Essential You Yoga https://essentialyouyoga.com/ Shine Your Sacred Self Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:23:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 https://i0.wp.com/essentialyouyoga.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-newessential-you-logo_hz.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Essential You Yoga https://essentialyouyoga.com/ 32 32 155894608 The Power of Conscious Rest: How Restorative Yoga Can Combat Chronic Stress https://essentialyouyoga.com/restorative-yoga-in-new-tampa/ https://essentialyouyoga.com/restorative-yoga-in-new-tampa/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 22:23:32 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=4991 In today’s fast-paced world, chronic stress has become an epidemic. From looming deadlines to juggling work and family life, our nervous systems are constantly bombarded. This constant stress can have a significant negative impact on our physical and mental health, leading to issues like anxiety, insomnia, and even weakened immunity [1]. But there’s a powerful …

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]]> https://essentialyouyoga.com/restorative-yoga-in-new-tampa/feed/ 0 4991 Tapas https://essentialyouyoga.com/tapas/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 14:14:01 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=4233 If you practice with me, then you know I like to sprinkle Sanskrit into my classes.  It’s such a beautiful language, that can express so many concepts with one simple word. Tapas is the Sanskrit word that means practice, and also heat, and also commitment, and the internal drive that keeps you doing something even …

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]]> 4233 Meditation https://essentialyouyoga.com/meditation/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 14:08:44 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=4148 My friend and business partner Paty Mariposa is here in Tampa today as we prepare to immerse ourselves in a weekend of retreat.   We are excited to share all that we have planned, and especially for a new offering this retreat – a class about Meditation. We added this class after having lots of conversations …

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]]> 4148 Owning Your Life https://essentialyouyoga.com/owning-your-life/ Fri, 23 Oct 2020 20:14:45 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=4029 Growing up, my mom demonstrated an elegance in dealing with people she did not like.  She would simply distance herself from them, and be done with it.  She wouldn’t confront them messily and have an argument about all the things she felt they did wrong.  She never trashed them to other people in her life, …

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]]> 4029 Space & Grace https://essentialyouyoga.com/space-grace/ Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:29:15 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=4017 In the face of uncertainty, I have found that space and grace have served me best. Space always comes first.  It looks like the time to mourn unmet expectations.  It looks like figuring out how to be a stay-at-home mom and teacher to my daughter.  Space offers me a pause, a savasana almost, in which I begin …

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]]> 4017 New Year, Essential You https://essentialyouyoga.com/new-year-essential-you/ Sun, 05 Jan 2020 18:30:17 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=3931 This year, it's not "New Year, New You." This year, embrace the perfection of your authentic self.

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]]> 3931 Gratitude in Each Breath https://essentialyouyoga.com/gratitude-in-each-breath/ Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:58:44 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=3186 In this week of Thanks Giving, it’s important to take a moment to connect to yourself in the chaos that often surrounds this holiday.  Whether you are cooking a large meal for extended family, traveling to attend a gathering, or celebrating quietly, give yourself a moment today to breathe in the vibration of Gratitude.  Gratitude …

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]]> 3186 Are You Stressed? https://essentialyouyoga.com/are-you-stressed/ Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:24:01 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=3812 A recent Gallup Poll reported that Americans are the most stressed-out people in the world, with stress, anger, and worry at their highest levels in more than a decade! 

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]]> 3812 Embrace with Grace https://essentialyouyoga.com/embrace-with-grace/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 18:24:12 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=3791 Your yoga mat offers a microcosm of your world. The way you meet your practice – breath-centered, daily, and with perseverance – offers an opportunity for you to prepare for uncomfortable moments off the mat. While I am out in the world doing my very best, I make at least one mistake every day.  They …

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]]> 3791 Creating Tools for Success https://essentialyouyoga.com/creating-tools-for-success/ Sat, 20 Jul 2019 17:47:00 +0000 https://essentialyouyoga.com/?p=3703 Yoga Philosophy encourages us to take our practice off the mat, and one way to do that is to observe how our minds react in uncomfortable poses ON the mat. 

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