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Here we are at this river Having been carried by many others Rivers that bob with trappings We can’t call our own Rivers of eddies filled with expectations That keep us from flow Rivers frothing With such fear and pain That we are pulled under Yet here we are At this river If flows much more swiftly Then it seemed …
It often takes a shakeup – or several of them – to wake us up. Medically unexplained physical pain had already started to wake me up but it’s when my mom died in 2007 that I really started to question things. Things like my purpose, how short life is, and what I could do that would really make a difference. …
Last week I joined Durango Nature Studies for a full moon hike. While the theme was animal hibernation, of course the plant kingdom has its own version. As the trees are dropping their leaves they are preparing for winter dormancy. So I wondered, should humans be practicing some version of it themselves? Scientists at the Institute for Wildlife Ecology in …
I am a voracious reader and listener of anything having to do with movement. Whether from Biomechanist, Katy Bowman, who writes about “nutritious movement”; pioneering researcher in the physiology of mobility and author of Designed to Move, Dr. Joan Vernikos or Rolfer and Feldenkrais practitioner Todd Hargrove who shares his ideas on fundamental movement patterns like crawling, reaching, rolling and breathing. The human body was made for …
It’s Been Called the Trip of a Lifetime I’ve curated an extraordinary trip to the coastal waters of British Colombia with Spirit of the West Adventures. This base camp kayaking trip has been reserved exclusively for just 8 guests of Rocky Mountain Yoga. Mark your calendars for July 27th – August 1st, 2019. I chose July because it is the time …
Guest Blogger Stephanie Morish, certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant and Natural Food Chef, speaks not only to Yoga Therapy, but other stress reducing remedies. Have you heard of the stress hormone cortisol? When chronically elevated from stress, your body is in a chronic state of “fight or flight.” I spoke about this in my October post on nose breathing. Read on …
