Image source: Pixabay.com People have combined Cannabis concentrates with yoga and meditation since time immemorial for achieving maximum benefits. Yoga and meditation are mental exercises that help to calm the mind, relieve stress, and promote positive energy. On the same note, CBD helps to relieve depression and stress, calm the mind, and re-energize after a […]
Continue reading2020 has been what I affectionately like to call, a “Hella Year.” Chaos sorta sums it up, but can Chaos really be summed up? Deep thoughts. As an avid yoga practioner for over a decade and yoga studio owner for over 4 years, I have seen my favorite practice grow, change and get deeper every […]
Continue readingLesleigh Guinn, RYT 200 By Lesleigh Guinn, RYT 200 Arikshitah; अरिक्स्हितह्e means “Unprotected or Vulnerable”, in Sanskrit. There’s a whole slew of asanas (poses) that can evoke the feeling of vulnerability. Standing backbends tend to make people uneasy, understandably. You’re essentially doing a trust fall with yourself. Frog, pigeon, dragon (just to name a few), they tend to […]
Continue readingYin yoga is the more relaxing, “counter” practice to the more Yang (or very active) versions of yoga classes. According to Yogiapproved.com yin offers amazing benefits for the connective tissue, bones, joints and other connective tissues. This is a deeply meditative yoga class, and requires you to practice stillness and breath work while maintaining the […]
Continue readingJoin Jennifer Dixon ERYT 500 and Authorized Ashtanga Yoga teacher for a quick tutorial on Wind Removing Pose or Pavanamuktasana. Yoga pose for Low Back Pain Wind Removing Pose (Pavanamuktasana) is the pose I found to be the single best pose in helping to relieve my low back pain back when I first started practicing […]
Continue readingJoin Jennifer Dixon ERYT 500 and Authorized Ashtanga Yoga teacher and Merritt Maloof Plumb Reiki Master and Energy Worker from The Energy Center as they discuss and explore the 8 limbs of yoga, or Ashtanga Yoga. Oftentimes, the physical yoga postures are what bring people to the practice of yoga. However, with a commited practice, […]
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With the ongoing Covid 19 crisis, Thrive Yoga and Wellness is taking steps to be able to continue to offer you, our dedicated Thrive Tribe with access to high quality yoga and yoga inspired fitness classes. That’s why we’ve enabled free access to our Online Yoga Membership to all current members and class pass holders […]
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Join Jennifer Dixon ERYT 500 and Authorized Ashtanga Yoga Teacher and Merritt Maloof Plumb Reiki Master and Energy Healer from The Energy Center for a deep dive into the 4th Yama, Brahmacharya. This is week 4 in our discussions on the Yamas (this is an affiliate link.) Sacred Spaces is the new weekly episode release […]
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I shared this story last week in the weekly Thrive Newsletter. It was also Valentine’s Day 2020. I didn’t mean for it to be so moving, but I’m am glad people were impacted by the newsletter and I wanted to share it here, for a broader audience. That week was crazy CRAZY. It all started […]
Continue readingI have been lucky enough to spend the last week with my teacher, Manju Jois, with a few Ashtanga folks from Thrive inside his home in California. It’s been a blessing to train with my teacher of nearly 10 years, but even more so because I got to share my love for my teacher with […]
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