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Yoga

Enter The Dragon

January 23, 2012
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Bruce Lee a famous baby dragon. His Chinese name literally translates to Li Little Dragon.   Happy Chinese New Year-The Year of the Dragon Will this year be fierce, full of surprises, magnificent or menacing? Will it delight, bewilder or intimidate you-just like a dragon? It’s all in your eyes! The Chinese are obsessed with [...]

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Put A Spell On Me: 2012

December 22, 2011
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I hope you have managed to enjoy the holiday season, staying in good spirits and in good health. Throughout the holidays we enter many layers of tradition and celebration full of  parties, decorations, rituals, and connections.  It’s wonderful to  embrace the excitement of the season. However, with the fun things comes a bit more of  [...]

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Baby Steps: Reclaiming Your Female Power

October 12, 2011
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These days I can’t seem to stop thinking about babies. Sorry to disappoint some of you, but I’m not pregnant! However, it is a consistent topic in my practice. My clients share their stories of infertility, hormonal issues and their strong desire to conceive among other things. Their frustration and disappointment can overpower them and [...]

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Love Muscles

May 6, 2011
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An often overlooked area of the body, the muscles of the pelvic floor play an essential role in providing support for the pelvic organs (bladder, intestines, the uterus in females), maintain urinary and bowel continence, facilitate childbirth, and contribute to the experience of sexual pleasure and ability to reach orgasm for women and men. Just [...]

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Buddha Lesson

May 4, 2011
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We can read, eat, text and listen at the same time simply because we want every free minute to count, but are we really present? I feel like an expert at  multi-tasking but at what cost? The funny thing is that we think we are accomplishing so much but truth is it’s really bad for [...]

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Wild Thing You Make My Heart Sing

February 13, 2011
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Camatkarasana Pose “Wild Thing” Many cultures believe that the key to health, happiness and spiritual connectedness lies in a balance of chakras. There are seven main energy centers comprising the chakra system and it is believed that each chakra has a specific purpose. The Heart Chakra, or fourth chakra, is located in the center of [...]

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Shine On Me

January 26, 2011

Sunrise @ Sivananda Ashram, Paradise Island I can’t think of a better way to warm up my body and keep it healthy on these blustery winter days then with yoga.  Specifically, the series Surya Namaskar, the Sun Salutation;12 postures performed in a single, graceful flow. The Sun Salutations activate and tone the majority of body [...]

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Here & Now

January 1, 2011
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An auspicious day the 1111 & in Numerology, 1 is recognized as the beginning, the creator, or essentially the center. No matter where or with whom you spend the day, you’re not alone in hoping for an auspicious year ahead. I  couldn’t wait to say goodbye to 2010, it was an extremely challenging year personally [...]

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Strike A Pose

September 1, 2010
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Anjali Mudra (prayer hands) on the beach Sivananda Ashram, Paradise Island September is National Yoga Month and  anyone at any age in any body can benefit from yoga. Yoga has been researched extensively and is known to have a wide range of health benefits for body, mind, spirit. Derived from the Sanskrit word, “YOGA” means [...]

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Eat Pray Shop

June 18, 2010
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I had always dreamed that visiting India at some point in my life would be a pilgrimage and it turned out to be exactly that – my own version of “Eat, Pray, Love” and a pilgrimage of fun! When my friend Sabrina asked me to travel with her and her husband to India to attend [...]

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