Blog - Just Breathe

Sharing my thoughts, tools and research regarding how trauma affects us and why the tools and practices of yoga can help us heal.

What Resilient People Have in Common and How Yoga Builds Resilience

Resilience is the ability to overcome adversity; the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties. ...

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Build Resilience by Meeting These Three Basic Needs

We as human beings have three core needs. They are the need for safety, the need for satisfaction, a...

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How Do You Know When You’ve Found Your Purpose?

Have you ever found yourself so immersed in an activity that time seemed to vanish? Maybe it was a c...

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Feeling All of Our Feelings, Even the Crappy Ones

This morning, I woke up to news that something I had been eagerly looking forward to, something I’d ...

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The Rest Is Still Unwritten

Our lives are a rich tapestry of stories, a continuous narrative through which we process and make s...

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No Silver Linings

Life often feels like a mix of highs and lows, victories and defeats. We’re told to “look on the bri...

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Healing from Emotional Trauma Can Be a Lifelong Journey

“Emotional abuse is a pattern of behavior in which the perpetrator insults, humiliates, and generall...

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How Yoga Therapy Can Guide You Toward Optimal Health and Well-Being

Health is a concept deeply intertwined with every aspect of human life. It shapes how we experience ...

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