The Phoenix is an absolutely brilliant bird. A firebird of scarlet, gold and blue. A representation of rebirth and change; inner transformation. Yet it is unlikely you have ever see one of these birds since the Phoenix is a bird of myth, a life-cycle of 500-1000 years after which it builds itself a nest, ignites,…
When I started researching blogs and writing one of the first things I saw was never to post “it has been awhile since my last post.” That being said… It has been awhile since my last post. I look in the mirror and I’m not sure I quite recognize who I see anymore, not so…
Yesterday I drove down to Cincinnati to have my first professional Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy session with a current practitioner. As part of our training we are required to go through the work ourselves which is really the best way to understand what the PRYT modality is. My session was with Renee Groenemann, one of…
It is official. I have bloggers block. Ever since I returned home I have been going though a lot of internal change and it has been hard to decide what I want to blog publicly about versus keep to myself, after all I’m not a completely open book. I’ve had a lot going on externally…
As of yet the power of the work and teachings that Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy offers hasn’t failed to amaze me, both mentally and physically. The ability of the body to hold emotions and memories is uncanny. Our bodies want to speak, we just have to be willing to learn to listen and hear their…
A few days ago I came across an online article from the New York Times Magazine called The Fat Trap, written by Tara Parker-Pope. It was run yesterday in print as the lead story of this widely read weekly magazine so I suspect that word about it has gotten out. This story hit a sensitive nerve…
Happy New Year! I hope that everyone had a fun and safe New Year’s Eve! Today begins 2012, a new year and a time for many to resolve to change or bring something new into their lives. While I’m not a big New Year’s Resolution person it can be a good time to take pause…
In my post on Monday, I talked about the usual relief I get as I moved towards the end of the holiday season and how it is different this year with jetting off to Vermont on Monday for Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy training for 3-weeks. As the fear of travel and change creeps closer I…
Last week in my post on elephant journal a reader, Lucy, left a comment that started my mind racing: I immediately thought of Hitler, the Nazi who exterminated six million Jews, due to the belief of Darwinism and the fear that the inferior races will contaminating the Aryan gene pool. In a way, this is…
I hope everyone had a great Christmas, Chanukah, and the like with family and friends! While the change of pace during this time of year can be a welcome reprieve for many from the daily grind, I often find, as many do with eating disorders that it can be a struggle. Different schedules, different food,…
