Relaxing into Transitions

Where do the months go? Summer is transitioning to melt into Autumn.  There is always an interesting blend of feelings and influences at this time as the changes start to appear with the end of somethings and new beginnings of others. 

Taking a Time Out

When I hear myself telling my children you will end up in “time-out”, secretly, I always want one! It just sounds like a good idea to have some quality, adult-approved quiet time to take care of just me.

As a yoga instructor, I remind my students to consciously focus on their breath throughout their practice. Of course we breathe, we don't have to focus to do it and our body is designed to breathe automatically. In fact the average person takes about 22,000 breaths every day, or over 7.5 million breaths each year and most of us don't give breathing a second thought...