Embodied Archives - Amy Weintraub

Practices to Shift Depression and Anxiety LIVE Afternoon Online

Online Registration Practices to Shift Depression and Anxiety LIVE Afternoon Online April 8, 2023 1.30-4.30pm ET / 10.30am-1.30pm MT Yoga Teachers Association of the Hudson Valley Since the pandemic, rates of depression and anxiety have skyrocketed (previous statistics for depression had been 1 in 10 people; it’s now affecting 1 in 4 people). What practices can we offer our students and ourselves to establish emotional balance, self-regulation, and resiliency, no matter what we see in the news? Amy will give you the why, the how, and the practices to make a difference. Not only will these practices shift your mood, but they may change your life as they did for Amy and the thousands of students she [...]

Practices to Shift Depression and Anxiety LIVE Afternoon OnlineLiz2023-03-15T13:13:34-07:00

Stepping Back for Ease. A Gift.

Stepping Back for Ease. A Gift.

Stepping Back for Ease. A Gift. The holidays can be amazing and complicated; jubilant and crazy-making; overstimulating and lonely all at once. Even when we're joyful, there’s the added stress of finding and paying for gifts, and often many preparations. For some of us it might mean attending holiday events with difficult family members. For others of us, whose family circumstances have changed, it might mean spending more time than we wish alone. This year, I can check the box on all three of these categories! A nearly 50-year spiritual practice of yoga and meditation has not immunized me from stress, grief, disappointment or betrayal. But I have learned a few strategies over the years. I know that if I can [...]

Stepping Back for Ease. A Gift.Liz2022-12-12T11:49:14-07:00

Loss in a time of Thanksgiving

Loss in a time of Thanksgiving

Loss in a time of Thanksgiving. 💔 When life upends our plans, and the love and companionship we’ve cherished explodes into a toxic cloud, or we face some other inconsolable loss, there are two options: We can numb out and put one foot in front of the other. Or we can stay present and put one foot in front of the other. Either way, we keep going. Choice number one constricts the heart, literally putting us at risk for heart attack and immune system dysregulation. The second choice risks us burdening our friends with TMI, blubbering at inconvenient moments, and spending too much time in bed. Having spent way too many years unconsciously tamping down my feelings (a childhood habit [...]

Loss in a time of ThanksgivingLiz2022-11-22T07:31:14-07:00

The Healthy Love Show

Online Registration The Healthy Love Show: Get Ready Emotionally, Physically, & Spiritually for Juicy, Connected Love LIVE Sep 14-16 10am-5pm EST (free series) I’ll always remember how I felt when my first marriage ended. I was not a healthy human. This was way before my sunrise pictures on Instagram and Facebook; long before writing Yoga for Depression and discovering how simple movement, combined with breathing practices and sound could transform my life. Back then I was so filled with shame, remorse and regret that I drank to numb the pain. In the television industry at the time, drinking was part of the culture anyway, so I "got away with it", but not for long. I felt [...]

The Healthy Love ShowLiz2022-08-26T13:50:46-07:00

Feeling Vibrant

Feeling Vibrant

How do we feel vibrant, ageless and alive? For me it’s when I feel a loving connection. I can feel my heart expand when I am attuned to Shoshanna, my seven-year-old granddaughter, whether I have that rare opportunity to be in her presence, or even when I conjure up an image of her in my heart’s mind. Science corroborates my experience. Our hearts literally swell when we feel love, and they shrink when we grieve. Grieving is a natural part of our lives, not to be tamped down, but there comes a time when we must turn our faces to the sun, when we must let joy flow through the grief, even if it’s only a small stream. For the [...]

Feeling VibrantLiz2022-04-04T07:36:10-07:00

Embodied Movements of Compassion (free) LIVE virtual “unchallenge”

Embodied Movements of Compassion: Harnessing anger, outrage, fear, disgust and turning toward compassion, hosted by Deirdre Fay. MAR 6-10 LIVE virtual (free) series! On Zoom each day at 1pm ET for about an hour. Like so many of us, Deirdre felt the impulse to “do something” with the feelings arising in response to Putin’s invasion of the Ukraine. She quickly set up this (free) global “UnChallenge”: Embodied Movements of Compassion. The 5-day practice is designed to acknowledge the threat that comes when a person is feeling bullied, taken advantage of, or enraged, utilizing that energy and turning instead toward compassion. Come shift those “red zone" feelings into compassionate action. We’ll do this by exploring and embodying compassionate qualities: · Harnessing the inner protest [...]

Embodied Movements of Compassion (free) LIVE virtual “unchallenge” Liz2022-03-02T17:26:05-07:00