You’ve probably noticed that I am all about exploring myriad ways to use mindfulness techniques to dissolve stress. I love that we can reduce stress with gratitude and compassion practices or by working with guided meditations that help rewire limiting self-beliefs. I love that object meditations, breathing techniques, body scans and yoga nidra also help us relax, not to mention mindful movement like nature walks and yoga. And don’t forget interoception - the skill of paying attention to the sensations in your body. The list is long!

But maybe what I love most is the elegance of a diaphragmatic breath!

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We all have negative voices spinning around in our heads sometimes. That’s normal. The questions is, how much air time do those voices get?

Here’s why the answer to that question is so important.

Negative self-talk can turn on your stress response and send you into fight or flight.

On the other hand, self-compassion is one of the quickest ways to reduce stress because it can turn on your rest and digest system and break the stress loop.

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Did you know?

• Loneliness increases stress.

• Relationships of all kinds decrease stress. That’s true of both the deep connections we have with family and close friends as well as the more casual relationships we have with people we say hi to in passing.

• Having support in our lives greatly reduces our stress levels and positively affects our health.

• Research shows that strong relationships are among the top markers for happiness

Today more than ever, we need to build connections, to move away from social isolation and towards community!

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Over the last few weeks, Your Yoga has been exploring the cravings of the 3 major parts of the brain. Our brain stem wants to feel safe and secure. Our limbic system wants to feel comfortable and satisfied that it has everything it needs. And this week, we are exploring our cortex, the higher level part of our brain that is nourished by love and connection. Read on for a free meditation and webinar offer….

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One of the things that turns on our stress response is a feeling of dis-ease or discomfort - a sense that something isn’t okay. But guess what? This feeling may just be caused by being bombarded with too much information. When we are overloaded with stimuli (as is the case for most of us), it becomes really difficult to focus on any one thing because we get addicted to too much at once.

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One of the most effective ways to reduce stress is by noticing and really focusing on all of the ways you are actually safe right now. So often, particularly in these difficult times, we develop a heightened sense of vigilance. We find ourselves bracing when there's no immediate threat. We feel anxious and over-focus on perceived or imagined dangers when the truth of the moment may actually be that we are completely safe.

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It is day 14 stateside (AKA our last day of quarantine)! After spending 2 years in Spain, we've found our way back to both a different world and a different life then the one we left. Like all things unfamiliar, this comes with both fear and discomfort and a sense of curiosity and possibility. What has been helpful for me first and foremost is

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