by Julia Carpenter | May 26, 2022 | Fighting Depression, Happiness, Inner Strength, Resilience, Self-care, Stress Relief
Today, in light of tragic events this week, I am feeling like this Memorial Day there is so much to remember. When things weigh heavy on your heart, it can be hard for you to remember to take care of yourself. So, this Memorial Day Weekend, I have one small...
by Julia Carpenter | May 19, 2022 | Fighting Depression, Hope, Inner Strength, Resilience, Self-care
Being a Trauma Informed Yoga teacher, I am very aware of how important Mental HEALTH is. Yoga helped me work through my own trauma, and I have even come to call it my own personal anti-depressant. Through the process of working through my trauma, I...
by Julia Carpenter | May 12, 2022 | Fighting Depression, Happiness, Love, Stress Relief
I taught my first in person yoga class since Covid started two years ago this week. It was a restorative class and reminded me how important the breath is in cultivating love for oneself. We need oxygen to live, so we must continue to breathe every day....
by Julia Carpenter | May 5, 2022 | Change & Transition, Fighting Depression, Inner Strength, Letting Go, Resilience
A couple of weeks ago, my son brought home a sprout planted in a little cup of dirt. He had grown the sprout from a seed. Once he was home, he watered it one tablespoon a day, as instructed by his science teacher. It grew. And then… we went out of town for a week. The...
by Julia Carpenter | Apr 28, 2022 | Fighting Depression, Happiness, Hope
What is happiness? Happiness: a state of well-being and contentment : JOY- merriam-webster.com I wish that there was an easy prescription for happiness. 1-2-3 = HAPPY! The truth is, I don’t have it. There is a lot of advice out there on being happy and things...
by Julia Carpenter | Mar 31, 2022 | Change & Transition, Fighting Depression, Happiness, Hope, Letting Go
Sometimes we get mired in the story of our trauma. We focus on having to fix all these different parts of ourselves. It’s like we get trapped in it. It’s time to allow yourself to see beauty within and without. I was reminded of this the other day when I took a...