by Lisa Bracken | Feb 1, 2023 | Ayurveda, Health, Pranayama, Yoga
BOOKS & BRUNCH CLUB #yogachurch Books & Brunch Club will meet quarterly on Zoom after our Sunday morning practice. There is no additional charge, we will simply gather for a chai chat and a round-robin discussion of 4 books over the course of 2023. Sunday,...
by Lisa Bracken | Jul 2, 2021 | Health, Uncategorized, Yoga, Yoga for back pain, Yoga Therapy
At the age of 30, I was in chronic pain. I had difficulty getting out of bed in the morning. It took 20 minutes to unpack my body enough to stand up straight. At random times throughout the day, without warning, a shearing pain would hit my low back, blaze through my...
by Lisa Bracken | Dec 1, 2020 | Ayurveda, Health, Menopause, Natural Medicine, Pranayama, women's health, Yoga
“I can’t find my phone. Again! (hint: check the fridge) “My vocabulary seems to have fallen into a black hole.” “Um … what did I come in here for? Damn.” Sound familiar? Brain fog is a common symptom of the menopausal transition...
by Lisa Bracken | Dec 1, 2020 | Uncategorized, Yoga
My first teaching experiences took place in a horse barn. We practiced yoga and meditation on a concrete floor, stalls on either side of us, facing an 18-ft garage door which opened to a beautiful, expansive meadow. We threw the door wide open in the spring, summer,...