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Happy Healthy Joints – Motion is Lotion

Happy Healthy Joints – Motion is Lotion

The best way to keep our joints happy and healthy is to move them. Motion is Lotion – it’s as simple as that! Sounds so easy, but why don’t most of us do it? Unfortunately, it is counter to our…

Jennifer Meek February 11, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Neck & Shoulder Tension Relief

Neck & Shoulder Tension Relief

Experiencing neck and shoulder tension? Sitting at a desk all day? Try this simple sequence once a day at work or after work to relieve tension and stress.

Jennifer Meek January 5, 2015 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

One Love – Yoga in Juvenile Hall

One Love – Yoga in Juvenile Hall

For 2 years I have been teaching a weekly yoga class at Alameda County’s Juvenile Hall in the maximum security unit for youth ages 15-18. I often can’t help but wonder if what I’m teaching is ever really impacting anyone.…

Jennifer Meek November 25, 2014 Uncategorized 4 Comments Read more

The Roots of Pain & Suffering

The Roots of Pain & Suffering

Kleshas are considered the root cause of all of our pain and suffering in this human experience. According to Patanajali’s Yoga Sutras, one of the oldest texts written about yoga, there are 5 main afflictions or kleshas. 1. Avidya –…

Jennifer Meek October 9, 2014 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Sattvic Practices to Cultivate Balance & Harmony…

Sattvic Practices to Cultivate Balance & Harmony…

In yogic philosophy there are 3 main gunas, or qualities of our nature. Rajas describes the quality of the agitated mind that’s likened to a hamster running around and around in it’s wheel. Tamas describes the quality of lethargy and…

Jennifer Meek August 28, 2014 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Polish Your Gem: Samskara

Polish Your Gem: Samskara

Samskaras are impressions imprinted in the mind, created by our life experiences. They form together and create habitual patterns that can be experienced physically, mentally, or emotionally. We all become creatures of habit since familiar actions and experiences can provide…

Jennifer Meek June 30, 2014 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Make Time for Stillness

Make Time for Stillness

For much of the last century, scientists believed that the brain essentially stopped changing after adulthood. We now know the brain continues to change in what is referred to as neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to change, structurally and functionally, on…

Jennifer Meek May 7, 2014 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Purity and Cleanliness: Saucha

Purity and Cleanliness: Saucha

Many people who practice yoga are often unaware that Yoga is actually an eight limbed practice with poses, or asanas, being only one of the eight components. Recently in my public yoga classes I have been teaching, week by week,…

Jennifer Meek March 11, 2014 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Why Should I Practice Yoga Daily?

Why Should I Practice Yoga Daily?

These days, it’s not a surprise that the mindful movement and breathing exercises involved in yoga have numerous benefits for our health and well-being. Conversely, the majority of us are all too familiar with the chronic stresses of our modern…

Jennifer Meek June 24, 2013 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
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