restore

We live in a plastic world, and I don’t mean superficially.

I am often asked by other massage therapists and yoga teachers, “How do you not take on other people’s energy?”  I admit, when I first began this career I would feel depleted and worried at the end of the day.  I would ruminate about whether I said the right thing to my clients.  I would get angry at myself for being in a bad mood after a difficult client because I knew I let their state affect me.  I would feel as if my clients were stealing my energy as I thought about their stories as I was falling asleep at night.  I developed a few

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Panchakarma is a highly restorative and detoxifying therapeutic treatment used in Ayurvedic medicine. Deriving from the Sanskrit language, pancha meaning “five” and karma meaning “actions,” Panchakarma is a healing treatment that uses a variety of procedures to cleanse the body, revitalize the immune system and re-establish mental and physical balance. It is a completely unique experience for each person and is individualized based on the individual’s particular needs.

The idea of a vacation helping you to refresh your brain and recharge your battery is a universally accepted one, and with good reason…

Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert had an impact on me. After reading it a few years back, I wanted nothing more than to go on one of these sabbaticals to get my act together, write a bestseller, probably have a blockbuster made out of it and then my life would be set and sitting pretty.

In the midst of busy work schedules and obligations, we will inevitably run out of steam if we don’t take some much needed time for ourselves to decompress. Self-care practices act as a reboot and refresh button to our systems. Allowing ourselves to do something good for our mental and physical well-being is absolutely essential to keeping the gears turning smoothly.  

In the crazy, up-tempo life of most people with jobs, kids, and relationships, it’s important to take time for rest and rejuvenation. Sometimes all we have are 10 minutes to spare, and even that time can be enough to relax and reset with a few restorative yoga poses.

I myself am an athlete with a busy life and family, so the need for rest is extra important for my body. I’ve dug deep to find the very best restorative poses to maximize both time and relaxation; here are five simple yoga poses for anytime practice: