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A Guide To Understanding The Chakras and How To Find Balance
Well, firstly, what the heck is a chakra? There are many different energic points and meridians that run through the body. The seven...
Valerie
Mar 28, 20225 min read


Exploring the Mind-Body Connection
"As within, so without" But what about as without, so within? One of the greatest things about yoga is the way that the physical movement...
Valerie
Feb 16, 20221 min read


Morning Meditation Tea
Or a tea for any time of the day, really. Its no secret that I love an early morning, there's just this little big of magic in the air...
Valerie
Jan 31, 20222 min read


10 Morning Practices To Start Your Day Mindfully
Your alarm goes off. Your eyes slowly blink to adjust to the light. You sit for a second and wonder what day it is. You quickly...
Valerie
Jan 29, 20224 min read


Integration of the Self(es)
We all have dualistic tendencies. We have sides of our personalities that are warmer and some that are colder. Some that are deep and...
Valerie
Sep 26, 20212 min read


Second Chakra Balancing
How to tell if you have an imbalance in your second chakra.. Firstly, what is the second chakra? The second chakra, aka pleasure chakra,...
Valerie
Apr 28, 20212 min read


Enjoy The Process
We often glamorize the end result of a goal we’ve set but we miss celebrating the little steps were taking day to day to achieve our...
Valerie
Feb 10, 20211 min read


Atmospheric Energy Mixed Messaging
Do you find it challenging to create time and space for a meditation practice? The atmospheric energy of your space can have a lot to do...
Valerie
Sep 4, 20203 min read


My Favorite Meditation Techniques
Let’s get real now. Sometimes mediation can be difficult. When your mind has been trained to habitually multitask, sitting in stillness...
Valerie
Aug 11, 20204 min read


Tips for Improving Your Home Practice
You know that feeling that you get when you walk into your favorite yoga studio? The expansion, the power, the creativity, the...
Valerie
Apr 10, 20204 min read


Finding Balance
This photo wasn’t taken that long ago but it feels like a different life right now. There is so much beauty in this time and yet there is...
Valerie
Apr 1, 20202 min read


Ain't No Love Like Self Love
Loving yourself is about celebrating what makes you unique. We hear this a lot, and yet we are inundated with ways to compare ourselves...
Valerie
Feb 14, 20201 min read


Change is Hard
As January starts to wind down, you can feel the energy start to shift. You’ve been working hard to realign yourself with your targets...
Valerie
Jan 23, 20202 min read


Authentic Goal Setting for the New Year
What does the term “New Beginning” mean for you? There is a lot of bold and direct, masculine energy swirling around in early January,...
Valerie
Jan 2, 20202 min read


Strength in Softness
In a world that is constantly demanding and incentivizing action, power, dominance and material accomplishment, being soft is not...
Valerie
Nov 1, 20192 min read


Turn Off "Auto-Pilot"
Going about your day on auto-pilot is a silent hazard of living in the modern age. Here's a little test to see how entrenched in...
Valerie
Oct 25, 20192 min read


Meditation and Yin: a Match Made in Heaven
It doesn't look like i'm doing very much, but i'm actually multi-tasking. (Ahhhh I hate that word) Typically, i'm against anything that...
Valerie
Oct 19, 20192 min read
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