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A Brief History of My Struggles & The 5 Second Rule

https://melrobbins.com/5-second-rule-hack-science-explained/ https://melrobbins.com/about/ I won't repeat what Mel Robbins said, but I will give an example of how the distilled down version of it saved me from a meltdown the other day. But first, my whole life story (leaving out childhood trauma, etc. and sticking with things relevant to one story line). Meltdown? You? A yogi? Oh yes. With a lifelong struggle with depression (starting before I even hit puberty but went undiagnosed) to 35 years with an eating disorder (now in a state of "constant recovery) my mental meltdowns might not include slamming doors (but they have), or hitting my child (they have NOT), street fighting (also, NO) or public hate speeches (*ahem*) but they have included self-harm and fits of self-directed anger and crying. When I was 13 I was so frustrated by some argument with my mom that I grabbed the Bic razor in the shower and drew it across the top of my head. My Mom was horrified when I showed her, ...

Workshops at MOVE Fitness and Dance (and a Sale)

A Taste of Yoga and Craft Beer/Cider - SUCCESS

Before: During: After: 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Last Minute Post for Myofascial Release @ Move Fitness and Dance

Festival of Yoga 2017 - International Day of Yoga

Saturday June 18, 2017 was a celebration in San Diego for the International Day of Yoga. Sponsored/organized by local studio Pilgrimage of the Heart in conjunction with a number of other yoga studios and local/regional sponsors, 500 practitioners of yoga of the body/mind/spirit gathered to celebrate peace, unity, breath, sunshine, life and love! Accessible Yoga Ambassador/RYT/ Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner Jo-San Arnold and I partnered together for the second year to teach Adaptive Yoga for special needs, and this year we added Chair Yoga for Every Body. The festival asked us to offer four half-hour breakout sessions to coincide with their other workshops and we were happy to oblige. Jo-San had friends from Great Paces  come down to enjoy the morning sessions. We emphasize that our style of yoga is NOT just for those with the special needs but also for the caregivers as well, giving everyone and opportunity to stretch and strengthen, to take a break, to reconnect with their bodies...

Be Proud of Yourself

Graphic gleaned from  http://www.yoga-manchester.co.uk/2016/03/10/pride-in-the-name-of-yoga-by-vicken-couligian/ . Happy Pride San Diego! Equality!

Playlists

I tend to play a weird (wide) variety of music in my classes and get queries all the time about the artists. So, here are some of the ones that have inspired the most questions. Song Title Artist Album "1234" Feist Animal Party Karen K And The Jitterbugs Big Ol' Truck Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz) The Laurie Berkner Band Buzz Buzz Catch The Moon Elizabeth Mitchell and Lisa Loeb For The Kids Too Celebrate Love in Your Family Beebo Bunch of Songs Doodlebugs The Laurie Berkner Band Whaddaya Think of That? Fast and Slow (The Rabbit and the Turtle) The Laurie Berkner Band Rocketship Run Fly Me to the Moon The Laurie Berkner Band Rocketship Run Here Comes the Sun The Beatles Joy to the World (Edit) Three Dog Night The Best of Three Dog Night Jump and Fly The Laurie Berkner Band Rocketship Run My Family The Laurie Berkner Band My Family - Sin...