I feel good, like I knew that I would! I can hear James Brown now as I I am off to a good start, determined to follow through with my commitment to regain my momentum in August on our Journey into Winning with Wellness. I lacked motivation with summer heat and recharging after a busy season. So, I created the August Win with Wellness to jumpstart me again, and maybe you too. Starting fresh on Thursday the 1st
August is a time that seems to take me off track of my usual healthy routines. Maybe it’s the heat or the old patterns of wrapping up summer plans. So, I am starting my 30 Day Wellness Winner ~ August Activities plan to motivate me to reboot and keep my momentum for what makes me feel best. Every time I see something that says 30 Day Challenge I cringe, feeling
Like a “V” for Vivi! Our Fusion Yoga Teacher shares Downward Facing Dog do’s and don’ts for the best alignment from hands to head, to tailbone, to toes.The first time I saw this pose I thought, “I’ll never get it right like the inverted “V”, my heels won’t touch the ground, straight legs like others in class.” Good news, heels may never come down with straight legs, and that’s ok.
Our instructor Vivi demonstrates improper and proper ways for a Chair Pose For the next several weeks we will breakdown yoga postures to improve your current practice and guide those who may not make it to studio practice. Imagine you are planning to rise up or lower down to a chair and with safety and body mechanics in mind. I have known many who required arms on a chair to do
Over 25 years ago, I drove 90 minutes to the hills of Virginia to receive a Past Life Regression session after searching the classified ads. I had read the true story, Many Lives, Many Masters by highly respected psychiatrist, Brian Weiss and was fascinated! He tells the story of his patient with many debilitating life issues that were healed through hypnosis after delving deep into her past. Without either of
Freedom is a right, and a gift. Use it wisely, kindly and with purpose to live the best and most peaceful life. Let your visions lead you to Victory in the Stars. Yoga guides us to find perspective on how to live a more mindful and calm life. To be brave and courageous to be the best version of ourselves, or at least better than the day before, one day at a
Legend tells and told in many versions that Mikao Usui lived in Japan from 1868 to 1926 and was extremely instrumental in introducing the concept of Rei-Ki. He studied medicine, psychology and religion as he traveled to Europe and China, and possibly the US. Usui experienced the ability to use our hands and intention as powerful healing tools after long and deep meditations. He experienced forms of divine guidance to facilitate improvement of energy imbalances
In May we honor our maternal mentors and caregivers with Mother’s Day. In June we recognize the positive, masculine influences in our lives. The necessary Yang Energy Forces to balance our more feminine Yin. Father’s Day began in Washington state in 1910 when a young woman wanted to honor her veteran father, a single parent of 6 children. In 1972 it become a nationwide holiday, 58 years after Mother’s Day was established in 1914.
Breathe. Move. Connect., your most effective yoga practice sequence formula, whether self-practice or guided. I created this motto, our mantra before we opened with intention on a solid Fusion foundation for positive effects from our services. For over 11 years I have been teaching a Fundamentals, like a Basics 101 yoga class. Not a gentle or power class, more a mix of all levels and many traditions for a solid yoga
Distractions are inevitable. Whether good ones or not, there are times when we prefer to be focused. I admit, I am considered quite sensitive and can do better controlling my physical, mental, and emotional responses to all of these potential, unwelcome stimuli. If there’s a “squirrel”, I look. Honestly, some distractions agitate me and take away my attention when needed. I know better than to ever sit near a restaurant