How Daily Yoga Practice Can Transform Mental Health – Yoga Therapy Hour
Leslie was honored to be the guest on The Optimal State with Amy Wheeler recently: Leslie is a Yoga Teacher and has also completed her certification in Yoga for Mental Health with Optimal State. She has made it her life mission to share her journey from...
Breath as the Wonder Drug
What if there was a pill you could take to calm, focus, and balance your mind and body in 10 minutes or less...and it worked over 95% of the time. What if a lifetime supply cost less than $500. Formulated just for you. Money back guarantee. Would you buy them? ...
YOU are unique. Your Yoga should be too.
YOU are unique and your body and moods change from day to day and year to year. Your Yoga practice needs to begin where you are now and change with you. Let’s say you’re a nurse, or a healthcare aid, on your feet almost all day...or night. You’re lifting and...
It’s OK to be Sad
“You’re stronger if you feel more.” - Matthew Sanford I am feeling a little blue, I cannot pretend otherwise. I am sad that so many people are suffering, for such a long time, through this health, social, and economic crisis. I feel a little empty that we cannot...
Feeling Vulnerable?
I think we’re all feeling a little more vulnerable these days. Our routines are constantly changing. Our support systems may not be as close or available as before. We’re isolated. We are grieving the loss of normal life, at minimum, if not the loss of security,...
Yes, Yoga Can Bring More Happiness, But We Can Start With Just Working On Your Hamstrings.
“Yoga is universal in that it is the means to attain a desired new condition.” - TKV Desikachar You can approach a yoga practice from anyplace that you are. Just want to stretch your hamstrings? Start there! Maybe your back and neck are cranky from sitting on a...
Spring WILL Come! What do you REALLY REALLY WANT when it does?
Yes, there is uncertainty about what will arise in the coming months. But, the darker, colder, and socially restricted winter is surely on its way. And, as we all know, there are things we have control over and mostly, things we don’t. So, let’s focus on what we...
Five Reasons Why Practicing Yoga On Your Own (or With Someone Who Loves You Already) Is So Great
Practicing yoga on your own or with one or three of your special peeps has so many advantages! The practice can be just what you need when you need it for the amount of time you have. You don’t have to go anywhere or you can go where you want to go...outside to a park...
Why a Personalized Yoga Practice with a Qualified Teacher Brings Results Faster
“Yoga practice must be tailored to fit each person.” “Yoga is intimate. Yoga is between two, the teacher and the student.” - TKV Desikachar These statements have been confirmed again and again the more I teach and observe in the yoga world. Can you get benefit from...
A little autumn wisdom…what do you really need to live your DREAM
Autumn is a season of letting go of what you no longer need and gratitude for and deeply savoring what you keep. For me, that means purging stuff. Stuff I am storing in my space anywhere that I am not and likely will never use. Realizing that just because it has...