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What the Heck is SomaYoga?

We are all Somas, which is a Greek word meaning the living body.

As a Soma we perform repetitive movements, have injuries or surgeries, and/or experience emotional stressors that have an effect on our bodies of creating habituated tension and also pain.

Through the practice of SomaYoga we learn that there are three different ways that we can hold habituated tension – red light (flight) reflex, green light (fight) reflex or trauma reflex.

Red Light Reflex

Examples of the red light reflex are when we roll our shoulders forward and lower our chin toward our chest as we look down at our phone to type a text, [Read more…] about What the Heck is SomaYoga?

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Practicing Self-Compassion

Wow!! Life sure has it’s peaks and valleys, doesn’t it?

That’s how my life has felt over the last while. I can’t change what is going on around me, but I can change how I am taking care of myself so that I am better prepared as life reveals the peaks and valleys. [Read more…] about Practicing Self-Compassion

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With Gratitude and Service

As we express our gratitude,
we must never forget that
the highest appreciation is
not to utter words,
but to live them.
– John F. Kennedy

When I was in my first yoga teacher training, it was never my intention to become a yoga teacher or a yoga therapist.  What I knew was Yoga Therapy had helped me to resolve my pain.  What I wanted to learn was how this had happened.

Well, that learning eventually involved teaching people like you… And, when I began sharing the learnings and witnessing the relief on faces and in bodies, I knew I had found my passion…  …providing a resource for someone who had been  living with pain to improve their wellbeing …

In Simon Sinek’s (inspiring speaker and author) words, “Great leaders would never sacrifice the people to save the numbers, they would sooner sacrifice the numbers to save the people.”  Wow!  How this resonates with me!!

[Read more…] about With Gratitude and Service

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Challenges and Blessings

It truly is amazing when an event in life is so challenging, and yet, when we journey through the challenge it may become a blessing.

That is how I feel about two of my life’s biggest challenges and how they evolved into blessings.

I was born with two spinal defects [Read more…] about Challenges and Blessings

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Yoga for … Pain. Oh No!!

I am concerned for the people who see posts like the one above and think, “Oh, great! I’ll practice these at home to help relieve my back pain.”

I think, “Oh, no!”

Why is that?

We all have different ways that we hold tension in our bodies that may lead to pain.

Therefore, our range of motion is different from what is pictured here, the person on the yoga mat beside us, or the yoga teacher who is demonstrating for us during class. We have to honour [Read more…] about Yoga for … Pain. Oh No!!

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Celebrating IAYT Yoga Therapist Certification

I hope this finds you well and enjoying the abundance of the fall colours.

I am thrilled to share with you that along with being Certified through both of the Yoga Therapy schools I have attended, I am now a Certified IAYT Yoga Therapist. [Read more…] about Celebrating IAYT Yoga Therapist Certification