Self inquiry Archives - Amy Weintraub

Practices to Shift Depression and Anxiety

Online Registration Practices to Shift Depression and Anxiety A Spring Reset at Kripalu. https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/yoga-skills-shift-depression-and-anxiety Stuck in a bad mood, or replaying thoughts that limit you? Learn yoga practices that help you—and those you serve—achieve and sustain emotional well-being. Strip away the obstacles that keep you from knowing the joy beneath your mood and story. Return home feeling refreshed, renewed, and excited about incorporating these new tools into your home, teaching, or clinical practice. Through her accessible LifeForce Yoga practices, breathwork, and experiential sessions, you will discover: Pranayama and kriya, breathing techniques, that regulate the emotions Meditations that lift the mood Sankalpa, affirmations Bhavana, guided visualizations Mantras, tones, that manage the emotions Mudras, hand gestures, that affect [...]

Getting Curious About Our Inner Critic

We all have an inner voice that constantly chatters in our minds, evaluating our actions, appearances, decisions -- sometimes making us feel unlovable or not good enough. My young Inner Critic was linked to feelings of shame, and as a teen this part named me Shamey-Amy! For most of us, the IC manifests as a harsh and judgmental force, undermining our self-esteem and hindering personal growth. Mark Twain said, “If we talked to our children the way we talk to ourselves, we’d be arrested for child abuse.” As that shamed-based being, I did what I knew to do -- I smiled nervously, and tried to keep my cool and radiate confidence, and I know you know: inwardly there she [...]