Yoga for Autumn: Twists -- Letting Go
As we brace for autumn’s chill and bask in autumn’s beauty, we may also feel the grief that often arises in this season. Watch the leaves...
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Kathy Carroll
- Aug 24
- 2 min
Gentle Yoga for Your Eyes
Henry David Thoreau said that the eye is the jewel of the body. Our anatomy seems to agree. A Yoga Journal article, Insight for Sore...
Kathy Carroll
- Jul 26
- 2 min
Hip Openers: Acceptance, Courage, Wisdom
Most of us are familiar with the Serenity Prayer, commonly associated with AA and other recovery programs: God, grant me the serenity to...
Kathy Carroll
- Jun 13
- 2 min
Gentle Yoga for Strong Bones
To everything, there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3 Twenty-two hundred years ago Patanjali wrote...
Kathy Carroll
- May 16
- 2 min
Heart Openers; Courage to be Authentic
I love harmony. I love it so much it is hard for me to face the disharmony in my life. When it comes to personal disagreements, my...
Kathy Carroll
- May 3
- 2 min
Twists: Be Flexible for Change
This week’s theme is about flexibility and change. It relates to how our brain is wired. Dr. Dan Siegal shows how to use your hand as a...
Kathy Carroll
- Apr 18
- 2 min
Gentle Yoga for Calm; Toning the Psoas Muscle
In yoga this week we will have a special focus on the psoas muscle, one of the strongest muscles of the human body. The psoas connects...
Kathy Carroll
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Side Body Long; Gentle Yoga for Wellbeing
A Peanuts cartoon from decades ago has stayed with me. It went something like this: In the first frame, Charlie Brown is in a slumped...
Kathy Carroll
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Yoga to Tone the Vagus Nerve
This week we will focus on toning the vagus nerve. This description about the vagus nerve below will be a review for some of you: We have...
Kathy Carroll
- Mar 28
- 2 min
Gentle Yoga for Strong Bones; Resilience
Nature is designed to be resilient. Fall comes and the leaves are gone for the winter. But as the days get longer and the temperature...
Kathy Carroll
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Gentle Yoga for Balance Inside and Out
Here we are at the spring equinox, where there is nearly a balance between light and dark. In yoga this week we will focus on static...
Kathy Carroll
- Mar 16
- 2 min
Spring Cleaning: Twists
Even though it doesn't seem like it today, spring has been coming early this year. The flowering trees are already blooming; the...
Kathy Carroll
- Mar 7
- 2 min
Gentle Yoga: Heart Openers; Hospitality
I arrived home from southern India last Wednesday evening after two weeks of visiting my son-in-law’s family and friends there. I was...
Kathy Carroll
- Feb 8
- 2 min
Gentle Yoga: Relax Your Shoulders; Radical Curiosity
I’m curious. Does raising my shoulders cause me to be tense or does my tension cause me to raise my shoulders? Or is it both or something...
Kathy Carroll
- Feb 1
- 1 min
Yoga for Balance and Mindful Intentions
The 1/31/23 Health & Science section of the Washington Post had an article about balance. Michele Stanten, the author, states that one in...
Kathy Carroll
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Yoga for the Duration
This week we will continue with yoga and energy work to keep our bodies, minds, and spirits well for as long as possible. In her book...
Kathy Carroll
- Jan 24
- 2 min
Gentle Yoga for Aging Well
This week’s class is about aging well. Donna Eden, an energy medicine pioneer, says, “the goal is to die young, as old as you possibly...
Kathy Carroll
- Jan 4
- 3 min
Gentle Yoga for the Sixth Chakra: The Wisdom Chakra
We are coming up to the beautiful 6th chakra this week. The 6th chakra, also known as the third eye or the ajna chakra, is located...
Kathy Carroll
- Dec 28, 2022
- 2 min
Gentle Yoga for the Fifth Chakra: Throat Chakra; Neck & Vagal Toning
Gentle Yoga for the 5th Chakra: Throat Chakra; Neck & Vagal Toning
Kathy Carroll
- Nov 20, 2022
- 2 min
Gentle Yoga for the First Chakra: Grounding and Connection
You may have spent Thanksgiving connecting with your family or framily (friends like family). That deep connection to our roots helps...
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