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Meditation Monday | 10 Minute Guided Relaxation

Read along below, or get comfortable and press play on Spotify or YouTube. Hello. Today’s meditation is a guided relaxation exercise. I fell in love with meditation through guided relaxation. As someone with high anxiety, relaxing didn’t come naturally to me. Having somebody walk me through with a calming soothing voice was very beneficial, andContinue reading “Meditation Monday | 10 Minute Guided Relaxation”

Yoga 101 | Do I Need to be Flexible to Do Yoga?

When you think of yoga – does a pretzel shaped person in stretchy pants appear in your mind? The true goal of yoga is linking breath and movement, and this requires zero flexibility. The beauty of yoga is that it does increase your flexibility (& mobility!) with time and practise. However, the ability to standContinue reading “Yoga 101 | Do I Need to be Flexible to Do Yoga?”

Meditation Monday | The Grateful Morning

Feel free to read along below, or simply pop in a pair of headphones and listen on YouTube or Spotify! This week’s meditation is inspired by the Five Minute Journal. Starting the day off with gratitude seems to help attract more reasons to be grateful throughout the day. Let’s begin by settling into the body.Continue reading “Meditation Monday | The Grateful Morning”

Start Here

a fresh new series created With Love: Back to School for Yoga & Meditation Ah, the fresh fall beginning. With kids backpacks and lunchbags now coming out of retirement, and the school season has officially begun – the blog post series here is going back to basics. Let’s talk all things yoga and meditation, toContinue reading “Start Here”

Thoughts with Love Series Conclusion

The Thoughts with Love series comes to a close with my self-interview, to give you an idea of what it is I am trying to do over here on this corner of the internet. I wanted to fill you in on what brought me to yoga and meditation – and share why I find theseContinue reading “Thoughts with Love Series Conclusion”

Meditation Monday | Full Length Full Moon Meditation

Full Moons provide such a lovely time to reflect, relax and reset to factory settings! This week’s guided meditation is a longer one, clocking in at around 13 minutes. So please settle in somewhere comfortable for it. My favourite is to lie on a yoga mat, with a pillow beneath my head and one underContinue reading “Meditation Monday | Full Length Full Moon Meditation”

Thoughts from Planning My Ideal Day

Thoughts with Love, a series. Last week I mentioned I sat down and wrote out what my ideal day would look like. It was from this vision that I shaped my current day to day schedule, and it helped me define my priorities. If you want to try this activity out too – you’re inContinue reading “Thoughts from Planning My Ideal Day”