Here's a yoga pose that most of us can do, and that has incredible health benefits. It's not fancy, but it is worth highlighting. I practice Legs up the Wall pose most evenings for about 20 minutes before bed. Besides my seated meditation, this is...
Salads are my favorite meals! I sometimes add healthy fats like in this ceasar salad recipe, and I always nourish my body loading my salads with tons of leafy greens. There are so many salad combinations that I love and I look forward to sharing...
The desire to heal comes from one’s spiritual reservoir of grace. A heart rhythm of a healer is set with compassion and mercy towards mankind. The healer grieves for the burdens of men until open to grace and receptivity to the guidance of the Holy...
Sometimes We Must Begin Again from the Beginning. Fall 2015, I experienced an S.I. joint dislocation, which resulted also in the tearing of connective tissue. I was unable to find any comfortable position in my body, let alone practice yoga at the studios. I had to...
Seeds hold the mysterious life force potential. The process of sprouting seeds can also serve as a healing metaphor for the practice of cultivating and sprouting life. Sprouts are a delicious and easy way to pack more nutrition into your diet. Add them to salads,...
A teacher looses the seat when self-absorbed. As teachers we must get over our selves and show up to serve. We must truly embody and practice yoga to qualify for teaching yoga. Holding the seat means to stay in contact, to stay in relationship. The Sanskrit...
When we have a clear realization about our capacity, we can be realistic about our effort. Stress and anxiety often comes from too much expectation, or too much ambition. Knowing your capacity can help in setting limits and boundaries to ensure that your efforts are...
Are you taking care of the most precious asset you have? Your Body and your Mind. Time management is the process of planning and organizing activities in order to enhance performance, maximize productivity, and increase efficiency.Being good at time management will greatly improve your quality of...
In this course, you receive a 220 page printable copy of Shannon’s first book that we coin “The Resource.” Shannon shares the recipe of Alchemy and how the practice of yoga bridges God’s creativity and love into reality through you. This ReSource is a guide of the soul’s path towards consciousness and a “how to” in co-creation.
Addiction is the inability to face the present moment. The motivation of addictive behavior is not bad. Usually when we engage in an addictive behavior we are seeking relief, love, control, release, attention or we just want to hide. Although the underlying emotional need is natural, the addictive behavior comes at a cost to the physical body and to our health.
It is good to know what we need in the present moment, but it is also the hardest thing. It is hard to know what we need in the present moment if we are not used to presence. Changing habits are really hard. We have to awake before the unhealthy action and choose a different and healthy action.