Yoga
Do You Meditate with Your Kids?
Do you meditate with your kids? ??♀️ Meditation has tremendous mental, emotional, and physical benefits, for both children and adults. Studies have shown that meditation and mindfulness can lead to improved mood, regulation, focus, and school performance among children. More and more schools are incorporating some form of yoga/meditation/mindfulness into their curriculums and after school…
Why Goat Yoga?
When I first tell people about our Goat Yoga classes, most either think it’s “interesting” or “hilarious”. And I agree, it is kind of both. But yoga has gotten some backlash for all of its trendy new takes on the practice, from BeerYoga to Hot Yoga to yes, Goat Yoga. Yoga, like everything else, has its…
Water and Rock Studio Opens Studio in Burlington, VT!
Water and Rock Studio Opens Studio in Burlington, VT! Japheth and I are really excited to announce the grand opening of our third Water and Rock Studio location, this time in Burlington, Vermont! After four and a half years of growing our studios in Chestnut Hill, PA, and Glenside, PA, we are expanding our business to bring…
7 Workout Tips to Maximize Results and Efficiency
If you’re like most people, finding time to exercise is a challenge. In fact, for many of our clients, it’s such a difficult feat that they become discouraged and just skip it altogether. While exercising essential to health, when it comes to time constraints, it is often one of the first things to be pushed…
Personal Training: 8 Steps to Break the Cycle of Self-Sabotage
I would love to say that every client we work with reaches their health and fitness goals and leaves our studio happier and healthier than they could have ever imagined. After all, that’s what we – as the trainers and instructors – want for them, and what we work tirelessly, both in sessions and outside of sessions,…
Illness or Injury: Why It’s Important to Keep Moving
Illness and injury can put a damper on a health and fitness routine, and can sometimes result in complete loss of motivation. Aside from not feeling well, being sick or injured can be frustrating to say the least, especially if you’re someone who works hard to reach certain goals. But illness and injury are not necessarily…
Why Farm Animal (aka Goat) Yoga?
When I first tell people about our Farm Animal Yoga classes, most either think it’s “interesting” or “hilarious”. And I agree, it is kind of both. But yoga has gotten some backlash for all of its trendy new takes on the practice, from BeerYoga to Hot Yoga to yes, Goat Yoga. Yoga, like…
15-Minute Energizing and Balancing Yoga Sequence to Jumpstart Your Day!
I love starting my day with yoga, and can tell a big shift in my day, and my ability to handle the challenges of my day, when I do. For me, it doesn’t have to be an asana practice, on my mat, with peace and quiet. That’s not realistic in my life, and I’m okay…
Everyday Kids Yoga: Spring Theme
Everyday Kids Yoga: Spring Theme Spring is just around the corner and with the inconsistency of this year’s winter weather here in Philly, some of the flowers are confused. Daffodils and crocuses have bloomed in our yard, and last year’s chives are already making a reappearance. I can’t help but start to feel a little…
Yoga and the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection
Yoga and the Mind-Body-Spirit Connection Yoga is everywhere. Celebrities credit yoga for their svelte physiques, yoga studios are popping up on every corner, and yoga pants are the new jeans. I don’t even wear jeans anymore. “Yoga” is a buzzword for sure, and most often – in our culture – used to reference yoga postures,…