How to Find Peace in Meditation | How to Be Present
Here’s another meditation prompt for you. This time, we’re focusing on how to slow down and how to be present through the practice of meditation. Think — really think — about the last time you felt stillness in your mind, body, and spirit. Being still isn’t as easy as we think it is! We live […]
Meditation for Anxiety and Worry
Do you ever feel the waves of worry and anxiety crashing over you? Have you ever wondered about using meditation to calm your nerves or meditations for anxiety and worry as a tool that is available to you? Maybe something specific comes to mind that causes stress or fear; or perhaps it’s just a bad […]
Five Minute Mindfulness Exercise | Mindfulness Activities for Yogis
The hustle and bustle of the world around us is busy. There is so much noise and so many things that compete for our attention. And in the chaos of daily life, it can be easy to skip out on intentional time to center our mind, body, and spirit. That can include making time for […]
How A Retired Staff Sergeant Inspired Me to Bring Yoga to Veterans & Their Families
About two and a half years ago I found yoga after my husband had gone through an intense 30-day rehab program to help him overcome PTSD. His experiences serving for 10 years as a Marine lit the match, which threw our young family into a bonfire of emotional torment. However, I never thought in a […]
The World Needs You
At my Level One just over a month ago, I got that I am a leader in the Baptiste community. Before that program, I wasn’t sure I had a place. A couple of weeks later, at the Kids Yoga Teacher Training, I got clear on exactly what kind of leader I am, and how I […]
Why You Don’t Have to Get Rid of Your Stuff to be Powerful
As long as I can remember I have struggled with my “stuff.” You know: the icky, negative beliefs about myself. Until recently, I have never had any professional therapy. I’ve never been diagnosed with depression (although this therapist told me my narcissist mother “annihilated” me, but that’s another story). I have never been abused and […]
What Happens When Teens Do 40 Days Of Yoga
Whenever I see a child doing yoga, I always think, “Man, I can only imagine how different my life would be if I’d started doing yoga that young.” If there’s any other yoga-doing adult near me, they always agree with me. It would have been particularly helpful in the angst-ridden middle and high school years. […]
How To Watch Your Certification Video
“Just do it,” so many people would say to me regarding finishing my Certified Baptiste Teacher application. “Have you done it yet?” They’d ask regularly. “No,” I’d say guiltily. Then cue the Nike slogan. I knew they were right. It was that simple: I just had to sit down and do it. For whatever reason, […]
Why Injuries Can Be Awesome
“Can” being the operative word there. Because let’s get real: injuries—whether minor or severe—can be so not awesome. Aside from the real physical pains and discomfort that come with having a hurt body, injuries challenge our egos in a big way. For a lot us Type A/power yogis, the mandatory rest can be a lot […]
The Power of Baptiste Yoga
One of the most powerful things we can do is share. Our mistakes. Our victories. Our demons. Our “two-cents.” Our meals. Our stories. It creates a doorway for others to walk through and shout, “Me too!” The result is not only feeling less alone, but also inspired to take action. We hope–no, we know!–that when […]