A Yogi Kitchen Off The Mat

Dear heart, how is your week feeling? Here's how to shift you week, your day or even the moment.  Are you feeling happy and proud about your accomplishments? I invite you to sink into that emotion, even if the week didn't go the way you thought it would.  Breathe. Hydrate. Listen to your heart.  #yoga #yogalife #effectiveness #motivation #mindfulness #ayogikitchen

How are you dear heart? How's your motivation feeling today? We're working on the word align. Align your values and your heart with your truth and your intention, but then what? Take action and stay motivated to keep putting one foot in front of the other. And, of course, get on the mat. Join us for Big Stretches on Zoom Thursdays at 8p, CDT.  #yoga #yogalife #align #motivation #mindfulness #...

How is your week going? The middle of the week is the perfect time to check-in and focus on your attention. This month we're focusing on tyhe word Align sn all the things that it means to you and for your life. How is your week aligning with your intention? Do you feel aligned min/body/spirit?  #yoga #yogalife #ayogikitchen #align #intention #mindfulness #mindful #wellnesswednesday

We’ve been focusing on the word Align for a bit now and here’s how it’s changing us. Are you feeling it?

Have you been told to hustle or grind in order to be successful? Let's stop that language and spreading that belief  Hustle is scarcity language. Be in abundance. How can we do that? Today's podcast is about shifting that thinking.  Our focus this month is on the word Align. Aligning mind/body/spirit helps you gather energy and direct it where you can be most successful. Aligning helps y...

What happens mind/body/spirit when you wear a bra and what happens when you choose to forgo. Open your heart this LOVE weekend by removing any restraints and sink into open, expansive freedom. Breathe. Join us to cent3er on lovingkindness, compassion and generosity mostly towards yourself.    Also, I had a really tough anxiety and PTSD week. Here's what it looked like and here's the beau...

This year we're strengthening our yoga community through yoga practices off the mat. Our Yoga for a Cause classes continue, but we're also contributing through our Seva practice. Here's how you can practice yoga without even owning a yoga mat.  #yoga #yogalife #mindfulness #selflessservice #dedicationtoothers #ayogikitchen #yogi #seva #yogaoffthemat #offthemat #lfk #lawrenceks #lawrence #zoom...

What are you celebrating? On Fridays we look at the week and we celebrate the wins. Remember the little pleasures, like your perfect lunch or that great run, the steadiness in your yoga practice or the funny thing your kid said that made your throw back your head and laugh. Remember all the good things. Celebrate! Be present in your life to grow your happiness. #yoga #yogalife #mindfulness #ayogik...

We're talking about Seva, a core concept of yoga! Seva is selfless service. As a spiritual practice dedication to others is essential to our spiritual growth. It starts first with your developing self-love and self-care practices, balancing Anahata Chakra.  Lovingkindness and compassion reside in your heartspace. You practice it first and foremost towards yourself, allowing yourself to be hum...

It's January 1st, one of my favorite days of the year. I love beginnings. Do you love the planning and the releasing and opening of your heart like I do? Resist the urge to push things away and focus instead on what inspires you to run towards it. Being pulled towards something is powerful . It's the kind of energy that makes you want to jump out of bed in the morning. Instead of focusing on what...

Happy November! This month I invite you to focus on grief and gratitude. They are the perfect pair. The best way to move things from your head to your heart and into your body is gratitude. Gratitude helps everything, at least a little bit.  #yoga #yoglife #ayogikitchen #offthemat #grief #gratitude #november #Zoom #Zoomyoga #mindfulness #brainhealth #heartcenteredyoga #traumainformedyoga&nbsp...

What is Pranayama? How can it help keep your brain healthy? Can you be a yogi and only practice Pranayama? (spoiler: YES!) If you're not familiar with this ancient practice, this is a great place to start.  #yoga #yogalife #pranayama #yogapractice #breathwork

Are you ready to uncover your brain's superpowers? We're making a shift from the idea of managing mental health to brain health focused on how your ADHD, Anxiety, PTSD or Trauma might be helpful in your life. Studies in neurodiversity is changing the way we think about the brain. Here are three poises to help you steady your brain and clear brain fog. #yoga #yogalife #brainhealth #ayogikitchen #PT...

We're back from our self-care week off and thinking about poses and breath work that keep the brain healthy. The first step is just to recognize your patterns. Also, I learned something about the new moon. I invite you to do some of that work with hip openers and strengtheners this month. From Frog to Pigeon to Half Moon we'll find all the ways to transform our hip issues. And finally, a special p...

Is it possible some emotions are appropriate and some are inappropriate? Are all emotions valid? I'm talking about it and sharing my experiences with you. I'm also talking about how hard it's been for me over the last few months.  Everytime I share with you, I feel supported, loved and get to process even more. 

I'm baaaccckk after loving myself enough to dive into some deep self-care and take some time off. I took some time to to honor who I am and what the future holds.  For the rest of the year we're deconstructing my online course, BreatheOnline to help you manage your mental health during this weird and difficult time. For the next four weeks, I'm inviting you to focus on Dialectical Behavior Th...

My self-care went awry and the lesson of radical acceptance that I learned. What are you having to accept about yourself as we explore during our month of self-love and self-care? 

It's Self-Love and Self-Care month at A Yogi Kitchen. It's the perfect mid-summer challenge. How are you loving and caring for yourself these days. We can all do better, so let's step it up a bit for this month. aLso, see what radical act of love I'm committing to at the end of the month. 

While our month is endi g it doesn't mean we'll stop focusing on nutrition. Nourishing yourself IS Self-love and Self-care!

it's still my birthday month! We have a special Yoga in the Park online tonight. Join us for FREE to try out a class with our community. 6p, central on Zoom. See the invite at the end of the last blog post. We're also talking lentils and checking-in with your week to make sure it en s the way you truly want. 

It's still nutrition month, so today look back on the week and pat yourself for everything that went well. Whether it's around food and nutrition, work or family OR all three, this is a day to celebrate. Join me!

Nourish Yourself Beyond Nutrition is  a blog post that I expanded on today. How do you nourish yourself on and off the mat/ Do you like everuything about food, like I do? What fires you up and gives you energy? Here are some of mine!

This month we're talking about nutrition and this is the perfect day to set intention around your nutritional needs this month! Learn wabout what intention is and isn't. Learn how to think about intention and try a little intentional living this week! Straight from the mat and out into our everyday street lives!

I know not everyone likes journaling. There's a lot out there to help you learn to do it, but let's get quiet first and do a check-in. I lead students through almost the exact same check-in before or after class and now you can do it with me too. Then once you're centered, you can think about how you'd most like to journal during nutrition month. Next month, we'll focus on self-care and we'll jour...

Are you ready to shift or clean-up your eating habits? Are you ready to be surprised by how it can change your mental health? Today, we're getting clearer on this moment. I ask you to be present with how you're feeling body/mind/spirit when you wake in the morning. This is one of the modules from BreatheOnline, the course for mindfully managing your anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD. Enjoy!