Posts From Rene Hawthorne

Lessons from 2020 & How to Move Forward

We all know that this year has had more challenges than any year we’ve experienced in our life  time so far. 2020 has brought us a decade worth of lessons

Doga – Yoga with your Dog

“Happiness is a warm puppy. ” ~Charles M. Schulz Dogs are pack animals and love spending time with their owners. A Doga class is a natural match for both pets

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

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

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

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

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

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

Get Back to Nature – 6 Tips For Healing in Nature

We all know how good being in nature can make us feel. We have known it for centuries. The sounds of nature, the sunlight playing through the leaves, the fresh

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?