5 benefits of tapping into the relaxation response (plus, a 5-minute legs-up practice for relaxation)
If you’d like to build up your capacity to tap into your parasympathetic state more easily and more regularly, I recommend trying this 5-minute practice daily this week. Simply notice what happens when you’re off the mat. The intention isn’t to feel more checked out of our realities; rather, observe your mind, body, emotions, and response when you’re squarely in the present.
15-minute tension tamer for tough times
Try this short but potent practice of gentle, rhythmic breath-based yoga movements and deep relaxation. This simple pause will offer you a little room to breath, move, rest, and recuperate.
feeling depleted? fill back up with a deeply restorative meditation
Replenish your reserves from deep depletion created by fear, confusion, and anguish. We’ll nourish ourselves energetically, restoring our resources so we can be more nurturing for each other.
explore the science of deep relaxation
Try this FREE deep restorative practice and take refuge in constructive rest post.
the practice that helped me listen to my inner wisdom
Try this FREE meditation practice to help us listen softly and compassionately to ourselves and what our body is saying to us. This meditation pairs with Chapter 6 of my book, Deep Listening.
let yourself land - a free meditation to feel grounded and at home in your body
Try this FREE meditation practice to feel more grounded and connected. This meditation pairs with Chapter 2 of my book, Deep Listening.
shifting the deep-rooted patterns that keep us stuck (plus, restorative practice for wholeness, connection, & presence)
Try this FREE restorative practice to help us experience our connectedness, so we can cultivate a stronger sense of belonging, wholeness, and presence.
what metta taught me about my most difficult relationship (plus, 2 FREE meditations)
How Lovingkindness can change our relationship to challenging people and conditions in our lives. Plus, receive two free meditations!
practicing joy in precarious times
Try this 20-minute practice to explore the postures of joy. In this short, breath-based flow, we’ll build a solid foundation, grounding through our body, so we can create a more spacious container through which to move more light.
strong & centered: 15-minute fitness flow for yogis
Try this 15-minute full-body strength practice with optional light weights to feel more balanced and energized.
standing in your true power: a deep listening meditation
Try this meditation practice to practice being with your fear, rather than closing down or conquering it.
finding strength in softness: 10-minute restorative yoga for vulnerability
Try this 10-minute practice to connect with support and and spaciousness to experience more compassion and lovingkindness.
soften into the sky of your heart space: 15-minute flow to connect with compassion
Try this 15-minute practice anytime you need to connect with support and welcome yourself (and your circumstances) just as you are.
strong back mountain meditation: tap into the stability of your backbone
This practice invites us to rest into our backbone and reconnect with our deeper sense of self.
awareness from root to blossoming crown
This 10-minute crown chakra practice is meant to remind us that we are earth, we are spirit, and we are universal awareness – all in human form.
creating space to access our intuition
In this short slow flow, we’ll open up space in our physical bodies so we can have more ability to detect our inner GPS.
recharge your energy pack with a solar-powered yoga flow
In this 20-minute solar-powered slow flow, you’ll build heat through a sequence of seated Cat-Cows and moving Down Dog and Planks. Then create space in your center through gentle yet potent backbends before rooting in your strength with Sunrise Chairs to Sunset Squat. This practice will leave you feeling radiant and renewed.
allowing for the flow: tapping into the wisdom of the sacral chakra
Our sacral chakra is also our emotional center that allows us to let things flow and release, so we can grow and thrive. This hip-opening practice can help us embody the energy of our water center, creating space for us to flow and move with change.
