by Carmen Champion | Jan 17, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
9 years. I bought the studio 9 years ago Monday (1/15). Am I any wiser? What have I learned in the 9 years of having my own business? To think back on the person who decided to take on an existing business, she really didn’t know what she was doing. She knew how to...
by Carmen Champion | Jan 9, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, List, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Last week, I was putting myself together for the year. By that, I mean I was compiling the tools I use that keep me organized and on track with the responsibilities of my job. Some of the items I replenish as I run out and some I need earlier than the new year, but...
by Carmen Champion | Jan 1, 2024 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Me to Levi: I want to write something about new years resolutions, but how they don’t work. Levi: there’s a podcast you should listen to… Link to the transcript and recording: The Problem with setting goals with NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho You...
by Carmen Champion | Dec 26, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Teacher Article, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Part 5: Applying it to practice The practice asks you to monitor pain on different levels: mental and physical. And sometimes they blur or get confused. I once had a student who would say ‘ow’ every time they felt sensation. We would be doing postures and they would...
by Carmen Champion | Dec 19, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Part 4: Pain Messaging Somewhere, during our cycle of life, early on and now, we are given strong messaging to stuff our pain down. To mute it. Some people stuff it so completely they create an entirely new sensitivity to what it all means. They can change the shape...
by Carmen Champion | Dec 12, 2023 | Carmen Champion, Lifestyle, Weekly Letter, Yogic Journey
Pain Origins -Part 3: Mental/Emotional If only small children had the language to express the nuance of mental and emotional pain. We may have had the word ‘gaslighting’ far earlier. Unfortunately, the child experience of mental or emotional pain is a quiet one. This...
