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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 …
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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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” 😉 ). …
“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 …
