Yoga Club

Maybe you know your love language. But do you know your self-love language?

It feels so good to spend time choosing the perfect gifts for our loved ones. A warm, rewarding feeling grows inside when we can express our commitment to loving our family, friends, and partners.

It’s what makes the season of gift-giving so special. ❤️
Have you ever considered what it might feel like to turn that experience inward? That’s what self-care is all about: giving love to our inner self.

That can be especially true if you enjoy giving and receiving gifts.

Liking to receive presents doesn’t make you a materialistic person - not at all! It means that you feel loved and appreciated when someone gives you something thoughtful and meaningful.

When you practice self-care, you don’t have to wait for someone else to make you feel worthy of receiving.
You choose to celebrate yourself, in big ways and small: maybe you buy yourself a bouquet of flowers or a new book.

Perhaps you spend a few extra minutes on the yoga mat. You might enjoy taking yourself out to dinner, going on a solo vacation, or even taking the time to discover a new skill.

These might seem frivolous but every moment matters.

The smallest moment of love, attention, and investment in yourself can ripple out into the biggest results.
Choose you this Holiday Season and give yourself the love you’ve deserved all year.

Today marks the last class of my summer Class for a Cause series. Thank you to such a wonderful Friday morning group. It was my absolute honor to guide you through your practice!
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What’s next? You can join me Friday mornings at 9:30 at starting next week, 9/10! Head on over to their socials and website to get more info and sign up.

I was startled to learn this that this fall, scientists and doctors noted that for the first time, in the Spring and Summer of 2021, people with seasonal affective disorder didn't actually experience a full remission from last winter's blues. This, they say, is due to the pandemic.

From the NYT: '"Although the symptoms of SAD normally disappear completely every summer, Dr. Rohan said, “in the summer of 2020 we didn’t see a full remission in our patients. With such big stresses going on, they are overriding the seasonal pattern.” Dr. Rohan fears that the anxiety and stress provoked by the pandemic will increase the risk and severity of winter depression for everyone. “It’s possible that those with subclinical SAD will become clinical,” she said. “People will be limited in what they can do to stay well even if they normally have good coping resources.”

Here in the Northern Hemisphere, we're heading into winter and the days are getting shorter. We've also got the Omicron variant. And we've got assaults on reproductive rights, voting rights, and other important social stresses.

Tomorrow, I'm offering a MC on depression, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), sleep issues, and jetlag. It turns out they all have certain elements in common, and that a key set of powerful tools can alleviate them all.


In this 2-hr Masterclass, we explore emerging research in the science of internal clocks, including:



🍁their impact on seasonal affective disorder

🍁how they can improve our sleep

🍁implications for immunity + depression

🍁tools for depression, jet lag, sleep

🍁the social context of body rhythm tuning



We’ll discuss practical tools for well-being on physical, emotional, and social levels.



At end of day on 12/8, we send you a link to download the recording (available for 28 days), a PDF of the PowerPoint, and a CE certificate for yoga teachers.
 
You don't need to attend live, but you do need to register- early is better to ensure your reg. goes through. Reg. ends @ 11:30am on 12/7/21.
 
We offer BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) scholarships: Email Julie [email protected] with the subject “BIPOC scholarship."
 
I look forward to being with you as we approach the Winter Solstice.

What are you curious about in relation to this topic? Drop me a comment below. 🍁

Lately, I’ve been reflecting on and speaking about the barriers modern Western culture sets up in wellness and the paradox built into wellness. Speaking about the science of well-being can connote the “biohacking” practiced these days that is often driven by privilege, the goal of living longer than others, having a kind of power over others (+ the body), and a focus on the self (and the price tag that comes with them).

My interest is in well-being through an integrative + collective lens, a context in which all bodies (and their flourishing) are honored as not just personal, but also social and political and in which we figure out, together, how to promote and advocate for the sort of wellness that everyone can access.

(You can register thru my website events page.)