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

Yoga for the Visually Impaired

Yoga is for everyone! You’ve heard the saying “Yoga is for everyone “, well it’s TRUE! As I prepare for my 4th annual summer yoga camp for visually impaired underprivileged

Growth & Development Through Yoga

Everything is moving, changing and evolving at all times. This shift can go towards a greater good or it can move towards darkness. What we think we become. Do you think more positive? Or negative?

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

Healing Emotional Pain in the Body

“Emotional pain cannot kill you, but running from it can. Allow. Embrace. Let yourself feel. Let yourself heal. ” ~Veronica Tugaleva Physical trauma is carried within our bodies, along with

Suffering from Sciatica

The muscle area of strain and pain that my clients and students ask for help with most often is the sciatic nerve area. Sciatica is the term used when describing

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

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

Thriving vs. Surviving

Spotting the difference between surviving and thriving is ultimately based on our ability to be honest about where we are and where we want to be and staying true to our path.

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