Posts by Michelle Robinson
Showing Up IS the Practice
It’s June. A new month, a new theme, and honestly, a fresh start, or maybe a restart, that feels like it arrived at exactly the right time. This month inside…
Read MoreStarting Over Isn’t Failure. It’s the Practice.
This is what I LOVE about yoga. It has offered me a framework of practices to lean into when things and life experiences throw you off kilter.
Read MoreHow to stop running around like a headless chicken
If you’re a mom, or really just a human with a house and a life and other people in it, you know this sequence. You’ve lived it. Probably today, more than once.
Read MoreHow the Mind Perceives Before the Eyes See
At first I had no idea what had flown out as I unfolded my pants to put them on. My first thought was “what was that?” followed by a kind of uncertainty that had me step back, almost startled. Whatever it was had fallen to the floor with a quiet, almost hollow thunk. Maybe a pebble. A little leaf or twig. Whatever it was, I was curious but also somewhat disgusted by what it might be.
Read MoreYou’re Not Lazy. You’re Stuck. There’s a Difference.
Being stuck is the signal.
I’ve been in the health and wellness industry for thirty years, and one of the most common things I hear from women is some version of: “I know I should practice/workout. I want to. I always feel so much better when I do. But for whatever reason, I just can’t seem to make it happen.”
First let me start with nothing is wrong with you. But something is asking for your attention.
Read MoreWhat Emerge & Lighten Means for Me
Every month inside my online Yoga and Ayurveda community, I choose a theme. A thread that runs through the classes, the teachings, and the practices we share together. This April, that thread was Emerge & Lighten. And I had a vision for how it would go…
Read MoreYoga in the Kitchen
I woke up Monday morning feeling heavy. Not tired heavy. Full heavy. Like that feeling after a big turkey dinner where your eyes were bigger than your stomach and yet…
Read MoreWhy You Feel Stuck (And What You Can Do About It)
There’s a particular kind of stuck that shows up in the spring. It’s not the dramatic, rock-bottom kind of stuck. It’s quieter than that. It looks like the workout you’ve…
Read MoreWhat the Mirror Shows Us, and What It Doesn’t
When was the last time you actually looked at yourself in the mirror?
Not the quick glance as you brush your teeth or fix your hair. Not the automatic scan for something out of place before you head out the door. I mean the moment when you really stop. When you meet your own eyes and take in the whole of yourself.
Read MoreThe Weight We Carry and the Power of Letting Go
I’ve never been one to explore the meaning of the planets or their cycles, but as of late, I’ve been really drawn to learning about them. And doing what I…
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