Yoga

Chronic Irritability and Anger

Liz James · January 26, 2023 ·

The body doesn’t lie.

If you struggle with either occasional or chronic bouts of anger/irritability, check yourself…… your mind or body may be telling your something.

Common causes of irritability include: sleep deprivation, low blood sugar, underlying toothaches, certain respiratory disorders, medication, depression, anxiety, hormonal imbalance, and thyroid disorders are just a few.

Left unchecked, chronic irritability and anger can also lead to disease or aggravate a known condition. The constant rush of stress chemicals in the body are linked to migraines, insomnia, anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, auto immune disorder flares, eczema, heart disease, strokes and digestive disorders (among other things).

Come to yoga. You won’t regret leaving your “heavy” at the door.

Local peeps….. 7:30pm. Message me for deets.

xoxo~ liz

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Breathe! Yoga Helps

Liz James · December 29, 2022 ·

Guns & Poses 2022

Liz James · November 6, 2022 ·

Our 5th Annual Guns n Poses is a successful wrap!

Yoga

Firearms Instruction

Health Topics

Preparedness Topics

Situational Awareness

…. all with Biblical roots.

I surely do love what I do

Empowering women from the inside out.

You’ll never know how far you can go if you don’t try.

See you next year?

xoxo~ liz

Sacred Essence Yoga Retreat

Liz James · October 25, 2022 ·

It was a much needed retreat from the normal seemingly frenetic pace of life. Our Sacred Essence yoga retreat in Siesta Keys Florida this past week was so special, and it was a beautiful time spent with old and new friends.

Ed and Jena Dailey do a masterful job in teaching the nuances of a true restorative yoga practice (as well as fine tuning form and technique). I’m always learning and leaning in to learning better ways to help people (and myself!) heal as naturally as possible. The movement and/or stillness (the “yoking” of mind and body) predates the formation of the structured entity called “yoga”. I learned that little historical tidbit many years ago, and it made so much sense. God gave us slow measured movement and times of stillness for a reason! Being still, prayerful meditation, healthy movement, and honing self awareness skills that (for me) points back to a personal connection with God.

I teach yoga from a Christian faith based perspective. Our bodies are designed to move and to be a vessel of giftedness that may serve others in need. We can’t do that well if we are broken vessels and all our time and energy is spent serving that brokenness.

We were able to make some stops along the way and meet up with some sweet friends too during our travels. I’m thankful for the time spent refilling my own cup

You Are Worth It! Move It!

Liz James · October 17, 2022 ·

Sitting for more than 6 hours a day raises your mortality risk no matter how hard (or how much) you exercise before or afterwards.

Chronic sitting has also found to be more deadly than obesity alone (so imagine what that might look like if those two are paired together

God gave us our bodies so that we would use them in all the gifts we have been given.

If you have a desk job, please …… for the health of it, consider these alternatives:

if affordable, use a stand up desk.

get up frequently and take a quick walk (grab the mail, take the dog for a walk, take the stairs instead of the elevator)

use part of your lunch break to take a power walk

park farther away from your destination purposefully

learn some basic chair yoga poses you can incorporate into your day.

walk whenever you have a choice of walking instead of driving.

The short term benefits of incorporating movement into your day improve mood, energy levels, and sleeping at night (not to mention the grounding benefits of getting outdoors if that is feasible in the situation you’re in).

Consider adding purposeful movement to your “to do” list for the day. NingXia Red, Zyng, and NingXia Nitro are all great Young Living pairings. (So is the essential oil blend ‘Motivation‘, if purposeful movement is low on your list of priorities

) You won’t regret it!

xoxo~ liz