Gentle Yoga for a New Year: SMART Goals
We are at a new beginning, a new year, and lots of us make New Year’s resolutions to make our lives a little better. Yoga classes, gyms...
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Kathy Carroll
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Balance: Bridge the Divide
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Yoga for Autumn: Twists -- Letting Go
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Heart Openers; Courage to be Authentic
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Twists: Be Flexible for Change
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Yoga to Tone the Vagus Nerve
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Gentle Yoga for Strong Bones; Resilience
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Gentle Yoga for Balance Inside and Out
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Spring Cleaning: Twists
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Gentle Yoga: Heart Openers; Hospitality
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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...
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Yoga for Balance and Mindful Intentions
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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...
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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...
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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...
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