Yearly Archives: 2012
Healthy Resolutions
Let’s talk setting healthy resolutions. Or better yet, let’s talk setting attainable healthy resolutions. As we all know, its one thing to write a checklist of our intentions for a New Year, and it’s another thing entirely doing them. I …
More DetailsPresence, Not Presents
The busyness of the holiday season is in full swing. The time seems to fly by as we run from one commitment to the next, our minds buzzing with all the things that need to be done along the way. …
More DetailsHoliday Recipe: Pomegranate Guacamole
Perhaps guacamole may bring to mind images more towards sombreros and tortillas than holly and ivy. But this recipe will make you wonder how you didn’t associate guacamole with Christmas before. I have a friend who is especially amazing in …
More DetailsContemplating Star Stuff
“If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, first you must invent the universe.” – Carl Sagan It is so empowering to occasionally remind yourself just how remarkable and wonderful it is to be where you are right …
More DetailsParties, Potlucks and Comfort Eating
It’s official. I heard them today – Christmas songs have begun. Their familiar tunes chimed away as I walked down the bulk section of a grocery store. Too early, I thought. I was suddenly reminded of invites to parties, potlucks …
More DetailsJust A Thought – Gifts Under $40
So often we forget that when it comes to gifting, it really is the thought that counts! Here at the Semperviva Kits Beach location on West 4th, we have tons of special little items that we’re sure anyone on your …
More DetailsA Semperviva Beginner – Part Seven
Kundalini. What is it? Why is it? And how was I going to like it? It’s early Friday morning, crisp and quiet as I head towards the KB studio. My senses are heightened and my nervous apprehension is similar to …
More DetailsFalling In Love With My Practice
Earlier this summer I felt like there was something missing in my personal yoga practice. So I, like so many before me, asked myself if I was ready to deepen my practice and enroll in 200hr Yoga Teacher Training. It …
More DetailsThe Basics of Holistic Fertility Support
One of the main topics that regularly comes up in my practice is fertility. This isn’t surprising considering that close to 90% of my patients are women. I work with women who are looking to optimize healthy conception, as well …
More DetailsUnderstanding Pratyahara
In our yoga classes, we get a great workout, a lovely community experience, and, often, a little glimpse into the world of spirituality and yoga philosophy. Yoga attracts seekers; people who are looking for that little bit more than what’s …
More Details‘Tis the Season
The Holidays have officially arrived at Semperviva on West 4th, and we can’t help but feel that seasonal cheer! Since we know that December can be a stressful time for many, we are hoping to ease that tension with …
More DetailsGoing Back to Wonder
Would it be an exercise in redundancy to ask if any of you find the holidays to be a hectic time of year? The lists, the line ups, the lightening speed at which retail stores go from Halloween candy to …
More DetailsThe Magic of Stillness
They say you can hear whispers of your soul in the stillness. Perhaps this is stillness of body, heart, mind and/or breath. Or perhaps it is the stillness that you find in utter chaos. Life throws heaps of troubles and …
More DetailsA Semperviva Beginner – Part Six
By the time this post is up the 40 day challenge will be just past its halfway point and my practice has been sparked by its invitation. That’s not to say I’ve been heroic in maintaining forty consecutive days, I’ll …
More DetailsGetting Back to Yoga after a Break
Like everything, life flows and changes constantly. We have periods of busyness and periods of quiet, periods of healthy eating and periods of indulgence (cough Christmas season), periods of loneliness and periods of connectedness, and periods of yoga and…periods of …
More DetailsMeet our Yoga Advisor- Amy
If you have ever ventured to Semperviva’s Sun Studio for a late-night Yin class or Sunday morning Kundalini, you have probably met its manager Amy McDougall. For two years now, Sun’s warmth and unique energy has kept her coming back …
More DetailsThe Gentle Giant
Here at Semperviva we are very excited to be able to host a Master Teacher Workshop and Yoga Teacher Training Intensive with Max Strom in just a few weeks! Max Strom – or as I call him, The Gentle Giant …
More DetailsYogafest Featured in Yoga Journal Japan
Here’s an article in Yoga Journal Japan about an outdoor event we did at Yogafest.
More DetailsFrom Mindless Eating to Mindful Eating
Mindless eating is eating without awareness. In our busy world, I have a feeling this happens a lot. Take a moment to think about your most recent meal. Chances are the meal was accompanied by a ringing cell phone or …
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