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Frances Coburn’s Passionate Why

Frances Coburn At a YMCA class over a year ago, the instructor asked, “Does anyone want to teach yoga?” I didn’t hesitate. Yes, was my response. I became NETA certified through on-line courses and in-house Y training, and have taught 2-3 classes a week since. Yoga has been part of my life for over twelve years. While […] Continue reading →

To Breathe Deeply will Bring More Courage

blog dec 2 According to Chinese medicine, when we breathe into the belly, and soften the abdomen on the inhale, we are also relaxing the diaphragm muscle as it drops down on an inhale, this massages the heart and opens up courage.  The diaphragm muscle according to Chinese medicine is also associated with courage. Deep breathing makes us […] Continue reading →