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Living Out of Sync

At age thirty-one, I didn’t know what to do with my days. I remember my husband telling me, “Just relax and enjoy yourself!” And I shot back, venom in my voice, “I’m not retired! I’m not seventy! I want to do something!” At that time, my friends were doing one of two things: building their […]

Recipe: Vata Balancing Root Vegetables

This could be a very ambitious post. I started my day preparing this dish, and in the meantime I’ve tried to find ways to correlate “vata balancing” with Western medical science. In short: there are SO many research-backed articles and comprehensive studies that support this correlation. Here’s a synopsis: Vata balancing means something is calming […]

Nervous System Care Series

4-Week Series, Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 11am-12pm held at Allomi Redondo Beach Learn clear, tested strategies for preventing panic, improving sleep, boosting immunity and getting out of burnout. If you’re exercising, you need to be taking time to restore your body. If you’re not exercising, start here first. By directly targeting stress hormones, […]

Yoga Nidra Circle

First Thursdays of the month, 8-9pm starting February 2 held at Allomi Redondo Beach This circle is held for anyone needing deep rest. We come together to connect as a group prior to entering meditation. Yoga Nidra (the “yogic sleep”) is a fully guided, 40-minute, lying down meditation, where you simply relax and listen along. […]

Add Ritual to the Everyday

I’m on my millionth night home alone with my kids. I want to check the drama there. My oldest is 4. Well, 4 years, 2 months, 10 days. So, I’ve known her in my arms for 1,530 days. I used a calculator. There’s no statistical way, then, that this is my millionth night alone with […]

What is Emotional Labor?

You know when you feel one way on the inside, but you can’t show it on the outside? It’s no secret, because we’ve all felt it; we’ve probably felt it three times today. And it’s only 9:22am. But, we don’t often have the word for it. Let’s say you’re out at a business luncheon and […]