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Goldfish Brains & Monkey Minds: The Real Truth
You've probably heard the statistic: humans now have shorter attention spans than goldfish. While that 8-second claim has been debunked...
brandi0704
Jul 34 min read


DE-Escalate
There are so many reasons to practice different breath techniques. Study after study show benefits ranging from lowering blood pressure,...

Karla Hollan
Jun 201 min read


moving it through
"We've got to MOVE IT, MOVE IT!" - are not just funny lyrics sung by King Julien of the 2014 Penguins of Madagascar movie. If I have...

Karla Hollan
May 92 min read


Cooling Bija Chakra Toning
I had the pleasure of teaching a floating yoga nidra class recently. Before we settled into the procedure of yoga nidra, I instructed...

Karla Hollan
Apr 42 min read


P-A-U-S-E
Do you take time to assimilate all that your brain, your body, and your psyche does for you daily? When you sit in stillness with an...

Karla Hollan
Jun 28, 20232 min read


"What The World Needs Now"
An uplifting, popular song of the 60's reminds listeners that everyone needs love.. "what the world needs now, is love, sweet love". Not...

Karla Hollan
May 12, 20231 min read


Learning From The Jedi's: The Everything In Doing Nothing
Here is a challenge for you: Try to do nothing. For five minutes per day (ideally at the same approximate time) just be still. Either sit...

Karla Hollan
Sep 2, 20223 min read


Pushing Personal Limits
Recently, such a fun family joined me for a private yoga class. The woman that booked the private session for her guests had already...

Karla Hollan
Aug 3, 20222 min read


More Energy
Find yourself feeling perpetually tired? Let’s talk energy. Not the esoteric type you feel during a yoga class, but rather the choice...

Karla Hollan
Apr 22, 20222 min read


Extension is Tension
Years ago I worked as a pediatric PT helping babies overcome some of their neurological issues. There is a primitive reflex they would...

Karla Hollan
Mar 4, 20222 min read


improve heart health
American Heart month is upon us and we all have something at our fingertips that can help our heart. It is something that also offers...

Karla Hollan
Feb 1, 20223 min read


a yoga diet
Yoga is so much more publicly accepted compared to when I first started teaching ~25 years ago. My family admits that the reason they...

Karla Hollan
Jan 12, 20222 min read


aerial yoga & guns
This is not a reference to firearms, instead it is using the connotation of bicep/tricep muscles as “guns”. You probably have experienced...

Karla Hollan
Dec 10, 20212 min read


the busy time of year is here!
Prepare for the holidays. Practice now to be effective later. Maximize your life's potential. Breathe better.

Karla Hollan
Nov 11, 20211 min read


Feel Better
You might catch yourself even when you don't have a cold just breathing in and out of your mouth. Or, you may be part of the 25-50% of...

Karla Hollan
Jan 3, 20212 min read


What About The Kids?
Regardless if this is the year of challenges or if 2020 was the easiest year in the 21 century, practices to calm the nervous system are...

Karla Hollan
Nov 15, 20202 min read


Applying Ergonomics to your Home work space
In the middle of Covid 19 pandemic, remote office space is a necessity for many. Arranging equipment and office items to work in tandem...

Karla Hollan
Oct 4, 20201 min read


From a street market in Brazil...
My problem with today's diets is that the focus is typically counting calories with the goal of losing weight. Many people on a diet get...

Karla Hollan
Sep 30, 20201 min read


Night-time routine for better sleep and self care
This video is a supplement to the Employee Wellness Video labeled "Solutions to Better Sleep". It also can be used to learn the...

Karla Hollan
Sep 13, 20201 min read


Balloon Breathing-What the heck?
Just think of it as a "theraband" or exercise band for the diaphragm. The fine Physical Therapists from the Postural Restoration...

Karla Hollan
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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