An Interview with Pauline Zweck, E-RYT 200 Certified Viniyoga Wellness Instructor Summer. It’s officially here. It’s a time of excitement—travel, visiting friends, family celebrations, summer projects. Summer. It also can be a time of excess—excess heat and humidity, over-scheduled social calendars, indulgent celebrations. We pack a lot into our short summers. They can become a […]
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An interview with Andrew Beaumont, M.D., Ph.D., Yoga Therapist & 5 Koshas Yoga Partner By Bernice Thill, Writer and Yoga Practitioner Andrew Beaumont, M.D., Ph.D., was inspired to become a yoga instructor after seeing so many patients in his neurosurgery practice with back and neck pain and few options for self help. In addition to […]
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An interview with Mary Kluz, RYT-200, 5 Koshas Yoga Teacher By Bernice Thill, Writer and Yoga Practitioner Your body is an engineering marvel. And like any well-engineered marvel, it needs maintenance and fine tuning. That’s where self care comes into play, according to Mary Kluz, MS, RYT-200, Viniyoga Teacher at 5 Koshas. What is […]
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By Mary Hilliker, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT “Each cakra represents an essential chamber in the temple of the Self. Each one houses an aspect of the sacred and is necessary for wholeness. The more we clean and properly decorate the temple, the more we court the presence of the divine.” – Anodea Judith in Eastern Body, […]
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By Heather Van Dalfsen, Certified Yoga Therapist, Yoga Teacher & Pilates Teacher in Training Movement. Everyday you have the opportunity to move. • From fingers, toes, limbs and spine • To creating facial expressions • To subtle internal movements through shallow breathing, deep breathing • Through softly singing, humming or • Even imagining these ‘movement’ […]
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By Pamela Luedtke, Certified Brain Gym Instructor, Dance Instructor, Certified Pilates Instructor & Creator of em.bodi.ment The Fire Element symbolizes our passion for life through the quality of our relationships with others. The connections we make with each encounter is a balance of giving and receiving unconditional love with others and with ourselves Our heartbeat […]
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by Jay Coldwell, RYT-200 & iRest Meditation Level 2 Teacher The stream of consciousness below is similar to what many people experience in an iRest guided meditation practice. As you do your test drive, be sure to notice some things: Moving into direct experience, beyond thoughts and language. Embodiment of sensation, emotion, thought, belief. This […]
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by Mary Hilliker, RDN, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT Do you ever feel that you have a carnival in your mind, heart, or body? A stuck emotion here, an attitude lingering, a ruminating thought there, an ache or pain in a joint, tight back or neck muscles – all these possibilities creating either a ‘stuckness’ or a […]
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Written By: Dr. E. Reenah McGill of The Healing Energy Center (located inside 5 Koshas Yoga & Wellness) Hi, thanks for taking your time to read this short informative blog. Let me introduce myself as Dr. Reenah McGill. I offer acupuncture and acupressure a form of Chinese medicine, at 5 Koshas Yoga & Wellness. This […]
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By Mary Hilliker, RDN, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT We plant seeds, sometimes with great intention and clarity. We have a plan and things are working out. The harvest is bountiful and rich beyond measure. The more common situation in life is that seeds are planted but there are obstacles. We’re still open to the process and […]
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