For some reason, I've been putting off writing this blog for weeks, and honestly I'm not really sure why. Maybe it feels to final or to big to admit that this particular chapter of my life has closed? Maybe my brain has just been too full of the move and the baby? Maybe my heart … Continue reading Cheers to 4 Years
Yoga retreats are one of my favorite ways to travel the world. I've traveled continentally and internationally and I've loved each experience so many reasons.
We've now passed a month (or 2) since the 2019 Deepen the Heart Women's retreat and I have to say, I'm still reflecting and discovering each day because of the beautiful energy these women brought to the event.
We chatted last week about the benefits of creating a gratitude practice, so I thought this week would be a great time to dive into the How - To of it all. It's lovely to know something works, but terrible to not know how to use it for yourself right?
This time of year we've all got gratitude on the brain, and if you are attending my Give Thanks- Yoga and Gratitude workshop tonight you get to hear me wax poetic all the ways gratitude has changed my life and little ways you can incorporate this practice into your own. Of course the idea of giving thanks is a warm and fuzzy concept and many of us consider it a fun practice to go around the dinner table on Thanksgiving and share what we are thankful for. But did you know that cultivating an attitude of gratitude can actually change our bodies, minds, and lives? One of my favorite things is seeing how scientific studies and research can back up what yogis have known for centuries, When you focus on the good - the good gets better.
Melody Butler Yoga 