Times of transition are extra potent, though setting your intention at any time is excellent. Watch the short video above to learn more, and listen to me share my intention with you.
Feel free to post your intention as a comment below if you want to share it with me and others here. đ
I choose love and light, health and wealth, joy and laughter, peace and beauty.
I choose to be a blessing; to myself, to this planet, and to all the divine children who play upon it.
The changing of the seasons often brings with it a cold and flu shakedown. So many people get taken out by these bugs â in fact, Iâm just getting over one – but I’m getting over it in record time.
So I thought Iâd put together some tips for strengthening the immune system, as they seem to be working quite well for me.
It’s nice to have a lot of tips in one place like this so you can just take the info and apply it to your health. Feel free to add your own ideas as a comment below.
You basically want to go on a mild cleanse when youâre fighting illness. The cleaner you feed your body the better. That means staying away from heavy and processed foods.
When your system is clear, it can do its job easier. If youâre trying to digest a big meal (especially one heavy with meat), youâre taking resources away from your immune system. Give your body only nourishing foods, and youâll have a much easier time healing.
Read More “How To Get Healthy Quick in Kamloops (and Elsewhere)”
No one wants to be in pain, yet so many of us go around with one or more areas of our bodies hurting, aching, or otherwise saying âOuch!â
Hereâs the thing: pain is your body communicating with you. Itâs saying âSomething here isnât working, so can you please change it?â
The really helpful part about pain is that it gives you feedback. If you do one thing, say rounding your lower back, and your back hurts, you know something about that isnât working. If you do it differently, such as lifting your lower back in and up to create the natural curve, and your back feels fine, you now know that change DOES work, and thatâs what your body has been asking you to do (or at least part of it).
It isnât personal â itâs not like youâve done something wrong because you never learned how your shoulders want to be held so your neck doesnât hurt, or that flattening your lower back can lead to serious discomfort.
On the contrary, itâs surprising how few doctors and body workers actually understand the principles of optimal alignment. I frequently work with someone who has exercises from their physio that donât feel good. When they understand and apply optimal alignment to the same exercises, all of a sudden they feel good.
It isnât necessarily the action or exercise that brings pain or relief, but the alignment itself that makes all the difference.
I love teaching Yoga Therapy, because generally the person Iâm helping gets instant feedback from their body, and theyâre grinning from ear to ear in the first five minutes of the private because weâve already found the cause of the pain and theyâve had a taste of how simple it is to be pain free.
This is one of my favorite soups, both for flavour and convenience. This morning I actually had it for breakfast, as I was craving something warm and hearty to complement the misty morning.
Generally my soups take an hour or so to prepare, but this one is as instant as a healthy soup can be, making it ideal for when you need to eat right away, or just don’t have a lot of time to cook.
Preparation time: about 12 minutes. Makes 2 servings.
Ingredients:
This is another one of my late night inspirations, where the words come without thought and ask to be written…
True contentment is not the elusive hiding thing it is made out to be.
On the contrary, it awaits, open armed and patient
For your awareness of its company.
To experience this companion, comfort embodied in ease,
Simply enter the present moment fully.
Saturate your senses with the Now;
Enrich this living life with your focus and acceptance of what Is.
Be swept up in the act of
Being.
Here you will find that the breath itself is made of waves of peace
Woven with the light of joy and loving songs of truth.
Give yourself over to it.
Surrender all struggles to the wisdom and Grace of that which breathes you.
Realize, here in the fathomless Ocean of Beauty and Being
That, beneath layers of other feelings and holding on,
You were content all along.
Om Shri Ram Jai Ram
Om Namah Shakti Ma
A while back, maybe a couple months ago, my partner Casey decided to do 100 Burpees and invited me to join him. I thought it would be a fun challenge, seeing as I teach the Kamloops Yoga Fitness Boot Camp, and a great workout.
Burpees are one of my favorite exercises because they work so much of the body. It’s a combination of a jump squat and push-up. You get core, legs, shoulders, back, chest and arms all in one go.
It definitely gets your heart rate up and blood pumping!
We got the whole thing on video, and I just got around to editing it, so I thought I’d post it here for your amusement and (hopefully) motivation.
These words came to me late last night, inviting me – almost insisting – that they be written and shared. It felt like a call to Truth; a feeling deep with meaning and potency…
Set Your Intention
Stand deliberately upon this Earth
For you are a bridge between Earth and Sky.
Open to the current of your breath,
Expand your awareness beyond the boundaries of your skin.
You are a child of the infinite.
Limitless possibilities await your choice.
Itâs high Summer in Kamloops. You can tell when you go to the park, watch people crowd on the beach, or realize that half of your friends are camping or otherwise out of town each weekend.
Even though Summer doesnât technically turn into fall âtill September 21st, it always seems like the end of August marks the finale of Summer. For this reason, it often feels like August is a bit of a free-for-all.
With all the camping, parties, traveling, and hot summer nights, yoga classes are often pretty empty. It makes me smile, really.
But September is coming.
And with it there is a fresh sweeping feeling that marks the beginning of another school year, and the start of many things.
September invites you to re-assess your priorities and re-commit to the things that are important to you. These might include eating healthy, getting in shape, and doing yoga.
The great thing about September is it brings an excitement that lingers from the anticipation of the start of school, even long after weâve graduated. You actually WANT to get organized and take care of things. Itâs just in the air.
Read More “3 Steps To Get Back On Track With Kamloops Yoga, Health and Fitness”
Desirée Rumbaugh, a humble yet wildly wonderful AnusaraŸ yoga instructor, is coming back to Vancouver September 10-12.
She is internationally celebrated as one of the most skilled and authentic instructors; a woman who can not only enter some of the most advanced postures herself, but who can safely guide others to do the same.
The last time she was in town was very special for me, partially because Des helped me to expand my own practice, and also because I was honoured to assist her for one of the sessions.
If you’re in BC, I highly recommend attending her workshop. Really I can’t say enough good things about her teaching.
For more info on the workshop, check out the YogaPod website: Desirée Rumbaugh Vancouver Workshop
This song was inspired by my deep love and connection to Earth.
It welled up within me, whispering and then singing with awareness of the complete interconnection we all have.
I have climbed to the knees of a giant Douglas Fir Tree and sang this into the moss.
I have stood in the clearest stream of water, illuminated in sunshine. This mantra singing to me from within.
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Om Shri Gaia Ma
Purnatva Gaia Ma
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Beautiful, Abundant, Benevolent Earth Mother
You Are The FULLEST Perfection
Divine Mother Earth
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