Embracing the warrior spirit

Embracing the warrior spirit By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on September 10, 2013.  Posted with permission. “I believe all women have warrior spirits, but they have been suppressed by our modern society. Think about the role of primal women. That is our...

Abhyanga: Anoint the body

Anoint thyself by Nancy Next Published in News Press on August 27, 2013 Oiling your own body is a sensual experience. It’s called abhyanga, and it’s a practice of Ayurveda, the sister science to yoga. As you massage your own body with pure, organic oil, the oil...

Reaquaint yourself with the floor

Reacquaint yourself with the floor by Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on August 26, 2013.  Posted with permission. One of the most advanced yoga poses is sitting on the floor. Try it for thirty minutes. If you aren’t used to it, be prepared for pins and...

Lenore Bishop: The inward journey takes you out

Let the journey inward take you out by Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on August 13, 2013.  Posted with permission. Power yoga delivers strength, endurance, balance, happiness and flexibility. But Lenore Bishop’s class is a beast. Yogis follow their favorite...

Know Thyself: Know Your Doshas

Know Thyself: Know your doshas by Nancy B. Loughlin Published by News Press on July 30, 2013 Put yourself in the following stressful scenario, and you might learn the key to your health and happiness. The airline has announced for the fifth time that your flight has...

PTSD: The solider meets the yogi

The soldier meets the yogi By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on July 23, 2013. Posted with permission. Night after night, American troops patrolled Iraqi streets. SPC Joel Morera, raised in Clewiston, was a team leader and a military policeman. He served...

Healing the past through bodywork

Know Thyself: Healing the past through bodywork By Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on July 16, 2013.  Posted with permission. The body keeps the score and stockpiles every event in our lives whether it is a traumatic accident, an invasive surgery, a...

Pacifying anger, anxiety and lethargy with Ayurveda

Pacifying anger, anxiety and lethargy with Ayurveda By Nancy B. Loughlin Published by News Press on July 9, 2013.  Posted with permission. Sometimes, your perfect nature gets out of whack. Conflict, an extra-hot summer, the wrong diet, stress, insomnia – all of these...

Defy gravity, and turn your world upside down

Know Thyself: Defy gravity, and turn your world upside down by Nancy B. Loughlin Published in News Press on July 9, 2013.  Posted with permission.  You’ve entered Cirque du Soleil. When you slide into your rainbow harness at Super Fly yoga class at Fort Myers Ruby and...