The Village Yogi

06/03/2026

When you 'ask for a sign' be open to receive it. It may come to you from unexpected places.

This was the message on my coffee cup the morning of my birthday. These are the 3 words repeated to me constantly by my father growing up. Believe. Believe in yourself. Believe in possibility.

Thanks for the wink Dad. Message received. 🥰

05/29/2026

Seriously folks - check this out! It's so interesting how modern research is now solidifying and explaining what yoga therapy has been teaching for so long🤯 Hand movements - aka mudras - have specific correlations to the brain, cognitive health, and neuroplasticity.

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05/28/2026

Everyone I know - literally everyone - is experiencing some form of nervous system overload, stress or disruption. I know it's tough to see or hear insights from others, or even know what to do next when you're chronically dis-regulated.
I get it.

I also know there's a gentle yoga therapy class - taught by a very well educated and heart-centered teacher with tons of experience - happening every Thursday night at 7pm in Fonthill. A class specifically designed to support the rebalancing of your nervous system.

And I also know, if you can get yourself to the class, there is an excellent chance you will not only feel better...but it might just set things on a whole new path. One where you get to feel supported, and maybe even a little relieved... every Thursday evening if you choose.🙏🏻

See you on the mat.

Your vagus nerve might be the missing piece.

Your nervous system doesn’t respond to thoughts first.

It responds to signals.

Your vagus nerve is one of the body’s main pathways for safety, calm, digestion, recovery, and emotional regulation.

And the truth is:
Your body already knows how to reset.
It just needs reminders.

That’s why simple things can make such a big difference:
• slower exhales
• humming or singing
• gentle movement
• grounding through touch
• stepping outside

These aren’t small things.

They’re direct signals to your body that the moment is safe enough to soften.

You don’t need to force calm.
You need to create the conditions for it.

Because regulation isn’t weakness.

It’s the foundation of everything: your mood, your focus, your sleep, your healing.

The body is always listening.
What signal are you sending it today?

05/27/2026

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05/24/2026

The people who believe good things always happen to them? They're typically right.

Energy is magnetic.
Confidence bends reality.

No- it isnt easy. But this is "the work". This is what cultivating discipline does for us.

So we keep practicing. We keep showing up. We keep trying again. We keep forgiving.
We stay open to learning and to letting it be simple.

Join me this week for gentle group yoga to bring you back to you.🙏🏻💖

Tuesdays Welland
Thursdays Fonthill
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05/20/2026

Fun fact: Your Vagus nerve is one of 12 cranial nerves that travels from the brain down through multiple organ systems in the body. 80% of nerve signals travel from the body TO the brain. So - it's the body informing the brain...not the other way around.

The BODY lets the brain know how to respond.

"You can't think your way to regulation. You have to change what your body is telling the brain."

🎯This is why talk therapy doesnt always work. More words, more things to "figure out" isn't the way to heal for many people..but doing somatic work, like gentle yoga and breathing, WORKS. Because we create space for the body to heal, feel, and integrate.🙏🏻

See you on the mat.

05/18/2026

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05/16/2026

Happy New Moon.🌙 It's another moment to begin again, take stock, get clear. This New Moon is in the sign of Ta**us, asking us to be clear about what we wish to build, work on and put energy into for the long term. This is a powerful time to plant seeds - literally and symbolically.

What are you willing to put work into?
What is it that you wish to have, be, experience or feel?....the big picture stuff.

Write it down. Get clear. Be intentional.
But above all else - summon your endurance. Keep going.

See you inside The Inner Sanctum where we'll discuss more...🙏🏻🌙

05/14/2026

Thursdays at 7pm I host a beautiful, calming yoga class that is specifically for: stress management, anxiety reduction, nervous system regulation and deep healing.

If you're looking for a place to unwind and reconnect...this is it.

A new 7 week session begins tonight May 14. Drop-ins are welcome.

You dont have to wait until you're in better shape, or in a better mood...come as you are 🙏🏻

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05/13/2026

Fall in love with the journey. The resiliency of it all. The peaks, the valleys. Some of them suck. Some of them are so painful we'll wonder if we'll even make it through. And some are so exhilarating it will positively mystify you.

Fall in love with the journey.
It's not a long one folks.

Here's to getting back to flow.
And beginning again.🙏🏻🥰