Watching animals falling asleep does it to me every time! Yawn yawn yawn! Enjoy your nap...
Relaxation + Sleep
3 Grounding Practices for Presence
If you are feeling ungrounded, frenetic, uneasy, anxious, thinking or feeling too much, then these 3 Grounding Practices may be just what the yoga teacher ordered! They will help you to connect with your inner Earth Element, to help you feel embodied and present. This...
Calming Mudra Flow
These three mudras will bring you into your calming, soothing center and out of the chattering mind and ocean of emotion to be at peace once again. ADHI MUDRA "I am always calm in the center of my being." Place your thumbs inside your palms and gently make loose fists...
VIDEO Calming Puppy Falls Asleep On Baby
Just watching this sweet puppy trying to stay awake but falling asleep while sitting up is so sweet and relaxing to the nervous system!
VIDEO Newborn Twins by Ana Brandt
This video makes me cry and laugh! So precious to be so young, new and fragile. There are so many moments in this video I don't know which is my favorite. It helps me to feel the fullness of Joy and to simply be present with the wonders of emotions and the mystery of...
Inner Smile Meditation
Your Inner Smile is glowing golden inside of you all the time! All you have to do is become AWARE of it, and a magical thing happens: you begin to sense how it fills you with bliss, awakens your positive qualities as well as your own potent healing energy. You may...
VIDEO Awaken Your Inner Smile with Beagle Puppy
Animals have a way of making me smile on the inside and the outside! This beagle puppy is so hilarious. Please enjoy!
Finding Your Rhythm
by Jennifer Reis, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, Kripalu School of Yoga faculty. The rhythms of the seasons and nature gloriously expressed through her Five Elements also live within our own bodies. Tuning into these forces can help give clues about...
How to Live in a Body
by Jennifer Reis, Integrative Yoga Therapist Here are ideas for some of the most important ways I've found to live fully embodied. Above all, remember that your body is a gift from beyond, a mystery to honor, respect and listen to. Practicing Body Scan daily by...
Abhyanga Self-Massage with HANDOUT
Abhyanga is a potent healing and rebalancing self-massage for your internal five elements. The rhythmic flow of movement activates the lymphatic system to help you detoxify. And the relaxing nature of this massage shifts you into the parasympathetic healing mode of...