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At Unfold we provide online accessible yoga as well as in-person and virtual yoga therapy. Get to know more about us and our approach in this Blog space. New posts come out Tuesdays!
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Making Belonging a Practice, Part One
Our topic of the month is belonging, particularly inspired by author and Buddhist teacher Sebene Selassie and her work on the subject....
EB Ferdig
Sep 6, 20232 min read
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Acatamiento - Holding One Another with Affectionate Awe
I got to see Father Greg Boyle speak last month when he was visiting Portland. If you don't know Father Greg, he is a Jesuit priest who...
EB Ferdig
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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The Upward Spiral of Joy and Gratitude
When looking to understand our emotions it can really be helpful to learn what renowned researcher Dr. Brené Brown has found. For one,...
EB Ferdig
Nov 2, 20221 min read
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Right Use of Energy: Walking My Talk
The practice of yoga is a practice of connection. Whether our practice centers around movement, breath, meditation...
Leigh Drake
Apr 5, 20222 min read
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Keeping it simple
Life is complicated. Time is limited. Managing my needs, the needs of those I love, my community, our planet. It seems to go on and on...
Leigh Drake
Feb 8, 20221 min read
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My Wound Becomes a Portal
We all struggle. We all have pain. My “normal” way of moving through life is to ignore my pain and push on, to push through. Who hasn’t …
Leigh Drake
Jan 11, 20221 min read
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Ahimsa - Personally Practicing Non-harming
When faced with the harm that is done every day in this world, it can be overwhelming to consider. I know I often feel frustration, fear...
EB Ferdig
Jan 5, 20223 min read
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The Union of Opposites: Terror and Joy
For a while now, I’ve noticed that I want to focus on the good things in life and pretend that the bad doesn’t exist. It’s not part of...
Leigh Drake
Dec 15, 20211 min read
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Being Your Own Witness - a Seat of Self-Compassion
Our topic this month is witness, or wisdom presence (vjanamaya kosha). The term witness here refers to the kosha model of the human...
EB Ferdig
Dec 10, 20213 min read
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Beyond Concentration: Cultivating Spaciousness in Your Meditation Practice
Cultivating spaciousness to combat concentration in meditation.
Leigh Drake
Sep 8, 20211 min read
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Trust and Meeting Ourselves Where We Are
Our topic this month is trust. Trust is what is needed when we make changes. The bigger the change, the more that a leap-of-faith may be...
EB Ferdig
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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Try a Little Tenderness
In that classic song made famous by Otis Redding, he urges the listener to be tender with their beloved, for it makes weariness easier to...
EB Ferdig
Mar 26, 20212 min read
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Connection at the Turning Points
Hmmm. Unbalanced. I’m doing too much for others and not taking time for me. That’s showing up as skipping my meditation and my yoga...
Leigh Drake
Mar 2, 20213 min read
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Finding Some Peace with Surrender
These days, any difficult blow can seem like a huge pile-on to an already built-up pile of pre-existing conditions. I don't have to list...
EB Ferdig
Feb 26, 20213 min read
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The Breath: A Gateway to Giving and Receiving
Sometimes disconnection shows up in the guise of isolation, with the inner dialogue of “why am I the only one who…” “how come its always...
Leigh Drake
Feb 26, 20212 min read
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Being Alive in a Disconnected World
Do you ever have those days when you just aren’t “feelin' it”; just aren’t connecting to the way you want to BE in the world and in your...
Leigh Drake
Feb 19, 20212 min read
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A Chat with Carol Grimes on Loving-Kindness
I had the opportunity to chat with one of our favorite teachers, Carol Grimes, this week, to talk with her about her upcoming series ....
EB Ferdig
Dec 16, 20193 min read
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Finding Rest and Inspiration in the Season of Change
Awe, awesome change! As I write this, the bright orange and yellow leaves are quickly falling off of the beautiful trees outside of my...
Leigh Drake
Oct 22, 20191 min read
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Yoga: Your Secret Weapon for Managing Menopause
Join a conversation with women in their 50s and invariably the conversation will turn to menopause. “These hot flashes are killing me!”...
Rose Bak
Sep 18, 20192 min read
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A Powerful Antidote to Compassion Fatigue
I learned about burnout as a first-year grad student in social work. Through my work-study position, I was tasked with contacting alumni...
Ashley Dahl, MSW, CMT-P
Sep 7, 20192 min read
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