STAYING VITAL
A yoga student of ours recently mentioned how her gut was feeling funky because she traveled and wasn’t able to keep a consistent diet and exercise like she usually does. Our back and forth emails about if she should or should not come to the yoga class ended with her commiserating that, “getting old sucks.”I personally cannot speak to how...
EYE ON THE PRIZE
One of the things I missed when living in Boston was a sense of community, which comes second nature to everyone in the Bellevue neighborhood. Starting True North Yoga & Wellness, I was searching for ways to become more involved in the neighborhood and provide services I know people are in need of, myself included. Once this initial goal was...
RELINQUISHING CONTROL
When you own a business, you have to be in control – of the finances, the software, the website, the space, the schedule, and subsequently you hope you can greatly impact how to get people into the business – asking the community what they want, what classes they would enjoy, supporting the staff, etc. But let’s be honest, COVID was...
REMEDIES
My goal is always to spend at least 1 hour outside each day. As you can imagine, this can be a lofty target with everyday life, heat, rain, and let’s face it, sheer laziness (why is it so hard to get out of bed? And why is it still dark when I wake up this time of year?). Not too...
AN ANXIOUS MIND
I overthink almost everything – Was I awkward bumping into that person while walking the dog? What happens if I lose my day job? What if my cat _______ and dies (fill in the blank, Sebastian is a curious and naughty one)? How long will it be until part of my deck falls off? When will the wellness center be...
SANITY CHECK
In my mid-twenties, I decided to move back to Richmond, buy a house that needed work, start grad school (full-time), oh, and on top of all of that? That’s right, have an already demanding 50+ hour a week traveling job. Sound crazy? It was. I appreciate my optimism of all the things I thought I could do, but when it...
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
If last year has taught me anything it’s that I have a lot of learning left to do. I thought growing up in this neighborhood gave me grit and wisdom beyond my years. As I was finishing middle school at the ripe age of 14, Richmond’s murder rate earned it the nickname of “murder capital” of the country. I thought...
Wellness during Woes
With National Wellness Month upon us which focuses on self-care and managing stress, it makes sense this is a good time to talk about healthy habits. If I was to say I am the beacon of this right now, I’d be lying. When the candy after Easter went on sale at our local CVS, I unloaded a full armful on...