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I am writing today to honor of all those in the midst of sh*t storms. I know a few people personally for whom the shit has really hit the fan this month, so, a special shout out to them, and to anyone who today, has to deal with one of life's storms.
I’ve been wanting to write this one for a long time, seeing so much budding brilliance […]
I had a disheartening moment the other day when the clock turned from 11:59 PM to […]
Did you ever fall off the monkey bars back in the day, land flat on your […]
Today I want to talk about struggling, something we all do at some point in our lives or another. Now, there are different types of struggling, to be sure. There is the struggle of an important relationship ending, the loss of a loved one, illness, letting go. And there is also the struggle of wanting to be happy, finding better...
As a yoga teacher, runner and general health nut I love to study people who are healthy and see how they do it. It is so interesting to see how many paths up the mountain there indeed are! Hula, yoga, body pump, zumba, heavy lifting, sprinting, marathons, walkathons… it brings me back to...
I just got home from celebrating my Grandma's 98th birthday in New York. Yup, you read […]
A vocally gifted classmate of mine from UCLA went BIG a few years back and is now a pretty famous singer – you’ve likely heard of her, or at least heard her biggest hit ..
Like white blood cells rushing healing power to a wound, with each bombing, earthquake, tsunami or terrorist attack we witness equal opposing forces that seek to heal. As if by divine program, during and after these events our global community shows an outpouring of...
Since my last post, I have been reflecting on Dan Siegel’s sage advice on balancing your brain through seven daily habits. I realized I love this advice so much because he is really giving a neuro-scientific prescription for...
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Hi, Lisa here, founder of the Center for Yoga and Trauma Recovery (CYTR). You’re likely here because you have a huge heart, along with some personal experience of yoga’s healing impact.

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