self-care

Love. You. Heal. You.

October 13, 2011

Yesterday I was presented with a beautiful piece of art from a very dear friend and amazing artist: Rashaan Cruze’ (that’s Ms. Cru-zay to you). The woman in the painting represents all of us in our journey to realize self-love and self-healing. She’s washed over with fiery emotion as she realizes her love for herself [...]

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Self-care? No, Self-LOVE

August 18, 2011

As yoga teachers we are taught that self-care is an important part of keeping us grounded, taken care of and being a good teacher. That’s great in theory but many of us need a swift kick in the self-care ass. Self-care is mandatory. Let me repeat: care for SELF is mandatory. As healers, caretakers, mothers, [...]

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Massage & Self-Care

February 8, 2010

Last week I posted about self-care and some great ways to calm your immune system while treating yourself. Massage is a great tool because it’s function is multi-layered. I’m not a massage therapist so I can’t speak to all of the details but I can say that the detox and relaxation that comes from massages [...]

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Calming the Immune System

February 1, 2010

When you are sick it’s very clear. Symptoms come in clusters and there is no mistaking the message. It’s starts with a tickle in the throat and then, bam, you’ve been invaded. There are millions of very happy bacteria (or a virus) having a party at your body’s expense. They come without warning and without [...]

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