Posts From Rene Hawthorne

Breathe, Balance & Keep Your Own Pace

Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony. A fundamental principle of yoga is the concept of balance. Every yoga pose is a balancing

12 Days of Self Care for the Holidays

  Holidays are here bringing joy, cheer and also some added stress. You can ease into the holiday season with just a little thought and planning to incorporate self care

Tapping Into Tapas: Creatures of Comfort And how we can create change through Tapas

Since we are creatures of comfort, we often don’t want to step out of our comfort zone.   Breaking through old habits or patterns can be like getting out of

Walk The Line: A lesson in Balance

Walk The Line. (idiomatic) To maintain an intermediate position between contrasting choices and opinions. Balance. “A person has three choices in life. You can swim against the tide and get

Create Your Own Virtual Retreat at Home

“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. ” ~Albert Camus This is  the year we all need a little nurturing and by

Flip Your Perspective

“Why not touch the things we hate and turn them upside down and inside out. ” ~Alber Elbaz Have you ever had the feeling you were stuck in a rut?

Discover Your Higher Purpose

“The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream. The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of

Mantras for the New Year, New You

People have used mantras to calm their nervous systems and sooth symptoms of depression for more than 3,000 years. All religions use mantras to evoke the sacred because of the

Dynamic and Mindful Movement in Yoga

There are patterns of movement in the body designed to create pathways of expression and creativity. If these patterns are distributed thoughtfully and guided by deliberate breath throughout your yoga

10 Techniques to Manage Anxiety And Increase Emotional Intelligence

Our Primal Brain The emotion center of our brain is the oldest part of the human brain. Many regions fundamental to mood are buried deep in the most primordial parts