In honor of International Yoga Day being earlier this week (on June 21, 2021), I thought it was appropriate for me to take a minute to share my five biggest takeaways from consistent yoga practice. You’re going to have “good days” and “bad days”. Some days I feel bendy, and other days I feel as …
Gaining Upper Extremity Mobility Following Breast Cancer Surgery
I work with a lot of women following breast cancer surgery, ranging from lumpectomies to bilateral mastectomies. As a certified lymphedema therapist, part of what I help these women with is prevention of lymphedema, which I wrote about in a previous blog post here. Although prevention of lymphedema is a focus following surgery, helping with …
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That Yoga Feeling. All Day, Every Day.
You know that feeling where you just finished doing yoga? Think back to it. This likely changes depending on the day and the type of yoga you do, but I usually feel refreshed and lighter after my practice. Words that typically come up from my students are “relaxed”, “happy”, “content” (and frankly, “exhausted” 😉 ). …
Inhale…Exhale
“Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breathe, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.” -unknown. When I first started yoga I focused solely on the poses (or asana) and didn’t care about my breath at all. During this time, I …