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Tracey L. Kelley

Jun 28, 20161 min read

Self-Study: Mindfulness for Healthy Thinking

Generally, I'm a positive person. It's not that I haven't lived through tragedy, trauma, chaos, or pain--I just choose not to relive...

Tracey L. Kelley

Jun 20, 20162 min read

108 Sun Salutations...really? Sure, why not!

Happy Summer Solstice! It's the longest day of the year in the Northern hemisphere today, with approximately 17 hours of daylight. The...

Tracey L. Kelley

Jun 6, 20161 min read

Finding the Funny....

If you're a fan of Berkeley Breathed and his infamous "Bloom County" comic, then you'll notice his triumphant return in the past 18...

Tracey L. Kelley

May 31, 20162 min read

Productive Inactivity: Legs Up the Wall

It doesn't get more relaxing than this: Legs Up the Wall, or Viparita Karani. Many members of the studio love, and I mean looooooooove,...

Tracey L. Kelley

May 23, 20162 min read

External vs. Internal Adjustment

As with most aspects of yoga, there are varying philosophies regarding the best approach to teaching. Some instructors wouldn't dream of...

Tracey L. Kelley

May 15, 20162 min read

Healthy Eating + Yoga = Better You

First, let me be clear: I'm not a nutritionist or dietician. So my opinion is strictly based on personal observations and recommendations...

Tracey L. Kelley

May 8, 20162 min read

Moving Beyond the Physical

It's easy to consider yoga simply as a physical practice, because movement is our first point of entry to the benefits of yoga. A message...

Tracey L. Kelley

May 1, 20161 min read

Is this Cobra Pose? Nooooo, no, no, no...

My mission: help people avoid doing a "bad" Cobra pose (like the one above) that later requires unnecessary visits to a chiropractor. In...

Tracey L. Kelley

Apr 24, 20161 min read

Self-Study: Taming the Monkey Mind

One of the books I recently curated for YogaIowa magazine is How to Train a Wild Elephant (And Other Adventures in Mindfulness) by Jan...

Tracey L. Kelley

Apr 17, 20161 min read

Hooray! A New Website!

I'm so happy to launch my sparkly new yoga site! If you've subscribed to my newsletters over the years, I really appreciate it, and...