicago-illinois-2019-september

Senior iRest Trainer, Molly Birkholm is returning to Chicago, IL for her iRest Level 1 Teacher Training this September and space is still available! If you're looking to integrate the iRest 10 Step Protocol into your personal or professional life, sign up now at link above to enjoy earlybird pricing until July 5!

Veterans Restorative Project

02/07/2019

RI friends - check out this awesome event for teen girls at The wonderful Island Heron in Jamestown!

02/07/2019

Self-care in action as right action, right relationship to self, others, and the world around us.

Have a wonderful day, all!

We each need to set both internal and external boundaries. Both require self-awareness, which may be tough if you’ve spent years focusing on others.

30/06/2019

Hard to believe this continues to be women’s experience this far into the 21st century. How many of us have had this experience around chronic conditions, particularly autoimmune conditions? 👋 please consider supporting Catherine’s efforts with POTS.

Jordan Seymour discusses how sexism causes women with chronic illnesses to be disbelieved and mistreated.

29/06/2019

A beautiful long read on the growing science of interoception. It affirms why Yoga is such such a powerful healing practice.

The science of how we sense ourselves from within, including our bodily states, is creating a radical picture of selfhood

24/06/2019

Yes, yes, yes! Both/and - we are relational, connected beings!

Self-care alone can't heal communities.

21/06/2019

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Wishing everyone a wonderful International !

20/06/2019

Yoga Nidra is a powerful practice - have you tried it? What’s your experience?

Pictures of the brain’s activity during Yoga Nidraby Robert Nilsson“We had not expected the meditators to be able to control their consciousness to such an extent.“ (Brain researcher Troels Kjær, The Kennedy Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark)Preparation for the scanning at The State University H...

19/06/2019

Words of wisdom!

Words to ponder and meditate with this week from iRest Founder, Richard Miller, PhD. The "price" of freedom... 🤔

18/06/2019

Tune in to tune up ♥️

There are so many ways to get more green in your life.

17/06/2019

A powerful panel discussion on generational and early life trauma and healing practices. A long, worthwhile listen♥️