WTF Yoga Podcast: now available on Bad Yogi!
The Bad Yogi Community is makin’ sh*t happen! Meet Katie & Anna, two fellow Bad Yogis who are bringing you a new way to learn about the philosophical, more intangible side of yoga but in a...
View ArticleWhy Standing Still Moves You Forward
One hundred actions are not worth as much as one moment of stillness–xiangzhai I run all day long. From breakfast meetings, to yoga, to the farmers market, to move the car, to office fly bys, to client...
View ArticleWhy We Have to Let That Sh*t Go
I recently had the honor of seeing Gregg Braden and Bruce Lipton lecture live. If you haven’t heard of these two, they are New York Times best-selling authors, they are scientists, biologists,...
View ArticleDIY a Self-Care Jar for Yourself this Christmas
If you are anything like me (or other human beings!), you might struggle with self-care. Maybe you lack (or do not make) the time for it. Maybe you don´t know what to do, when you get the chance. Maybe...
View ArticleIs It Only Success If You Reach Your Goal?
As the year comes to an end, we tend to look back and wonder how it’s gone. Was it a success? Did you set some goals this year? Did you reach them? As my year comes to an end, I wonder: is it only...
View ArticleQ&A: Why don’t good habits stick?
We’re coming up on the New Year and for most of us, that probably means setting some goals & making positive changes… which we’ll inevitably drop before February! Sorry, but that’s just the cold,...
View Article4 Tactics to Get Through Unemployment
I spent nine months looking for my first job as a psychologist after getting my Master’s degree. I went through endless cycles of motivating myself, writing an application, getting my hopes up and then...
View ArticleHow Yoga Teacher Training Nearly Broke Me
In 2013, I began practicing yoga. I started this practice because I was broken in my heart and soul. A yogi friend suggested it might help. It did. I loved how I felt at the end of a class, all tingly,...
View ArticleKeeping Christmas Throughout the Year
Firstly, this article is not about Christmas. I appreciated Erin’s email to the Bad Yogi fam about how this season is often a time to express gratitude and to reflect on our many blessings (sounds so...
View Article17 Wonderful Changes I Made in 2017
In December last year, I decided that 2017 would be my best year so far. It was a completely new start for me, with so many changes. I also had so many new tools for self-growth, so many opportunities...
View Article9 Ideas for Your Bullet Journal in 2018
I am just about to finish my first year using a bullet journal. As the new year approaches, here are a few kick-ass things to put in your next (or first) bullet journal! Write down your victories from...
View Article3 Ways To Create A Powerful 2018
The end of a year and the beginning of a new can be incredibly powerful. It’s a time for reflection, contemplation, and intentions. We take step a back and reflect on the year coming to a close....
View ArticleWTF Yoga Podcast Episode 9 – WTF Are the Schools of Yoga?!
The WTF Yoga Podcast is a project by two seriously bad yogis, Katie & Anna. They’re here to deliver knowledge about yoga and exploration of what it is to be a yogi in our contemporary times. But it...
View Article5 (Easy) Ways to Create a Mindfulness Habit
Most of us feel short on time and full from overwhelm, so between work, cultivating social lives, raising kids, and finding time to spend with romantic partners or spouses, mindfulness and meditation...
View ArticleWhy You Might Never Have Six-Pack Abs (And That’s OK!)
The body positivity and acceptance movement has come a long way: un-retouched models, unfiltered Instagram photos, honest discussions about cellulite and stretch marks. But I recently saw a Facebook...
View ArticleWhy I’m Ditching My Scale
Each year around the holidays, I get over-conscious about weighing myself, how healthy I am, and how I have to “somehow” maintain my strength when all I want is to eat cookies and drink a gallon of hot...
View ArticleI Believe: A Poem
I believe that the person who is exceptional is not the person that doesn’t make mistakes, but the person that forgives another’s mistake. It’s incredible how often we try to wash away our feelings...
View Article6 Ways to Make Your Home More Environmentally-Friendly
“In our every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations”- from the Great Law of the Iroquois Confederacy. If nothing in your immediate life spurs you to...
View ArticleMore Than Just Standing: The Power Of Tadasana
At first glance, Tadasana appears simplistic and effortless. But if we take a look deeper into this pose, we find it’s a strengthening foundational pose with therapeutic benefits. Tadasana is a common...
View ArticleHow To Be Grateful: A Guide In Four Steps
One of my favorite things about the winter season is that it reminds me of all the things I’m grateful for: Christmas, New Years, warm fuzzy socks, and lots of hot chocolate. I wouldn’t necessarily say...
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