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Fear, pregnancy and how yoga can help
Fear is a subject that comes up a lot in a prenatal yoga class, birth workshop, or meeting with a doula client. And with good reason! When we give birth for the first time, we are entering uncharted...
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Gratitude’s the best attitude. (Thinking about Aparigraha and Santosha)
I’ve been decluttering lately. Something I sometimes find challenging. It goes in waves. I cling to a lot of things “Just in case,” and then all of a sudden I’m filling up garbage bags en route to the...
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How yoga can help us embrace change
I watch the ripples change their size But never leave the stream Of warm impermanence and So the days float through my eyes But the days still seem the same -David Bowie Creative Commons Attribution...
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Speak the truth! Speak your truth!
Speak the truth. Speak your truth. Photo credit: David Salafia via Creative Commons Honestly is the best policy, isn’t it? We have this thing, in our house, where we try not to encourage lying. I think...
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Forget January, Autumn is the real new year!
I was in a yoga class the other day, and the teacher, Bram, was talking about how there’s a certain almost chaotic energy in the air at this time of year. I coudn’t agree more. For me, it’s like...
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Being comfortable with our discomfort
Photo by Melanie Faucher Shanti We pretty much do everything to avoid being uncomfortable, don’t we? I don’t know about you, but in the summer, I blast the air conditioner. In the winter, the heat. We...
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Brilliance– A brilliant new release by Montreal’s Eliza Moore
Eliza Moore Eliza Moore has been making music since she was a toddler growing up on a horse farm in Vermont. Her childhood was all about choirs, orchestras and chamber groups. During a European tour in...
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What are your goals this year? How will you attain them?
The other day, I asked my husband if he had any New Years Resolutions. He answered in a way that is similar to how I feel. He said, “I feel like I’m continuously working on myself. Not just once a...
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But who mothers the mother? Sometimes we need to ask for help
I was laying in bed, off work and feeling very unwell. I’m not used to doing nothing. I texted a friend to say I was sick and he asked where my caregiver was. I had no idea who he was talking about. My...
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Why new moms should roll out the yoga mat
guest post by Ben Stanford It’s hard to imagine doing much other than care for your newborn when you first give birth, but as the weeks fly by it’s a good idea for new mamas to focus on caring for...
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