Matthew Sanford talks about healing stories. It’s so important and yet not well known or understood. When something difficult (or ugly or damaging) happens, our minds automatically create thoughts about them. Those thoughts become our story. When we want a beautiful story, we can choose beautiful thoughts no matter what is happening. Watch Matthew’s story evolve as a beautiful healing adventure...
Read MoreThis beautiful 2006 interview with Matthew was pointed out to me by one of my adaptive yoga students. Thanks, MJ! It’s just over an hour in length, so watch when you have time to settle in or take the time to watch in stages. You won’t be...
Read MoreI hear I’m not the only one wondering how Spring seems to be flying into Summer so quickly this year. Body-Centric and Chicagoland Adaptive Yoga spent much of April preparing for and hosting Whole Health Day in Grayslake on April 28. Working with presenters, developing a practitioner fair, and handling publicity and logistics for that event consumed April. With the dual purpose of helping to raise awareness of the many approaches...
Read MoreYoga is a beautiful and demanding life practice. It requires its students to invest in ourselves physically and mentally to create personal vigor and strength. It guides us to embrace life-enhancing moral and ethical principles. As our skill increases, it asks us to use self-discipline and right behavior to create a healthy world. One of the most challenging places to embrace the practice of Yoga can be in our own families. After all,...
Read MoreWebMD chimes in on the benefits of yoga for MS patients in this special report. Click the link below to watch this brief November, 2011 video. WebMD Yoga for MS Report (c) Medstar Television
Read MoreOne of my favorite poses to teach in an adaptive yoga class is TV Watching Pose. Haven’t heard of it before? We all do it. TV Watching Pose is a great starting place for really getting connected to the yoga that’s naturally in our bodies. The simple act of bringing awareness to TV Watching Pose is yoga. With the gentle touch of awareness, the pose begins to shift. We notice something heavy-feeling in the mid-body or something achy...
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