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What is Proprioception?

“Proprioception,” in essence, is just your body’s natural awareness of itself. How it moves, how it takes up space, and how your physical mass exists in the world around you. If you close your eyes and raise your hand, you’ll likely be able to visualize where in the air your hand is, even if you can’t see it. Your proprioception will inform you where in space your hand has landed.

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6 Tips for Meditation: How to Improve Focus and Relaxation

Meditation is a powerful tool that can help you relax, reduce stress, and improve your overall well-being.

That said, a lot of people find meditation challenging because they struggle to focus. Maybe you think if your mind wanders or if you have any thoughts at all, you’re doing it wrong. Maybe you feel weird having an empty mind. Maybe you have a hard time sitting still, or any other number of reasons you may deter from meditation.

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Sleep Better, Live Better: The Benefits of Sleep Meditation

Sleep meditation is a specific type of meditation that is designed to help you relax and fall asleep more easily. Guided meditations or ones including positive affirmations work their way into your subconscious mind. Let’s take a look at some of the benefits of sleep meditation and how it can help improve your overall health and well-being.

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How Practicing Yoga Can Transform Your Mind and Body

I’ll be honest — I used to hate yoga. Like, if you’d have told me 3 years ago on this date, March 10, 2020, right before the world went under, that I would not only be practicing yoga but also teaching and writing about it, I would have told you you were insane. Not no way, not no how. Alas, here we are.

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The Importance of “I Am” Statements

I am…..? What do you use to fill in the blank? What word or words do you choose to define yourself? Do you say things like “I am a failure?” Or are you more on track with my opening “I am strong and courageous” type affirmations?

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4 Ways Yoga Helps with Grief

Grief is defined as a “deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement; a cause of such suffering.” While most people associate the immediacy of grief with death, bereavement can take on many shapes. Here’s how yoga can help.

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