Marcia's Musings: The Curious Case of Mrs. DeBoer

Marcia's Musings: The Curious Case of Mrs. DeBoer

I loved Anna DeBoer with all my heart. She taught me amazing things, and when she died, she left me her cherished cuckoo clock. Now I wonder if Anna DeBoer would have been vilified for some of her ways. When we start to see “the other”, sit in fear, hide in darkness, and forget that we all bleed red, we all lose. 

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Tepache: Homemade Probiotic Pineapple Brew

Tepache: Homemade Probiotic Pineapple Brew

Tepache is a yummy, lightly sweet, and refreshing drink prepared using only three ingredients: pineapple peels, sugar, and water. 

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As Nature Shifts

As Nature Shifts

Teacher Laura Adams loves to write, both prose and poetry. Read her wonderment about the transformations of autumn.

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The Bhagavad Gita: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times

The Bhagavad Gita: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times

Who am I? Why am I here? These are questions most of us ask ourselves at some point. There are ancient teachings that we can use to guide our modern lives and help us to answer these questions.

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The Importance of the Core, On and Off the Mat

The Importance of the Core, On and Off the Mat

You’ve probably heard the terms core conditioning and training, but do you know which muscles make up the core? A strong core can help you move more efficiently and avoid injury. Use these yoga poses to strengthen your core in as little as 5-10 minutes a day!

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Healthy Snacking on the Go: Lori's Tips for Your Travel Adventures

Healthy Snacking on the Go: Lori's Tips for Your Travel Adventures

Whether you're driving kids to school or sports or heading to yoga class, one challenge we often face is eating healthy on the go. I’m sharing some tips on packing nutritious snacks that keep us (and our kids!) feeling great and energized throughout our journeys. Plus, I’ve got a super tasty recipe for Chocolate Cashew Bliss Balls…

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Psoas Syndrome Causes Hip Pain and Tightness – Here's How

Psoas Syndrome Causes Hip Pain and Tightness – Here's How

Chronic overuse during exercise, or spending much of the day seated, can result in tight psoas, also known as hip-flexor muscles. If you’ve noticed that you have a tender loin, you’re in luck! There are movement modifications, stretches and exercises that you can use to get your groove back!

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Marcia's Musings: Is This How It Ends?

Marcia's Musings: Is This How It Ends?

Joy is often effervescent - like champagne or soap bubbles. Contentment is grounded, solid, steady. It is beyond loneliness and fear, beyond even old age…

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Being Highly Sensitive: Challenge, Blessing, or Both?

Being Highly Sensitive: Challenge, Blessing, or Both?

Have you ever felt good before you went to an event or gathering, but you left feeling bad or sad or just off for no apparent reason? Do you often know how people around you feel, even if they’re good at hiding it? If this sounds familiar, then you’re probably a person with high sensitivity, sometimes also called an empath.

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Psyched for the Psychic Fair

Psyched for the Psychic Fair

We’re all just walking each other home. I know several people with amazing gifts to share – those who make it their life’s work to walk others home. Come meet them at the psychic fair.

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Eating Healthy on a Budget: Lori's Top Secrets

Eating Healthy on a Budget: Lori's Top Secrets

Eating whole foods on a budget might seem like a tall order. Trust me, it’s doable, and it can even be fun!

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Marcia's Musings: A Love Affair

Marcia's Musings: A Love Affair

The minute I walked through the glass double doors, I felt a current of connection flow through my body.

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Marcia's Musings: Revelations – Part One

Marcia's Musings: Revelations – Part One

What happens if the ones you love don’t connect with self and with another as deeply as you do or as you hoped they would? How do you love the one(s) you’re with then?  

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Soothing Summer Sips: Alcohol-Free Drinks to Wind Down on Warm Nights

Soothing Summer Sips: Alcohol-Free Drinks to Wind Down on Warm Nights

As the summer heat picks up, winding down in the evenings with a cool, refreshing drink really sets the mood, doesn't it?

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Grounding Ourselves: Breathing and the Vagus Nerve

Grounding Ourselves: Breathing and the Vagus Nerve

I love staying busy, yet it sometimes leaves me in a state of stress. Finding moments of calm and grounding can feel like a luxury. I've learned to access a powerful tool for self-regulation and grounding that we all possess: our breath... 

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Marcia's Musings: My Life in Segments

Marcia's Musings: My Life in Segments

I carefully peeled the orange, and as I placed the segments on a plate, a revelation hit me: “Ahh, this is how my life is - a whole lived in segments…”

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Plantar Fasciitis: A Hidden Danger of the Onset of Summer Activity

Plantar Fasciitis: A Hidden Danger of the Onset of Summer Activity

Ah, Minnesota in the springtime! The sunshine calls to us, and we don running shoes or hiking boots, bring out the bicycles and the frisbees, and generally start to spend more time out-of-doors… 

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Chair Yoga: Grounding Yourself in Eagle Pose (Garudasana)

Chair Yoga: Grounding Yourself in Eagle Pose (Garudasana)

Practicing Garudasana (Eagle pose) in a chair gives your mind and body many of benefits without the intensity of the standing pose…

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The Meanings of May

The Meanings of May

The month of May brings to mind, for me, many wonderful things – May Day and Mother’s Day, planting seeds in freshly tilled dirt, the scent of lilacs blooming, the return of the hummingbirds to my feeders, and the absolute joy of our herd of Scottish Highland cattle when we send them out to graze on pastures of bright green grass for the first time after a winter of dry hay. All of these things speak to me of beginnings - full of hope, possibilities, and potential.

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