I recently started working with a life coach. You know, those people who force you to get clear on your values, identify your goals, and then hold you accountable to doing what you need to do to achieve them. While talking to me about my goals, my coach said something that really stopped me in [...]
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Posted on June 17th, 2013 by Valerie Reiss in Yoga
Summer Yoga Reading: 8 Books to Inspire Your Brain, Practice, and Smile
What is it about summer and books? Like kale and quinoa, they just go together. Dreamy weather plus slowing down equals perfect conditions for lazy afternoons spent reading on a beach or by a lake, or lounging in a favorite chair while the sun casts leafy shadows across the room. Ahhh. To accompany you along [...]
Posted on June 16th, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Happy Father’s Day
Take a moment to pause, to breathe, and to exhale. As we let go and head into a new day, set your intention for gratitude, self-care, connection, and inquiry.
Top 5 Things We Love About Wanderlust
Every year, we look forward to the ecstatic festival that is Wanderlust. The chance to be in the Vermont hills—soaking up the mountain energy, reveling in yoga immersion, and communing with our peers and community members, is a high time of the year. 1. Community: Wanderlust brings so many different people together, and we love [...]
Is Your Diet Making You Anxious or Depressed?
Jenny Sansouci, guest blogger We all wake up in a bad mood once in a while. It’s part of life’s journey to experience ups and downs—but if you often feel anxious or depressed and can’t seem to shake it, there’s a chance your diet may have something to do with it. Food and mood are [...]
Posted on June 12th, 2013 by Portland Helmich in Conscious Living
Turning Self-Judgment into Self-Compassion
Over the last four and a half years, my life has literally turned upside down. After 18 years together, my husband and I sadly parted ways. While I’d lived on the East Coast my entire adult life, it no longer felt right to be there after our split. And so, a few years after the [...]
The Science of Love
Love—it’s the supreme human emotion. Babies need it to survive, it can improve brain function and health, and it’s even essential for animals (one study showed that rats that were licked more often by their mothers grew up to be calmer and more curious than their less-pampered counterparts). Love may feel more like magic than [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2013 by Portland Helmich in Yoga
Imagining Change: The Power of Visualization
Change is a fact of life. Even if we take no steps to improve our lives, we’ll still grow older. Time will march forward. The question is whether we’ll move in a direction that leads somewhere we want to go or somewhere we don’t. So often, we think that if we want to experience this [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2013 by Thrive in Moment of Quiet
Moment of Stillness
Take a moment to pause, to breathe, and to exhale. As we embrace stillness and head into a new day, set your intention for self-care, connection, and inquiry.
De-Sugaring the American Breakfast
I’m a morning person. Always have been. Some people can’t eat anything first thing in the morning, but not me. My stomach’s more than ready for nourishment shortly after awakening, and that’s probably a good thing. They always say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, right? It gets the metabolism going and [...]
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