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Eating for the Season—Summer
This time of year sparks a desire for community and ease. Who wants to spend all day minding the oven or the stove when you can laze on...

Tracey L. Kelley
Jul 172 min read
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Move Your Body to Shift Your Mood
Without question, many of us are deeply affected right now by external world events out of our control. People are struggling with...

Tracey L. Kelley
Jun 202 min read
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Sleep, Sleep, Beautiful Sleep Tips
Full confusion: I sometimes fall into a habit known as "revenge bedtime procrastination". It's when you put off sleep to have more free,...

Tracey L. Kelley
May 222 min read
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Just Keep Moving. Just Keep Moving, Moving, Moving
Yes, that line is totally an homage to Dory in "Finding Nemo"! Because at one time or another, our physical activities will be sidelined...

Tracey L. Kelley
Apr 123 min read
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Eating for the Season—Spring
As stated in the Eating for the Season—Fall post , I'm not a nutritionist, nor do I play one here or in yoga class. But without question,...

Tracey L. Kelley
Apr 62 min read
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Is There Such a Thing as "Bad" Yoga?
Another yoga teacher posed this question in a forum I follow, and it really made me pause (heh—no pun intended!). If you've known me for...

Tracey L. Kelley
Mar 272 min read
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Self Study: Seven Thousand Ways to Listen
Are you a page flagger, sentence underliner, or margin note writer? In books that really intrigue me, I'm definitely a page flagger,...

Tracey L. Kelley
Mar 71 min read
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Practice, Not Perfection
Motivational speaker Jim Rohn once said, "Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." This mindset applies to many...

Tracey L. Kelley
Feb 271 min read
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Doing Yoga Everywhere
My habit of carrying a yoga mat on vacation started many years ago. I found the slimmest one possible, rolled it up tight, and attached...

Tracey L. Kelley
Feb 201 min read
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The Nose Knows
There are many fascinating scientific aspects to yoga, including how we should breathe. For example, inhaling and exhaling through the...

Tracey L. Kelley
Jan 302 min read
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Changing Your Yoga Sequence? That Might Be Good.
I had an interesting conversation with a new student this week. A regular yoga practitioner, she was once part of a studio program in...

Tracey L. Kelley
Jan 162 min read
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Self Study: The 5-Minute Gratitude Journal
There are multiple studies that reinforce the importance of expressing gratitude and how it benefits your emotional, mental, and...

Tracey L. Kelley
Dec 12, 20241 min read
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Ever Heard of "Parts Work"?
This concept, pioneered by family therapist Richard Schwartz, is part of a larger therapeutic approach called Internal Family Systems...

Tracey L. Kelley
Dec 4, 20242 min read
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Why Chair Yoga Is So Nifty
First and foremost, you can do it anywhere. The end! Seriously, chair yoga is suitable for everyone, as the practice can be as easily...

Tracey L. Kelley
Nov 15, 20242 min read
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Bail Out Your Ship
At the end of this week's classes, I read the following: "Ships don't sink because of the water around them—ships sink because of the...

Tracey L. Kelley
Nov 7, 20242 min read
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Self Study: The Art and Science of Connection
In the early months of the pandemic, I didn't host yoga sessions. At that time in my journey, I taught only group classes in corporate...

Tracey L. Kelley
Nov 1, 20242 min read
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Props For the Win
B.K.S. Iyengar was a preeminent yoga teacher and philosopher. Much of what we know and understand about modern yoga—especially the...

Tracey L. Kelley
Oct 26, 20242 min read
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For the Physical Side of Yoga, We Need to Work Together
I'm not a physician, nor to do play one here or in yoga class. That said, in order to make yoga safe and accessible for you, there are...

Tracey L. Kelley
Oct 17, 20242 min read
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Can Yoga Help Your Mental Health? Science Says Yes
October 10th is World Mental Health Day, an awareness campaign promoted by the World Health Organization . But for 59 million people in...

Tracey L. Kelley
Oct 11, 20242 min read
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Eating for the Season-Fall
I'm not a nutritionist, nor do I play one here or in yoga class. But without question, eating more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and...

Tracey L. Kelley
Oct 3, 20242 min read
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