What I didn’t realize was missing…

For a long time, I taught happiness from the neck up.

• Mindset.

• Habits.

• Thoughts.

• Choices.

• Behavior.

And I still believe in all of those things.

But lately, I've been realizing that there was a piece of the puzzle I didn't fully understand when I first began this work.

The body.

Through my own experience and my training in yoga and somatic practices, I've come to understand just how much our bodies carry.

Stress. Emotion. Protection. Patterns. Experiences we've moved past intellectually but that our bodies may still be holding onto.

Maybe you've experienced this, too.

➡ You can know you're okay, but your shoulders are still tight.

➡ You can decide to let something go, but your belly still feels clenched.

➡ You can understand exactly where a pattern came from, but somehow your nervous system hasn't gotten the memo.

I've certainly experienced this myself, and it has changed the way I think about wellbeing. Because I don't think we can create truly holistic wellbeing by working with the mind while ignoring the body.

The mind and body are constantly talking to each other.

So now, my work has expanded.

I still teach mindset.
I still teach happiness habits.
I still believe in conscious choice and the power we have to shape our lives.

But I also want to help people slow down enough to feel what's happening inside them.

• To breathe.

• To move.

• To listen.

• To release.

• To reconnect.

Because sometimes the next step isn't another thing we need to understand.

Sometimes it's something we need to feel.

This is why I'm offering Release & Restore

On September 12, I'll be teaching a Release & Restore Somatic Workshop at Body Language Fitness & Yoga.

This isn't about forcing anything or digging up things you'd rather leave buried.

It's an invitation to gently reconnect with your body through somatic movement, breath, restorative yoga and awareness.

→ A little less thinking.

→ A little more listening.

→ A little space to let your body exhale.

And honestly, I think that's something many of us could use right now.

Release & Restore
September 12 @1:00 pm
Body Language Fitness & Yoga

$30 (refundable with 24-hour notice)

[REGISTER HERE]

And if you're curious about this new direction I'm taking my work, I hope you'll come along for the ride.

I have a feeling there's a lot more to discover here.

With love,

Tamara

Connecting with Source through Movement

Do you feel disconnected? Disjointed? Unable to focus and achieve peace of mind and calmness of the body? Are your moods up and down and left and right? Do you find yourself snapping at others and feeling tired?

Among everything else that contributes to those feelings, you're probably experiencing a disconnect in your relationship with Source. Source, Source Energy, God, the Unified Field, the Universe... these are all different ways of calling the same thing - that which is all... all things, all life, all energy. 

A "Passion" that comes up for many clients is this desire to have a deeper relationship or connection with God. We want this because we want, more than anything, to feel good.

You can pray more, you can read the bible or other religious text, or a deeply moving devotional, or you can move. For me, my connection with Source Energy is strongest when I turn inward and flow through movement. 

If you want to have a deeper connection to Spirit, you have to move your body.

Your body is the package in which your spirit has chosen to manifest in this incarnation of itself. Your body is the house of your spirit, the house of your soul and the house of God, because God-energy flows within and throughout us. 

Cherish the house of your soul. Care for it, love it, and when you want to hear the voice of God clearly, move your body to silence your mind. 

My favorite way to do this is through a slow-flowing yoga with beautiful music in the background, or Kundalini Yoga - an intense form of yogic meditation. "Yoga" in Sanskrit actually means "union." Some sources translate it as a "union with the divine," and this is exactly what it feels like for me. 

How about you? Do you meditate to achieve a deeper connection with Source? Or are you still in the "thinking about it" phase? Wherever you are, it is exactly where you are meant to be. Please, share your thoughts and comment below. 

Your Monday Minute - Get Off Your Bum!

Welcome to Your Monday Minute - a weekly reminder about how much you matter! Creating a life that you love is all about feeling good. Feeling good requires a little bit of effort, but honestly, not that much. Watch this week's short video and get inspired to move! 

Inspired? Motivated? Have Olivia Newton John's Get Physical stuck in your head? Me too!

About 4 months ago I got serious about getting into better shape. It could be that a certain milestone birthday is approaching or simply that I finally gave into the fact that when I get physical exercise I feel better, but I finally started exercising regularly for the first time in my life (unless dancing for hours on end several times a week during my University years counts).

Like any endeavor, exercise is something that you'll never find the time for; you have to make the time. Because I'm a mom of 3, I choose to get up early to get my workouts in before the kids are up. Since I have an early-riser, this means waaaaaaaaaaaaaay earlier than I ever actually want to get up, but since it makes such a dramatic difference in how I feel, I do it anyway (usually). 

The yoga that I do every morning is just 7-minutes long. Unfortunately, I can no longer find the video at chopra.com, where I found it, but there are plenty of short routines all over YouTube. When I wake up early enough, I add a Kundalini Kriya (also easy to find on YouTube - there are plenty!) to the mix and feel amazing afterwards. Spotify and Gabrielle Bernstein help me with my music selections!

How to you work exercise into your daily routine? Don't have a routine? Start one today and come back in a week or two to tell us how you're feeling!