![]() She has been teaching group and private yoga sessions and facilitating women's circles in the Rivertowns for the past 7 years. Tori lives in Tarrytown, NY with her husband and two children. ![]() Laura has studied Chinese Facial Diagnosis with Lillian Bridges, Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture with Virginia Doran, and Chi Nei Tsang, a centuries-old Taoist healing approach, that focuses on gently and deeply using abdominal massage to improve the internal Cronk She has worked with patients undergoing chemotherapy to help lessen the side effects of treatment. Laura has studied various modalities to treat conditions including, but not limited to, women’s health, digestive concerns, chronic pain, muscular strain, anxiety, stress, addiction, and insomnia. She worked at the California Pacific Medical Center using acupuncture to treat patients recovering from physical trauma, stroke, and spinal cord injuries. She has also studied at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in NYC, and at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. She received her Master of Science degree from Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City. Pause when it is done burning and enjoy the stillness of the night and the time you took to connect with yourself and your aspirations.Laura Hoffman is a New York State Licensed Acupuncturist, certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Put a layer of sand or dirt in the bottom to help absorb some of the heat. But you can burn it in any kind of a heatproof container or a terracotta saucer, like the one you would put under a potted plant. Every year, I burn mine in the same copper urn. Then, burn the card: Fire is a symbol of purification and of the energy needed to create transformation.Īt night (sunset is ideal, when night and day stand in the balance), go outside and burn your index card as an offering and an intention to remain open to change and transformation. How can you create more balance in your life? How can you support yourself in cultivating a new habit? Is there an old habit that is no longer serving your best interest? Is there a mistake you made or regret you have? What did you learn from it? How will your respond differently in a similar situation like that in the future? What gifts have you received from a challenge this year? What did it help you learn? How did it expand or change you? Pause again and take a few breaths and consider one or two of these questions, and write your thoughts on the other side of the Index Card: (If you join my Autumn Equinox Mini-Retreat, Grounding in Groundless Times on Tuesday, you can return to that replay.)Īfter centering yourself, contemplate the question: What do you have gratitude for this year? What are the obvious and not-so-obvious blessings this year? Then write your answer on one side of the index card. You can either do a few moments of conscious breathing or a full yoga and meditation practice. ![]() Take some time upon waking on the Equinox-this Thursday, September 22-to relax and pause. The Autumn Equinox is a perfect time to create your own ritual for reflection, and recommit to more conscious, constructive, and compassionate intentions for the year to come. This contemplation is meant to be a learning opportunity, so these habits, actions, or responses are not repeated and instead replaced with more artful, graceful, or just actions in the future. ![]() In fact, many spiritual traditions use this season to reflect on behavior and choices made over the year. Practices and observances offer time to review any regrets, mistakes, or challenges made over the past year. As the trees go back into their roots, we are also afforded the opportunity to draw in, retreat, reflect, and reconnect. Autumn is a time of transformation in the environment.Īnd nature outside always affects the nature within us. ![]()
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