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In my last two blog posts, you read about your ANS – Autonomic Nervous System.  We know how important it is to keep ourselves most of the time – every day – in our parasympathetic (rest and digest) as opposed to our sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight). Even though we know this, most of

In my last email blog I talked about the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and the difference between the sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic (rest and digest) systems. Today we are going to discuss how these systems actually act on our minds and bodies and how this can affect us — our health — each

When I work with clients and teach wellness classes, I do a lot of breath and mindfulness practices.  If there is a “silver bullet” for us to maintain optimal health it would be the Ujjayi Pranayama (breath regulating technique).  The Ujjayi breath is “a soft, whispering breath which you’ll also hear called victorious breath, or

In my work with clients and myself – the inner critic always comes up.  This is that voice “between the ears” that isn’t so nice.  And, it’s not just what is said but how that voice sounds.  Is it loud, quiet, mean…? Our inner critic is sneaky!  It masks different perspectives – which can make