Bara Vaida
Yoga to Sooth the Nervous System
One of my favorite ways to create ease in my body is practicing restorative yoga. Restorative yoga teaches our nervous system to relax...
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Bara Vaida
- Jan 23, 2023
A Yin and Yang Practice for You
photo by Sebastian Arie Voortman via Pexels Our nervous system is constantly seeking balance. Almost like a see-saw, our bodies and...
Bara Vaida
- Jan 9, 2023
Moves for neck and back pain
(Illustration by Cha Pornea for NPR This past week marked a personal milestone for me. Combining my skills as a health journalist with...
Bara Vaida
- Jan 3, 2023
Happy New Year 2023!
As we start the new year, I want to begin with a note of appreciation. Thank you for all the emails and thoughts you shared with me in...
Bara Vaida
- Dec 19, 2022
Winter solstice meditation + gifts for yogis
This week, I have a meditation to share with you, some gift ideas for the yogi in your life (which may be you) and my holiday teaching...
Bara Vaida
- Dec 12, 2022
Latest tip for falling asleep
A few months ago, I started using a new (to me) and pretty simple strategy for falling asleep. It has worked consistently, so I thought...
Bara Vaida
- Dec 6, 2022
Meditation with an astronaut
I have two invitations for you this week. Join a free meditation and conversation on Dec. 13 (from 7 pm to 8 pm ET) with Colonel Mark T....
Bara Vaida
- Nov 28, 2022
Using the Senses to Slow Down this Holiday Season
I hope you had a relaxing and fun Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you to those of you who were able to make it to the Thanksgiving morning...
Bara Vaida
- Nov 21, 2022
With gratitude, a free Thanksgiving yoga class for you
In gratitude for you being part of my yoga community, I am hosting a free 45-minute yoga class this coming Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 24...
Bara Vaida
- Sep 5, 2022
What a one-on-one yoga session can do for you
Here are a few reasons to consider taking private lessons with me. If you have an orthopedic issue (i.e. low back, hip or shoulder pain,...
Bara Vaida
- Aug 22, 2022
What is the core?
Last week during class, one of my students asked: "What do you mean when you ask me to engage my core? How do I find it?" I love this...
Bara Vaida
- Aug 1, 2022
A discussion on wellness
This week I'm doing something a little different. I am sending you an invitation to join an Aug. 28 book discussion with the Tranquil...
Bara Vaida
- Jul 25, 2022
Finding rest with friends
Last week, my husband and I were fortunate to spend time in the Adirondacks with friends. I took some hikes, relaxed on the daybed of...
Bara Vaida
- Jul 11, 2022
Moving on from COVID with some balance
I am back after almost two weeks with COVID-19. I'm doing fine now and am grateful for science, family and friends. Thanks to all of...
Bara Vaida
- Jun 20, 2022
Summer solstice practices
In the northern hemisphere, tomorrow is the summer solstice and the official start of summer. In the Washington, D.C. area, we’ll...
Bara Vaida
- Jun 13, 2022
Coping with uncertainty
A favorite book from my yoga teacher training remains Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and...
Bara Vaida
- Jun 6, 2022
A video to make you smile
In honor of the beginning of the summer beach season, I wanted to share with you a recent video of Olive + Mabel – two very cute...
Bara Vaida
- May 23, 2022
Is Sitting Really the New Smoking?
Photo by Ahmad Odeah from Unsplash I’m working on a story for a client about alignment and countering the “desk slump.” As I talked to...
Bara Vaida
- May 16, 2022
How Habits Shape Our Lives
I love these sentences from “The Writing Life” by writer Annie Dillard: “How we spend our days, is of course, how we spend our lives....
Bara Vaida
- May 9, 2022
Meditation for Responding to Turmoil
This has been a hard week. The news that the Supreme Court seems poised to, in the coming weeks, overturn the national legal protection...
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