by Elise | Aug 28, 2014 | Blog, Events, Health, Jessica Patterson, Love, mindful, Yoga
Wow! I don’t even consider myself a blogger per se, but I was nominated for the One Lovely Blog Award! The dear Kirsten Akens, who is one of my RootEd tribe and very thoughtful writer, nominated me. Thanks, Kirsten. The guidelines for this award are as...
by Elise | Jan 19, 2014 | 2nd Chakra, back pain, Birth, community, Creativity, Denver, Doula, Fertility, gift of health, Health, Jessica Patterson, Pele, Pigeon Pose, Poses, Posture, Prenatal Massage, Prenatal Yoga, Resiliency, Sacrum, Sexuality, SI Joint, Sutra 1.23, Swadhistana, Yin Yoga, Yoga, Yoga Sutras
A new friend recently asked me what my most unusual job has been. After running down a few odd positions I’ve held in my past, (did you know I spent a year as a Glitter Fairy?) I landed on the rewarding work of being a doula, or birth assistant. This doula work was...
by Elise | Jan 3, 2014 | community, David Life and Sharon Gannon, Empowerment, friendship, Health, hygge, Jessica Patterson, Love, Personal Growth, Rejuvenate, Relaxation, satsang, Stress, Teachers, Yoga
On the last Sunday of 2013 I scrounged up all my old magazines, scissors and a glue stick and headed over to my friend Reece’s healing center for a women’s life mapping workshop. For many past New Years I had collaged together visions of my next year’s intentions and...
by Elise | Oct 14, 2013 | Blog, Empowerment, Jessica Patterson, Patanjali, Personal Growth, Yoga, Yoga Sutras, Yoga Teacher Training
“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” In my last blog post, ‘What Is Yoga Anyway?’ I expressed my excitement and joy over starting my next intensive yoga teacher’s training. What I didn’t mention is that I’ve been considering this training for years,...
by Elise | Oct 2, 2013 | Blog, David Life and Sharon Gannon, devotion, gift of health, Jessica Patterson, Jivamukti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Maya, Poses, Posture, pranayama, Relaxation, Samadhi Yoga, Yin Yoga, Yoga, Yoga industry, Yoga Nidra, Yoga Teacher's Training
This month I’m celebrating the twentieth anniversary of my very first yoga class. As a college freshman, I somewhat arbitrarily signed up for yoga as a “physical education” elective. My beloved grandma had been practicing yoga for years, so I had a vague knowledge...
