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Adapting to Change: 5 Tips to Ease the Ebbs & Flows
Few things are certain, and the need to adapt to change is one of them. We are all, in our own way, adapting to change constantly, and right now, we are all collectively adapting to stay-at-home orders. And as these orders are lifted, we will all be adapting to leaving our homes. If change is…
Read MoreI’m not ‘Sheltering-in-place.’ I’m having an epic staycation!
So, I’ve been thinking about traveling a lot lately. Travel, remember THAT? I’ve been ‘home’ in Austin since mid-February. I’m not supposed to be here right now; this “thing’ that we’re going through (TOGETHER!) has forced me to cancel a few trips. My suitcases are clean and packed away in their protective bags; I finally…
Read More6 Parallels Between Recovery and Yoga: Trudging is a Good Thing, Right?
“One day at a time” is a phrase you may have heard before. In the world of Recovery, this idea is the cornerstone of maintaining long-term Sobriety. When I think of staying sober for the rest of my life; through weddings, funerals and Tuesdays; it often feels like too much. Too hard, too long, too…
Read MoreThe Burpee and the Sun Salutation: Getting Your Minimum Daily Exercise
The Burpee In A Brief History of the Burpee in the Huffington Post, author Sally Tamarkin traces the origin of this fitness class staple to: “Royal H. Burpee, a physiologist in New York City, invented a much milder (and less tormenting) version of the movement, intending it to be done just four times in a…
Read MoreDo You Know Who is Practicing Next to You?
Meet PURE Yoga Dallas student and Advanced Class Teacher John Schoggins. Not only is he an International Yoga Asana Champion (from the IYSF), he is one of the most humble and unassuming yogis in and around the studio. In the picture above, he is demonstrating one of the most difficult yoga postures in the Original…
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