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Midline crossing
This week opens the new, fresh season, Summer Solstice: the longest day of the year. The gifts of the official beginning of Summer are...
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Jun 19, 20231 min read


Bones
Bones are an active and vibrant part of our bodies because the bone marrow, that lives inside them, is the source of our new blood...
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Jun 15, 20231 min read


Labrador
The Labrador stands for loyalty, protection, playfulness and joy. In tomorrow's Yoga class we will free our subtle energy flow, accessing...
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Jun 12, 20231 min read


TMJ
TMJ discomfort is common, it can cause head aches, jaw tension, ear problems, strained muscles and worn teeth. Often the main cause is...
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Jun 6, 20231 min read


Shoulder blades
Most of us need to relearn how to carry our shoulder blades. Old habits of slumping forward are very engrained. They cause neck and back...
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Jun 1, 20231 min read


The dance between action and resistance
How can we be friends with gravity and include the natural downward pull in our life experience? John Mayer sings: “gravity is working...
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May 25, 20231 min read


Stuck diaphragm
Stuck diaphragms are more common than we think. Stress and anxiety are a big contributor to this state. It tends to become a chronic...
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May 23, 20231 min read


Hands, wrists, arms and elbows
Reaching out, taking in, holding, creating, tending, preparing, cooking, transporting, massaging, stroking… We use our hands, wrists,...
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May 18, 20231 min read


Softening
I In the past Yoga was practiced in the wilderness. The practice was meant to soften the hardness of the body and the mind. It originated...
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May 16, 20231 min read


Sun Energy
The warmth of the Sun brings with it the gifts of vitality, colors, scents and bird songs. It can also add more to-do lists, social...
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May 11, 20231 min read


Be a star
Tomorrow’s class will be about enhancing balance and flexibility, just as the drawing advertises. I actually went to a performance of...
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May 8, 20231 min read


Gift
Happiness is not elusive, happiness is not fleeting. Happiness is not based on external events, people or situations outside of us....
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May 4, 20231 min read


Dig deep
By learning how to face our challenges on the Yoga mat, we gain the ability to stay present when the inner storms in our lives pick up...
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May 1, 20231 min read


Disk Health
Our spine consists of 24 discs. The are located between the vertebrae of the spine. Each disk is filled with liquid and functions as a...
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Apr 27, 20231 min read


Going with the flow
Some area’s in our bodies can show up chronically tight: our face, neck, shoulders, diaphragm or belly are common places for the...
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Apr 24, 20231 min read


Feelings
If we can’t hear the low notes, we can’t hear the high notes either. Inhabiting a narrow band of feeling not only limits us individually,...
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Apr 20, 20231 min read


Child like
The contentment of the little child playing in a sand box reminds me of a basic premise of Yoga: to let unnecessary conditioning drop...
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Apr 18, 20231 min read


Keep your cool
Balance is al about creating harmony or homeostasis in our system. With the warm weather, we long for a more cooling practice. To move...
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Apr 13, 20231 min read


Renewal
The sunshine is getting stronger! We are connecting with Yang energy: the fire element. In Spring we move past the slowness of Winter and...
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Apr 6, 20231 min read


Spring is in the air
Soon the daffodils will start to bloom! It is an exciting time, the melting of Winter and the tender signs of Spring. In Baraboo the...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read
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