by Carmen Champion | Oct 19, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Teacher Talk, Yogic Journey
Structuring habits is not an avenue to restriction. When the right habits are structured, they pay dividends. You will experience this by tuning into how the effect of the habit shows up hours or days later. A regular practice reminds us to breathe and pause while...
by Carmen Champion | Oct 12, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Teacher Talk, Yogic Journey
I’ve never felt a sense of completion by finishing a To Do list. That’s the goal, isn’t it? Except, the To Do list is a magical being of judgement. If I were to put a fairy tale spin on the To Do list, I might even wonder if the To Do list is a curse of the wood...
by Carmen Champion | Oct 5, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Yogic Journey
I wouldn’t call myself a controlling person, but I do have a heightened need to guard myself at all times. I sometimes wonder if I clawed through my skin, would my nails eventually scrape the metal? I can feel the weight of the armor some days as it travels up...
by Carmen Champion | Nov 7, 2022 | Carmen Champion, Yoga Teacher Training, Yogic Journey
A man breezed into the studio not long ago. “I saw this was a yoga studio and I just finished my 200 hour and I wanted to see what you have,” he said with some bravado. “Are you a certified instructor?” he asked. “I am.” I say, casually. “Yes, but are you 200 hour?”...
by Carmen Champion | Oct 17, 2021 | Carmen Champion, List, Yoga Nidra, Yogic Journey
Its Sunday morning: you just woke up and are a little tired because you went to dinner with friends and stayed out later than planned and came home and crashed. This morning you wake up, the first thing you look for (if not your glasses) is your phone. What to open...
by Carmen Champion | Apr 12, 2018 | Carmen Champion
Dear Reader, Is it weird that I’m anxious about writing about anxiety? I don’t know why, maybe we can figure that out together. I’m not sure when I had my first panic attack, I remember having one when I was 21. I was sinking in life and not making good decisions....
