Yoga's discomfort zone and what it means to step into it.
If your reaction to trying yoga elicits a mindset that you don’t have an able-body for yoga, or you can't balance, consider reading on.
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Joy Zazzera
- Jul 31, 2022
- 2 min
Re-learning how to relax.
Increasingly things that feel easy and may not require a lot of brain power are often being confused with relaxation. Our learned...
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Joy Zazzera
- Jan 21, 2022
- 3 min
Motivation for Movement Snacks
Hungry to move easier but don’t have much time or motivation to adopt a traditional workout regime? Or maybe you’re not sure how to work...
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Joy Zazzera
- Nov 18, 2021
- 6 min
Yoga Optimizes Your Brain
As we age, our brain actually atrophies in function. But did you know that practicing yoga as a regular part of your lifestyle can...
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Joy Zazzera
- Nov 15, 2021
- 3 min
What begins here, spreads.
What begins in a yoga practice can spread to other areas of life. Each and every yoga class I design is intended to leave you with...
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Joy Zazzera
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Right Now is Everything
Our routines have the potential to ground us or the more unsettled feeling of being pulled in different directions simultaneously. A...
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Joy Zazzera
- Sep 6, 2021
- 4 min
Ultimate Self-Care: The stillness and sensory experience of Restorative Yoga + Meditation
In the age of movement, nothing is more critical than stillness. Because we already to some degree understand that overdoing leads to...
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Joy Zazzera
- Aug 26, 2021
- 4 min
CAPTURING PRESENCE: In the space of quiet contemplation, insight & clarity are revealed.
When I first set out to open my own yoga business, I knew ahead of time details that I didn’t want to over-look.
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Joy Zazzera
- Aug 18, 2021
- 8 min
"What Kind of Yoga Do You Teach?"
I was recently asked by a new client after having taking a few classes with me to describe the style of yoga I teach. While my yoga is...
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Joy Zazzera
- Aug 13, 2021
- 3 min
Osteoarthritis and the Athlete Mindset After 40
Yoga teaches you to walk the line of discomfort while trying to maintain focus. Through yoga it is possible to quiet the mind, freeing it...
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Joy Zazzera
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
MINDEST: Maximum Joy + Rest
Guidance for processing negative emotion as a means to feel more rested and more joyful. Our ability to feel maximum amounts of joy is...
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Joy Zazzera
- Mar 15, 2021
- 2 min
Why we Avoid Movement when Movement Feels Bad
Often, when we feel fragile, are dealing with pain, and out of touch with previous and more comfortable ranges of motion and flexibility...
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Joy Zazzera
- Feb 18, 2021
- 3 min
Getting Healthy Habits to Stick + the Brain Effect
If you were to look back upon your eating behaviors over the past year, could you draw a conclusion that stress and emotions like...
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Joy Zazzera
- Jan 8, 2021
- 3 min
MINDSET: Letting Go of Thinking Getting Old Has to Feel Bad
If it feels like you’re aging quickly, have more bad days than good, that every passing year you feel worse, it’s because you’re not...
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Joy Zazzera
- Jan 1, 2021
- 1 min
MINDSET: Aligning with Success + Internal Validation
Only in the present moment can we truly REDEFINE POSSIBILITIES FOR YOURSELF 🌀 Right now YOU get to decide who you want to be ONE YEAR...
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Joy Zazzera
- Dec 7, 2020
- 2 min
MINDSET: Meditation for Positive Thinking
Our bodies are well equipped to handle stress in small doses, but when that stress becomes long-term or chronic, it can have serious...
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Joy Zazzera
- Nov 10, 2020
- 1 min
MINDSET: Letting Grievances Go
If you’re ready to take your life to the next level, you first must make the choice to own your own impact. To make that choice you’ll...
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Joy Zazzera
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
MINDSET: Prioritize & Take Action
WHAT WE BELIEVE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS WHAT WE CAN ACHIEVE! We need to believe in ourselves, have faith that we can change the habits that...
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Joy Zazzera
- Jun 6, 2020
- 2 min
MINDSET: Your Worried Mind's Never Enough Problem
Worry is the brains way of having something to do. That’s why it’s so easy to remain stuck in thought loops and indecision, and remain...
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Joy Zazzera
- May 25, 2020
- 1 min
MINDSET: Stillness as Skill in Action
Stillness is not the absence or negation of energy, life, or movement. Stillness is DyNaMiC. It is unconflicted movement, life in harmony...
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