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At Unfold we provide online accessible yoga as well as in-person and virtual yoga therapy. Get to know more about us and our approach in this Blog space. New posts come out Tuesdays!
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Connection at the Turning Points
Hmmm. Unbalanced. I’m doing too much for others and not taking time for me. That’s showing up as skipping my meditation and my yoga...
Leigh Drake
Mar 2, 20213 min read
Finding Some Peace with Surrender
These days, any difficult blow can seem like a huge pile-on to an already built-up pile of pre-existing conditions. I don't have to list...
EB Ferdig
Feb 26, 20213 min read
The Breath: A Gateway to Giving and Receiving
Sometimes disconnection shows up in the guise of isolation, with the inner dialogue of “why am I the only one who…” “how come its always...
Leigh Drake
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Being in Touch with Life Through Nature
Lost in my thoughts, struggling mentally with a problem that becomes larger and larger the more I think about it. Someone interrupts;...
Leigh Drake
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Connecting to Life Through the Senses
You need to do this. You should do that. This isn’t going the way I want. Why aren’t they doing what I want? Why is this sooooo...
Leigh Drake
Feb 21, 20212 min read
Being Alive in a Disconnected World
Do you ever have those days when you just aren’t “feelin' it”; just aren’t connecting to the way you want to BE in the world and in your...
Leigh Drake
Feb 19, 20212 min read
Celebrating Our Strengths
Our topic of the month for February is strength. Now, I don't know about you, but when I think of the word strength, on its own, I think...
EB Ferdig
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Embracing Simplicity in Troubled Times
"There is nothing to chase after. We can go back to ourselves, enjoy our breathing, our smiling, ourselves and our beautiful...
EB Ferdig
Dec 23, 20201 min read
Dimensions of Silence
The Winter Solstice month of December is such a great time to explore silence. The long periods of dark encourage us to come indoors, if...
EB Ferdig
Dec 5, 20202 min read
More Service, Less Talk?
I'm learning new ways of listening in this counseling program that I'm in. Learning about Non-Violent Communication and ways of being a...
EB Ferdig
Oct 30, 20202 min read
Reverence for a Life Dedicated to Justice
Our topic of the month for October is reverence. When I think about what I have the most reverence for in this moment, it is for this...
EB Ferdig
Sep 26, 20202 min read
The Role of Patience in Activism
Here we are, in yet another chapter of this difficult time. We hope that this finds you feeling okay sometimes, and practicing self-care...
EB Ferdig
Jun 4, 20202 min read
Friend or Foe? Finding Peace with a Body at War
I was nine years old when I first discovered that a “young and healthy” body could suddenly betray you. It was as I watched my Father...
Bonny Chipman
May 23, 20202 min read
The Path to Welcoming My Body
Seventeen years ago, I used to be a "runner." I say “runner” because I was never a very “great” runner – I could never run a half marathon,
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Jan 31, 20205 min read
Finding Spaciousness and Peace
Tonight I'm looking forward to family getting together for this long and dark night. There is something so cozy about hanging out in the...
Leigh Drake
Dec 27, 20191 min read
A Chat with Carol Grimes on Loving-Kindness
I had the opportunity to chat with one of our favorite teachers, Carol Grimes, this week, to talk with her about her upcoming series ....
EB Ferdig
Dec 16, 20193 min read
A Letter of Gratitude & Mystery to our Unfold Community
Our topic for November is mystery. How often do we really let things just be in the realm of mystery? And what would/could be the...
EB Ferdig
Nov 1, 20192 min read
On Presence!
It was early in the morning at around 6:30 am. With my hot steamy almond turmeric- cardamom milk, I sat on my chair next to the window...
neera malhotra
Oct 23, 20193 min read
Finding Rest and Inspiration in the Season of Change
Awe, awesome change! As I write this, the bright orange and yellow leaves are quickly falling off of the beautiful trees outside of my...
Leigh Drake
Oct 22, 20191 min read
Yoga: Your Secret Weapon for Managing Menopause
Join a conversation with women in their 50s and invariably the conversation will turn to menopause. “These hot flashes are killing me!”...
Rose Bak
Sep 18, 20192 min read
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