For two weeks, I practiced ratio breathing with the idea of getting up to 2:1, creating longer holds on the inhalations than holds on the exhalations to create an energizing pranayama practice preferably in the beginning of the day.
There are usually three different ways a new student learns yoga: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Each student is going to learn yoga in a different and unique ratio of these three areas. Heck, they might even call memory recall and dreaming as another form of visual learning because that is what I remember during my…
There is an interesting book (amazon link to book) I’ve been reading about meditation and it’s effect on the mind and body. It’s a collaborative piece written by multiple experts in the fields of Psycholoy, Buddhism, and health professions, such as neurology. In the portion of the book that talks about meditation and emotion, it describes…
The video shown below is when I just started practicing AcroYoga with one of my training partners, and co-worker, Nick. We started in March of 2014 and practiced for a few hours a week for 3-4 weeks straight before recording this in April 2014. This was our third time practicing the routine in full sequence…
What I Learned about Classical Pilates through the PPS Teacher Training Program of Lifetime Academy in Reston, Virginia Earlier this year, I decided to take a leap of faith into learning a different type of movement system: Pilates. Peak Pilates Level 1 to be precise. As a yoga teacher in Maryland, I would constantly have employers…
I’m a person full of energy to move. You are too. We can all move. There may be limitations or blockages through our physical or mental state, but movement is within us all. Even if it’s just on a cellular level. So what is this blog about? It’s about choosing to live in a world…