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Form + Flow: What Being Nude for Two Hours Taught Me About Life
In the house I grew up in, it wasn’t normal to find anyone walking around naked. Both of my parents kept their bodies private, away from my brother and me. It wasn’t until I started treating women for their pelvic floor and seeing breasts and vulva on a regular basis while working with mothers that I started even being “ok” about changing clothes in front of my own mother.
To this day, my mom will comment on my body and tell me to cover up, while wearing a V neck shirt or if I’m at my hometown beach on a hot summer day. And she’s not saying that because she wants me to protect my skin from sun damage. I don’t think she means to make me feel like I have to hide myself, but it caused a bit of a complex when it came to body image and self love towards the end of my twenties.
I’m currently on the brink of turning 30, and I’ve had some massive shifts happen that have led me to this new place- a place where I felt confident and safe enough to accept an offer I never expected to get, let alone say yes to.
Community Share: Kate’s Period Truth
Beings, I have another amazing period story to share. Meet Kate - a local ambassador to all things community. A north county native, she manifests magic with just speaking her ideas aloud. Maybe you feel like she has a familiar face, and it’s because she curated Form + Flow Life Drawing Experience at Gather Encinitas, The Guild Venue 100, and The Community House in Cardiff. She had asked me to participate in her series, and now I’ve asked her to be a part of mine.
Kate and I were also supposed to also be co-leading our first Red Tent event this past weekend, which is a multi-generational women’s experience for connection to self and to community.
One day it will happen. And it will be magic. In the meantime, revel in Kate’s words. In her Period Truth.
Community Share: Eunique’s Period Truth
Beings, meet Eunique Deeann - artist, writer, photographer and storyteller for people and brands. It’s been an honor working with her on many collaborations, including many of the photographs I use on this website and social, as well as artistic and personal endeavors such as teen and adult Empowerment Experiences, Pass the Cup/Cup for Cup Campaign, and Bodies. You can check out on Euni’s website Not Without Dirt [Edited: now Self Study] for more of her beautiful work. But without further ado, here are her words.
How to Foam Roll for Maximum Benefits
I break down this strategy for foam rolling, which you can apply to any muscle group. Bonus for this blog: you get to watch me lead you through how to do it in the videos below! Feel free to skip down to the videos ASAP for a lower body and upper body roll out.
How to Incorporate Bolsters in Supportive Yoga Postures
Bolsters have never been a huge part of my personal practice until this last year. I’m definitely not consistent with a yin practice yet, but I plan on using my Manduka Enlight bolsters more frequently!
So for your viewing pleasure and to learn more about how to support your practice yin/restorative style, here are a few ways I love to incorporate a bolster.
How to Best Use Your Yoga Blocks
Do you feel like using props in your yoga practice is a sign of weakness? Of inability?
I invite you to take a different perspective. Even the most “advanced” practitioner would find value in using props, especially if it means getting more sensation and a deeper connection to your body and breath.
Wrapping up 2020 with Reiki
If you’re looking for something a bit outside of the box for your healing, Reiki could be the modality for you. Or maybe it’s any of the other modalities I’ve written about in the past. Whatever you choose to participate in is up to you!
Breathing Better with Breathe Degrees
Learning how to breathe seems so rudimentary, but in reality, we were never taught how to breathe properly, especially to handle life’s unpredictable circumstances that can literally take our breath away.
So when I was offered the opportunity to learn how to breathe with people outside, under the stars, and test myself afterwards through cold exposure, I said yes.
Nice Needles: My Experience with Community Acupuncture
Just like with physical therapy or any other modality for healing, consistency is key when dealing with acute problems. Learn all about my experience with community acupuncture and why I loved it so much online today.
3 Tools for Less Pain + More Pleasurable Sex
My 3 Big Takeaways from Come as you are
Learn all about our key takeaways from Come As You Are, including how pleasure can arrive can in three ways: enjoying, expecting, and eagerness, on our blog.
Pelvic Floor Exercises for Painful Intercourse
It’s no fun when your pelvis is in pain during intercourse. Learn all about why this happens as well as helpful tools to support you on our blog today.