by Julia Carpenter | Jan 12, 2023 | Change & Transition, Happiness, Health, Hope, Inner Strength, Letting Go
It is a new year and I like to begin the new year with a practice of self-study, or Svadhyaya in Sanskrit. “The person practicing svadhyaya reads his own book of life, at the same time that he writes and revises it.”- BKS Iyengar in Light on Yoga Doing...
by Julia Carpenter | Nov 10, 2022 | Anxiety Relief, Confidence, Fighting Depression, Health, Self-care
Yes, the saying goes “move it or lose it.” Right? Okay, it’s “use it or lose it,” but you get the idea… How do you feel when you sit all day? How about when you get up and move your body? The Center for Disease Control and...
by Julia Carpenter | Oct 27, 2022 | Happiness, Health, Resilience
Halloween is just around the corner and it is reminding me of the benefits of play. What could be better than a holiday dedicated to dressing up and playing… also, there’s candy. Did you know that playing can help your brain function better? It can also help bring you...
by Julia Carpenter | Oct 13, 2022 | Fighting Depression, Happiness, Health, Hope, Inner Strength, Resilience, Self-care, Uncategorized
Have you ever had a great day and felt heroic? Have you ever had a bad day and felt totally defeated? I have. I thought about how I hold my body when I am feel strong and powerful versus when I am feeling week and tired. I...
by Julia Carpenter | Sep 1, 2022 | Anxiety Relief, Change & Transition, Compassion, Health, Letting Go, Self-care
I’ve been having to reset all of my expectations for myself since having Covid. I am guessing you might be able to relate, since we are now two and a half years into the Covid pandemic, and so many of us have gotten sick. I normally meditate in Sukhasana, or easy...
by Julia Carpenter | Jul 7, 2022 | Anxiety Relief, Health, Letting Go, Stress Relief, Uncategorized
Today I was enjoying an early morning hike, and about halfway through the hike, there were two women sitting on a bench and meditating. I thought, “How wonderful! They are taking a moment to pause.” What does it mean, to pause? Pause. intransitive verb. 1:...