It was senior night at The Columbus Academy as Ali Dillon’s brother excitedly approached the free throw line. The crowd anxiously awaited his shot. The basketball went in and the crowd erupted with a standing ovation. As a basketball lover living with a rare form of muscular dystrophy called CPTII Deficiency, he was unable to…
You’re finally presenting that project you’ve been working on to hundreds and can’t control your nerves, lavender oil is right by your side to help you snap back into your calm mindset. That mosquito bite on your leg keeps expanding in size as you scratch it to death until a touch of lavender oil encourages…
“I can’t meditate. I never would be able to turn off my thoughts,” I hear from a number of friends. Meditation is an interesting concept. The key to meditation is being present with each moment. Meditation allows your thoughts to focus in on what you are doing in that instant rather than letting the “monkey…
Cheer. A sound you hear when that basketball swooshes through the net to give your team a one point lead with less than three seconds left in the game. Cheer. An excitement in everyone’s voice when your cousin turns one and instead of singing “Happy Birthday,” “Take Me Out to the Ballgame” reverberates through the…
The relationship you have with yourself is the most important relationship you can have. You have to learn to live with both the dark and light sides of your soul. The trick is finding ways to become partners with the dark side. For me, I am a pretty impatient person. This is definitely a characteristic…
“So, how are things going?” he asked. I broke down. Tears flowed from my eyes and I started to say sorry for crying. I felt myself holding back because things weren’t peachy keen and it seemed as if I shouldn’t communicate that. This lump in my throat started to choke back my words because they hurt…
As a health coach there is a lot of pressure to stay free from sickness, to always eat the healthiest option, to be cheerful and happy 24/7. But lately, that hasn’t been the case. Things get stressful in life with all sorts of humble jumble. I sit here and remember the only way out is…
The funk of the sax just gets me going. There’s something about it that seriously makes me weak in the knees. I frequent concerts quite a bit and boy, do they get hot in there! If you haven’t met my friend Chelsea, you’d wonder how she even stays breathing, let alone cool with her groove…
There are many physical benefits of incorporating a yoga class into your routine. I ask my yoga students if they are working with any injuries before class begins. Back problems are the number one complaint I hear. Many people are confined to a desk. We spend most of our day in a forward motion hunched…
Bridge pose or Setu Bandha Sarvangasana. Crack that heart open! This pose improves digestion, helps with stress and mild depression, and rejuvenates tired legs. If you have asthma, high blood pressure, sinuses, or carpal tunnel this is a great pose. Start lying on your back on the floor. Bend your knees to your glutes, hip…
