Because Diets and Exercise Are Not Enough
I grew up on diets. Mostly because my mom stocked our kitchen with all things decadent. We had the cookie drawer full of chocolate chip, peanut butter and oatmeal varieties. We had the cupcake cupboard...
View ArticleSuper Powers
We Acknowledge and Express our Super Powers Part 8 of a 12-part series on YogaMotion Academy’s Mission and Values By Nancy Ruby, E-RYT500, YogaMotion Founder and Director “If you bring forth what is...
View ArticleWelcoming abundance
We honor our worth and welcome abundance in all forms. Part 9 of a 12-part series on YogaMotion Academy’s Mission and Values By Turi Hetherington, RYT500, YogaMotion Creative Communications Specialist...
View ArticleLearn… Practice… Share… Repeat
We study, practice, learn and share through continuing education. Part 10 of a 12-part series on YogaMotion Academy’s Mission and Values By Martha Piersma, E-RYT200, YogaMotion RYS200 Liaison and...
View ArticleSacred Gatherings
We welcome the sacred into our gatherings. Part 11 of a 12-part series on YogaMotion Academy’s Mission and Values By Martha Piersma, E-RYT200, YogaMotion RYS200 Liaison and Co-teacher The word “office”...
View ArticleLiving our Yoga
Part 12 of a 12-part series on YogaMotion Academy’s Mission and Values By Sara Valentine, E-RYT200, YogaMotion RYS300 Liaison and Mentorship Leader We live our Yoga every day in every way. I was eager...
View ArticleBlazing a New Trail
Recently having listened to Brene Brown’s latest book, Braving the Wilderness, I am again affirmed in my own perspective regarding how the quality of our connections, with both with our self and with...
View ArticleAging Gracefully
By Martha Piersma, E-RYT200, YogaMotion RYS200 Liaison and Co-teacher I remember when the AARP invitation came in the mail for me. I thought they had the wrong address and name. I was feeling great! I...
View ArticleThe only moment
By Turi Hetherington, RYT500, YogaMotion Creative Communications & Marketing Specialist “The only time you ever have in which to learn anything or see anything or feel anything, or express any...
View ArticleSix Ways to Express Gratitude
By Sara Valentine, E-RYT200, YogaMotion RYS300 Liaison and Mentorship Leader We are entering the holiday season and I can already feel the stress that so many people have this time of year. Stress of...
View ArticleHoliday Season is Here!
We have the 12 days of Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, and the 12 days of Christmas. That’s a whole lot of celebrating going on! I adore the snow blanketing the earth as I huddle in by the fire. It took me...
View Article12 Tips for Healthy Holidays
Want to explore a kinder, gentler and more satisfying way to flow through the holidays? Avoid confronting your inner Grinch by following these guidelines. Enjoy the complementary practices and related...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of Yoga
By Martha Piersma, RYT500, YogaMotion RYS200 Liaison and Co-teacher, and Montana’s only Certified Yin Yoga Teacher Life is filled with patterns and rhythms. Your breath flows in, your breath flows out....
View ArticleCultivating the Seed of your own Potentiality
By Nancy Ruby, E-RYT500, YogaMotion Founder and Director There’s a seed growing inside of you. It started when you first stepped onto your yoga mat, took some deep breaths, and started bending your...
View Article5 Ways to Increase Self Compassion
By Sara Valentine, E-RYT200, YogaMotion RYS300 Liaison and Mentorship Leader Each week my students hear the words that remind them to practice self compassion. I ask them to reflect upon the choices...
View ArticleJoy – Is it Attainable?
By Martha Piersma, RYT500, YogaMotion RYS200 Liaison and Co-Teacher It’s the season of holidays and dark, long nights. I am writing this piece just before the winter solstice when the sun will set at...
View ArticleThe Dance of Resolution
By Nancy Ruby, YogaMotion Founder and Director, E-RYT500 As the New Year dawns, many of us turn inward reflecting on all that unfolded over the past 365 days. And we ask ourselves what we want in our...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to Invest in Ourselves?
By Sara Valentine, E-RYT200, YogaMotion RYS300 Liaison and Mentorship Leader What are you worth? When asked that question what comes to mind? Are you adding up your material investments? That’s often...
View ArticleLet there be Love and Magic
Parking my Volkswagen camper outside the doors of Heartwood Institute, my first impression of this school for Holistic Health Practitioners had a lasting effect as my eyes explored the beautifully...
View ArticleResistance and Yin Yoga
By Martha Piersma, RYT500, YogaMotion RYS200 Liaison and Co-Teacher Recently I was invited to teach yoga teachers a course on Yin Yoga. I became a yin convert in the year 2013. Being primarily a yoga...
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