’Tis the Season for Conflict—4 Questions to Transform the Moment ❄️
Learning to Pause and Listen in the midst of misunderstandings can create a pathway for connection and understanding.
Has Tension Rewired Your Nervous System? Try this 60-Second Grounding Practice to Unwind
Try this short technique anytime you need to feel more grounded. Weave it into your day regularly to offer yourself more calm, connection, and choice in your life.
60-Second Tension-Melting Tool (It Supports Digestion Too!)
Practice standing up or lying down, and repeat it as often as you’d like. You’ll create space to be with the swirling storms, without adding more tension to the situation.
Lessons from the Time I left the table (Plus, a practice for Holiday Anxiety)
Feeling panicky, anxious, or triggered with family over the holidays? This simple tool will help you feel more centered, contained, and at ease.
5 signs we need a 90-second pause (Plus, a Short Heart Breath Practice to Try)
Plus, access practice that you can do anywhere—dinner table, conference room, doctor’s office, car, bathroom—and anytime you’re feeling gripped, stressed, or anxious.
Doing Less When We're Feeling More: 3-Pillow Rest Practice
This 50-minute experience combines breath awareness with mindful movement, restorative yoga, and yoga nidra so that we can nourish ourselves as the days get darker and more hectic.
Letting Our Big Feelings Flow (Without Getting Stuck in Them)
Learn how to create space for our emotions to flow in this dharma talk and meditation.
Telling Someone To "Just Relax" Doesn't Work. Here's The Science-Backed Reason Why.
Learn how our nervous system really works—and how we can find more relaxation in our lives.
radiate within: a somatic yoga practice for summer solstice (and beyond!)
A gentle 7-minute somatic practice to support lymphatic flow, vagus nerve regulation, and energetic clarity—perfect for the summer solstice or anytime you need a reset. Includes self-massage, breathwork, and restorative movement.
reset from within: 3 practices for your nervous system, vagus nerve, and lymph flow
Discover 3 somatic yoga practices to support nervous system regulation, vagus nerve stimulation, and lymphatic drainage. These gentle, breath-led movements help release tension, boost circulation, and restore calm from the inside out.
how to guide a soft belly breathing practice to help your students relax more
As a yoga teacher, helping students learn to learn to breathe well is an essential aspect of healing. You have options to help your students activate the vagus nerve to initiate the neurological state of relaxation.
nourish the gut-brain connection: a soft belly meditation to release unnecessary tension and relax more
In this meditation, we get down into our deep gut and core to experience the relationship between the belly, diaphragm, vagus nerve, and ability to digest — so we can release unnecessary tension and feel more relaxed.
a simple vagus nerve practice to shift into rest and digest
The state of our nervous system is directly related to the quality of our digestion. Simply put, when we’re relaxed, in a state of rest and digest, the process of digestion is initiated. The vagus nerve is in direct communication with each organ and system, sending and receiving messages as well as directly impacting the overall state and health of these organ systems. This meditation focuses on a simple technique to stimulate and tone the vagus nerve, in order to elicit the relaxation response.
