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Melanie McLeod
Jan 234 min read
Thoracic Park
Your Respiratory Landscape Luskentyre Beach, South Harris, Scotland Most of us are not aware that we are in the throes of active...
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Melanie McLeod
Nov 27, 20244 min read
Restoration of the Humankind
We use the active relaxation practice of Restorative Yoga to achieve deep rest and stress relief.
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Melanie McLeod
Jun 1, 20233 min read
Terrestrial Water-Breathing
I partook of the waterbed phenomenon for about a minute back in the mid-80s. I blame my best friend's parents as well as my mother - they...
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Melanie McLeod
May 1, 20235 min read
Guardian Angels and Other Staff Members
A yoga student of mine recently revealed how she takes a moment to pray to her Guardian Angels and her father (who died last year) to...
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Melanie McLeod
Apr 20, 20235 min read
Motherly Transitions
Here in the Midwest where we supposedly own (or rent) front-row seats to the spectacle that is the "four seasons," two of the four -...
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Melanie McLeod
Dec 6, 20224 min read
Sticks and Stones (and Bricks)
"Words are meaningless." "Actions speak louder than words." "Talk is cheap." "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never...
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Melanie McLeod
Oct 25, 20224 min read
An American in Scotland Not Panicking
One week in Scotland and I'm throwing my luggage out of a first-floor B&B window and climbing out after it. It's not that I'm fed up with...
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Melanie McLeod
Sep 7, 20224 min read
Mental & Physical Healthy: "Parsley" Meditation
While eyeing a piece of parsley lying next to my extremely healthy “Bento Box” (Japanese-style lunchbox) in Shin-Matsuda, Japan,...
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Melanie McLeod
Jul 20, 20224 min read
Sensory Perception
What is That Smell? During the entirety of its 14 years of operation, my yoga studio smelled really, really good. The scent of the space...
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Melanie McLeod
Jun 14, 20224 min read
Soul Care
Self care. This short phrase immediately conjures up a scheduling effort. As in the frequently exhaustive scheduling and coordinating of...
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Melanie McLeod
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Pillows and Glitter
I feel like I'm stuck in one of the tragic episodes of Little House on the Prairie. No, not just on one, but on an endless "tragic...
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Melanie McLeod
Nov 26, 20216 min read
Listen to Your Voices
Having absolutely nothing to do with the condition of multiple personality disorder, you have three voices in your head. The receiver we...
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Melanie McLeod
Aug 17, 20213 min read
Soften It Up
In addition to permanent toe separation (gel inserts were never purchased nor needed), the greatest physical gift yoga has given me in...
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Melanie McLeod
Jul 8, 20215 min read
Bad Habits: Don't Start Now
In our twenties, we allow excess. In our thirties, we begin to calibrate risks and weigh them out accordingly. In our forties, we begin...
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Melanie McLeod
Jun 23, 20214 min read
Sensory Deprivation: Pratyahara
Solving the Sensory-Overload Epidemic The Sanskrit word "Pratyahara" translates as "withdrawal of the senses from objects." It is the...
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Melanie McLeod
Apr 28, 20212 min read
The Habit of Mindfulness
As if we weren't at risk enough before "Smart" phones came on the scene (let's face it - we haven't really "seen" posted signs since...
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Melanie McLeod
Feb 8, 20212 min read
Get Down Tonight (or Today)
When 9-11 happened, I went underground. I went to the safest place I knew at that moment - which was in the basement where a dear friend...
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Melanie McLeod
Dec 7, 20202 min read
That Thing on Your Face
Now that we as a global human race are experiencing an airborne viral-pandemic, it is more important than ever to breathe through your...
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Melanie McLeod
Oct 22, 20203 min read
Wash, Rinse, Repeat - Condition
We all know what to do in order to maintain our health. As with many things in life, this guidance comes in triplicate: 1) eat healthy...
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Melanie McLeod
Jun 16, 20201 min read
Mantra is a Navigational Tool for Life
Mantras can help us break through our frustrations, anxieties, confusions, isolation and bring us into a semblance of internal quietude. ...
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