Grief, Mourning and Other Unmentionables by Heidi Michelle
“I don’t know what I think until I write it.” ~ Joan Didion I am grieving. I turn 50 today. That’s not why I’m grieving. For the honor...
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Oct 23, 20192 min read
Fall Back, Fill Up by Heidi Michelle
Whew, summer sure was an active time. Backyard gatherings, festivals, travels… this time is usually full of activity and social output....
Aug 14, 20193 min read
Wet On the Inside by Heidi Michelle
We’ve all heard the eight glasses a day rule when it comes to water intake and I’m sure you’ve noticed the steady rise in people toting...
Jun 13, 20172 min read
This One Time, in Savasana…by Heidi Michelle
Heidi Michelle giving "hands on" support during Savasana, Corpse Pose. Savasana is the final posture we practice in a Yoga series. This...
May 16, 20176 min read
Anxiety, Depression and the Embarrassment of Being Human by Heidi Michelle
Upon returning to the United States from my annual sojourn to Costa Rica about a month ago, I found myself quite challenged by life. ...
Dec 21, 20163 min read
The Yoga of Relationships: 3 Simple Communication Practices for the Holidays by Heidi Michelle
The holidays can be challenging or magical for all types of relationships. Whether it be those family members we see twice a year, or...
Nov 10, 20164 min read
Get Radical, Already by Heidi Michelle
Radical change requires radical determination... If you voted this week wanting radical change and you now think the results fumbled that...
Jun 22, 20162 min read
Fat is Good Food by Heidi Northcote
Now, I’m no doctor and would never claim to be a expert in nutrition, but I’ve been reading (and eating) for many-a-year. The idea that...
Jan 3, 20162 min read
Tango Dancing With My Ego by Heidi Michelle
You know hose dreams you've tucked away in the dark corner of your closet? Perhaps it's time to let in some light and give them their due...
Dec 8, 20153 min read
What’s So Darn Special About Costa Rica, Anyway? by Heidi Michelle
Landing in Costa Rica this week for my fifth winter has got me thinking… Why does everybody and their mothers come to freakin’ Costa...
Nov 19, 20153 min read
I wish. by Heidi Michelle
I wish for you a year of plenty of what makes you happy. I wish for us a breakthrough in how we treat each other on this Earth. I wish...
Nov 16, 20155 min read
Megaphone Not Required: Talkin’ About a Revolution by Heidi Michelle
Today is a holiday here in Mexico. We are celebrating the Mexican Revolution of 1910, when brave Mexican people armed themselves to ...
Oct 20, 20153 min read
Why We Crave Peak Experiences by Heidi Michelle
As published in Yoganonamous, September, 2015 December 2015 marks my fifth season living and working in Costa Rica. I am a yoga teacher....
Aug 25, 20152 min read
Divine Discontent: An antidote to un-worthiness? by Heidi Michelle
I sat with a friend in dismay recently. She shared her sadness with me. She told me that she’s feeling purposeless, that she’s not “doing...
Jul 20, 20151 min read
Self Love, Schmelf Love by Heidi Michelle
I straddle that proverbial fence when it comes to the ever-so-popular pursuit of “self love.” To sit with the sole intention of...
May 18, 20152 min read
I just did something I haven’t done in years…by Heidi Michelle
It was daring. I was bold. It didn’t hurt. I thought it would. That was the story I had been telling myself for all of these years since...
Dec 7, 20148 min read
My Brain on Retreat by Heidi Michelle
A 7-day Transformational Journey It was believed, in the not too distant past, that we could not change our brains once they were fully...
Sep 22, 20142 min read
Teachers Need Teachers Too by Heidi Michelle
(Heidi Michelle's private yoga lesson with yoga teacher, Kisa Davison, a specialist in scoliosis and compassionate guide in Kalispell,...
Aug 13, 20141 min read
All Roads Lead to Savasana by Heidi Michelle
The prospect of one’s imminent death is ever-present. It is one of the hardest things for us to contemplate. We die. It’s unavoidable, as...
Jul 31, 20144 min read
OMG, she was watching me! ... by Heidi Michelle
I received the letter. I cried. We can never know the impact we have on another. I thought we had simply been traveling together, having...
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