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.
An Autumn Chakra Reset to Feel Grounded & Ready for the Day
An opportunity to pause, reflect, and make conscious choices about how we spend and restore our energy.
welcoming change: an autumn equinox ritual to reflect and recommit to our intentions
welcoming change: an autumn equinox ritual to reflect & recommit to our intentions
a heart-opening restorative to create space for the breath, reduce stress, & feel more connected
Discover how conscious breathing and a simple restorative Fish Pose practice can calm stress, support your nervous system, and open the heart to compassion.
a meditation to enhance your digestive capacity
While meditation has long been known to promote better digestion, a 2015 study from the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center found that practicing mindful breathing, meditation and yoga can create positive changes in gene expression in patients with diseases of the digestive organs—relieving symptoms and even markers for diseases such as IBS and IBD.
lovingkindness as a practice of letting go
Metta is medicinal, and there are so many science-backed benefits of practicing Lovingkindness that I share in my weekly Deep Listening Meditations. Enjoy this practice to cultivate ease and connection.
a breathing practice to find our center in disorienting times
A breathing practice to find your center in disorienting times.
change is inevitable, growth is optional
September races in, pushing us to a starting line. We launch eagerly into new commitments and rededicate ourselves to routine. Yet, along with the excitement of what is to come, we may also experience nostalgia, and sometimes anxiety for what we leave behind. While it is a time of new beginnings, it is also a time of letting go and release.
relaxation revolution
I admit, when glancing at an image of a restorative yoga pose, it could look like a luxurious nap. In fact, many people joke that it's yoga for lazy people. Another popular belief is that restoratives are really for sick, injured, or old people. And while Restorative is deeply restful and healing, it is not just a physical 'recovery' practice.
