by Jacqueline Morasco | Cleansing and Recipes, Mindset |
I have struggled most of my life with the concept of moderation. For an alcoholic, there is no moderate or social drinking. When it comes to sugar, caffeine, food, exercise, and even yoga, I believe moderation is the way to go. The thing is that all the things we can...
by Jacqueline Morasco | Meditation |
Some may find sleep a bit easier to come by as the days get shorter in the fall. Many of my students talk about waking in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom or just because and are unable to fall back asleep. As the years pass, my sleeping habits have...
by Jacqueline Morasco | Mindset |
Interestingly, “How Can I Resist?” is a question I’ve gotten stuck on or with quite a bit. Chocolate, espresso, cheese, movies, my favorite yoga pants on sale, a “free” gift… So, is it the fear of being left out? Fear of not having enough? Is it fear-based? Have you...
by Jacqueline Morasco | Mindset |
What’s stops us from making the positive changes that we want to make in our lives—whether it’s creating something new like a book proposal or meditation practice or stopping ourselves from doing something that no longer serves us like eating things that make us feel...
by Jacqueline Morasco | Meditation, Yoga |
According to the Hatha Yoga Padipika, which is an old text that describes the practices of hatha yoga, trataka is, “looking intently with an unwavering gaze at a small point until the eyes begin to tear.” Trataka is a kriya or cleansing practice. I find it...
