Posts Tagged ‘#inspiration’
3-Legged Stool to Support Your Goals
Tips for goal-setting are ubiquitous, especially during the Holiday season. So, instead of telling you how to set goals, we thought it would be more helpful to offer a framework to stay positive about your goals. Consider the framework like a 3-legged stool that will support your practice, your lifestyle, your way of being. Let’s…
Read More3 Reasons It’s Hot Yoga Season!
The weather is starting to turn dark & sometimes a little gloomy. That’s the nature of life in the Northern hemisphere. But, don’t let the weather get you down. NOW, is the perfect time to commit to a way of being that will help you overcome the “dark ages” of winter. Hot yoga offers many…
Read MoreWhy We Serve
In honor of you, and Veterans’ Day, this is Matt offering a brief explanation of why self-giving service is one of the core values at Sol Hot Yoga Studio. Simply put, I serve now, for the exact same reasons I served for over 20 years on active duty. I’ve traded the camouflage & body armor…
Read MoreBeyond Flexibility: 3 Meaningful Ways to Measure Progress with Sol Hot Yoga
Yoga can be as simple or as complex as you’d like it to be. From the simplest perspective, yoga is just a workout comprised of a sequence of postures. Just like the entire sequence, the postures themselves can also range from the simple to the complex. Beyond the postures, the sequence can also vary in…
Read MoreMindfulness Amidst the Chaos: What does Football have to do with Yoga?
We were recently inspired by an article in Harvard Business Review to share few tips on being mindful about your health this Fall. The article offered these strategies if you’re feeling overwhelmed. Pinpoint the primary source Set boundaries on your time & workload Challenge your perfectionism Outsource or delegate Challenge your assumptions How to Deal…
Read MoreThe Inner Workings of “Fight or Flight”
The Psoas and the 2nd Chakra”Scientific Keys Volume I: The Key Muscles of Hatha Yoga”Ray Long MD FRCSC, with Illustrator Chris Macivor In recent years, scientific studies have ushered us into a new era of medical science related to the relationship between our gut & our brain. Research (like this and this) have demonstrated how…
Read MorePsoas
[Properly pronounced] If you fill in the blank: “My psoas are as sore as ____!” with an expletive, or if you don’t know what the psoas is, then you might want to read on. https://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/psoas-major-part-i-hip-flexor-or-lumbar-stabilizer/ Did you know the psoas are the only muscles that connect the upper body to the lower body? You probably…
Read MoreDo you believe you are moving toward abundance?
It might seem like a loaded question, but when was the last time you stopped to really ask yourself if you’re making positive changes in your life? For some of us, this question might come up more often than we’d like to admit. 🙂 It is natural to evaluate choices. Part of learning requires some…
Read MoreKaruṇā: Real Compassion in a Virtual Age
We live in exciting times. There are so many modern conveniences right at our fingertips. Due to advances in machine learning, and human-machine teaming, distributors know our likes and preferences before we do. Companies are becoming so adept at interpreting the algorithms of the human mind that they can stock warehouses full of goods from…
Read MoreBeacon of Hope
Becoming deaf & blind as an infant in the 19th Century, in her biography Helen Keller said she lived, “at sea in a dense fog.” Despite great odds against her, she successfully navigated a series of remarkable events, and became a beacon of hope despite the darkness. + Keller’s mother was so inspired by a…
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