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This blog is for anybody who is trying to build an engaged online community. It is a real challenge to keep people engaged in online learning and while we can, and should employ as many effective tactics that we can, there is one tactic that is key to creating a real community feeling across the ether. That tactic is grooming a vital few of your members in the spirit of the 80/20 rule.   The 80/20 rule,...

In writing this blog, I relived lots of scary memories. I experienced a healing process through sharing my story. I invite you to write about your early life traumas and share your stories as well. Together we can heal our hearts and stand up for the next generation.   Why should we tell our story Why is important that we have our voices heard and that we come out of hiding? Men, women and children have been sexually...

In this “Coach of the Month” interview, Amanda Rae talks with Kattie Maffeo, Yoga Health Coach of the Month, to discuss her path, her practice, her goals, and her successes with Yoga Health Coaching. Kattie and Amanda chat about how experiencing depression and anxiety in Kattie’s 20’s led her to meditation and yoga. Kattie is currently teaching what she loves -- Yoga and Ayurveda -- and through Yoga Health Coaching she has been able to...

The numbers are in…cue the drum roll…Here are the top 10 Yoga Health Coaching blogs of 2018. Top 10 Yoga Health Coaching Posts This Year 1. Overweight Vata, By Cate Stillman A majority of Western society is overweight. As a practitioner and/or student of Ayurveda, it is difficult to assess whether excess weight is a Vata or Kapha issue.   2. How to Treat a Problem with Peristalsis, By Alexandra Apple The other day I was challenged. Challenged to take my...

Being mindful of what you eat, think and say around food during the holidays may be challenging as old behaviors and triggers rear their ugly heads around family/social rituals. Maneuvering holiday gatherings without binge eating requires finesse.  There are so many people on the planet without food or infrastructure, is it too much to ask one to be grateful to those who invite us to sit at a chair at their table?  Yet we all...

Right before Jessica, a University science professor, plopped down $10,000 on a personal development course, her friend asked - why don’t you just read a book and do it on your own? In fact, several friends asked her that. When retelling the story to me, she laughed at the thought of it. With a swift glance to the stack of books by the bedside, it was clear what those books represent - a good read,...