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First Saturday Flow Series in person at Gilbert Yoga $25 each or $60/series Appropriate for all levels and agesEntering the Circle Sat June 5th, 2:30-4:00  A slow flow practice honoring the cycles, seasons, and wisdom of the wheel of life.  This special class will prepare you for the summer solstice with intentional movement, meditation, and meaning-making to be incorporated throughout the month.   An integrative practice of strengthening and soothing postures and mind-body-soul steadiness is a safe, contemplative space to connect to…

Happy Brain

Moods are most certainly a byproduct of circumstances and individual context but it’s important to remember that we are also an incredibly dynamic and complicated soup of biochemistry.  Our composition is operated by many systems of the body, all of which are governed by chemicals. I find this not only fascinating but also liberating, particularly on those days that nothing is really ‘wrong’ but I am feeling “off”.  Moods aren’t just contingent on the factors of emotional stress or deep…

Dear Winter

Hello Winter.  It is officially your season, though we have been hibernating for many months and seasons in our secure and isolated little dens with our stockpiles of goodies and a select few to keep us company. Your extra-long presence in this epic and historical year has been a practice of quiet endurance, virtuous patience, and awkward, unyielding acceptance.  It has been a time to prioritize, contemplate, and simplify.  A time to be wise in waiting, to study what is,…

Living the Practice

Hello! I have missed you!  I have been on a bit of a hiatus due to my slightly clumsy and overwhelmed, yet highly motivated and inspired balancing act of life. In addition to private practice and yoga, I have taken on quite a bit of career growth opportunities with ASU and now also proudly working for  Care 7 crisis response as the City of Tempe's Trauma Trainer. I was there in the past as a victim advocate and I'm thrilled to…