Brandy Berlin
Beyond the Celebrations: Examining the Intricacies of International Yoga Day
Below the Surface I know you’ve heard it, but it bears repeating, the importance of healthy skepticism and critical thinking when it...
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DIGEST
A place to decide for yourself what to keep & what to leave behind.
Brandy Berlin
- Jun 15
- 5 min
Digging Deeper: An Invitation to Investigate the True Significance of International Yoga Day
I’ve been thinking about my recent trip to Spain to see spirit daughter Ariel Rose, and it’s almost summer, and it has occurred to me...
Brandy Berlin
- Jun 5
- 5 min
From Bliss to Bewilderment: The Importance of Critical Thinking in Minimizing Harm in Wellness
Each year right around this time I get a fresh spurt of energy. As a former high school teacher, when many of my friends were cooked, I...
Ashley Stevick
- Apr 26
- 4 min
Slowing Down in a Speedy Culture (Is Uncomfortable)
What does it mean to rest? What does it look like in our society where we seem to always be rushing onto the next thing and proving our...
Ashley Stevick
- Mar 1
- 2 min
The Great Purge
It occurred to me a few days ago that my writing over the last year has been all about purging. Purging, processing, digesting, moving it...
Ashley Stevick
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
Discerning What's Best for YOU
If you’re a human existing in the world today, you’ve likely felt bombarded by all the self care tools and practices — doing all the...
Ashley Stevick
- Nov 23, 2022
- 8 min
Rest is the Best! A Tale of Burnout, Trauma, & Yoga Nidra
Slowing down and truly resting is not something that’s valued in our society. Most of us picked up a belief early on in our lives that...
Brandy Berlin
- Sep 25, 2022
- 7 min
Let's Talk About Money
Let’s talk about money. And sex. People love money and sex. We like to have it and do it. But we don’t like to talk about it. We are...
Ashley Stevick
- Sep 24, 2022
- 7 min
14 Years Later ~ A Coming Out Story
I believe wholeheartedly uncomfortable topics, hurts, and conversations are better off in the light of day than buried and unseen, shoved...
Brandy Berlin
- Sep 9, 2022
- 7 min
Independence Means Interdependence: A Tribute to Wildflowers
As the late summer sun shines on each and every one of us this month, it illuminates the innate power we can harness as individuals — and...
Ashley Stevick
- Sep 5, 2022
- 2 min
It Was Never About God
Earlier this year, the remnants of a wanted pregnancy left my body. It was a lengthy and brutal miscarriage. It’s a loss I grieve, yet I...
Brandy Berlin
- Sep 1, 2022
- 6 min
Yoga & Critical Thinking
Given the proliferation of manipulation and abuse that has been going on since the beginning of the modern western yoga industry, Yoga...
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