by Stephanie Kinney | Jan 5, 2025 | Painful Insights
A Little is A Lot So many yogis (myself included) put pressure on themselves to practice a full hour-plus long class, or they feel like it doesn’t “count.” They might also feel some sort of guilt if they cant fit this in multiple times per week. Not only from a time...
by Stephanie Kinney | Dec 13, 2024 | Painful Insights
As Easy As Breathing Hi Friends, We breathe automatically all day & night without having to think about it. The autonomic nervous system has our back… or does it? When we are in a stress state, we take shorter, more constricted breaths- only utilizing part of the...
by Stephanie Kinney | Nov 30, 2024 | Painful Insights
Yoga-versary! Hi Friends, November (I don’t remember the exact date) marks 12 years of teaching yoga “full time.” It’s been a wonderful and wild ride since pretty much day one – if you’d like to hear the tale of how it all started, read on: I took my...
by Stephanie Kinney | Nov 27, 2024 | Prop Thoughts
A Literal Heavyweight Yoga sandbags are a powerful tool to deepen your practice, offering a blend of grounding, support, and relaxation. As their name suggests, they are small fabric bags filled with sand, typically weighing 10lbs each. These weighted props can be...
by Stephanie Kinney | Nov 26, 2024 | Prop Thoughts
Relieve Chronic Pain with Foam Rolling Though I might not quite categorize a foam roller as a “yoga prop,” it’s definitely worth a mention as a tool for pain management & it can definitely be incorporated into your daily mindful movement practice. Foam rolling is...
