yoga for mind obstacles

The Strange is Beautiful at L.A. Zine Fest 2016

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The Strange is Beautiful at L.A. Zine Fest 2016

I had an AMAZING time offering The Strange is Beautiful Alternative Self-Help Guide at L.A. Zine Fest 2016! Besides offering the guide, I was honored to interview three exhibitors of diverse backgrounds, a UCLA zine librarian, a Skylight Books zine lover employee and last year I had the opportunity to interview Daisy Noemi, one of the organizers of L.A. Zine Fest, for a zine community piece <333 I love the zine community, and I hope you fall in love with them too!

Guide and Yoga Videos Release! Are you ready???

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Guide and Yoga Videos Release! Are you ready???

Are you ready for the release of The Strange is Beautiful alternative self-help guide and yoga videos this spring 2016? I’m totally STOKED to present to you

46 pages of alternative self-help, interviews and more

May: LGBTQIA Show and Self-Help Campaign

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May: LGBTQIA Show and Self-Help Campaign

May is mental health awareness month! Take a photo of yourself with a self-help tip and hashtag #TheStrangeisBeautiful. Tag your friends to share their advice too <333.

The Strange is Beautiful (TSIB) is a movement that changes the way mental illnesses mind obstacles are seen, makes alternative self-help accessible and creates a positive community for those struggling.

Insta: @thestrangeisbeautiful


heart of art show may 15

I’ll be performing a preview of my new Cusi Coyllur songs along with sad girl tunes from my low-fi high school project ShayBlue and indie songs from

GrowYoung

Yoga for Anxiety + Depression #3: Thread the Needle

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Yoga for Anxiety + Depression #3: Thread the Needle

Your pose for today is: Thread the Needle !

Thread the Needle falls under the category of “hip openers” in a typical yoga class, and focuses specifically on your “outer hips.” Most of our stress is stored in our hips, so it’s totally normal and common to feel frustration or to cry in hip openers. When you do this pose, you are releasing emotional stress from your body that is wayyy past overdue when leaving your physical body.

Yoga for Anxiety + Depression: What, Why, How?

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Yoga for Anxiety + Depression: What, Why, How?

What is Yoga?

Yoga is a discipline and practice to find peace within the mind, body, and soul. It’s a life-time journey or process of reconnecting the self (you, me) with the universe, and being one with the universe. Learn more here about the different types of yoga. 

Why does yoga help anxiety & depression?

  1. Teaches relaxation through breath, movement (or asana), and self-awareness. Muscle tension is a HUGE symptom of anxiety and depression. Yoga calms and regulates the nervous system and gets your energy circulating again (so your physical bones, muscles, organs etc. can become balanced and you can start reconnecting with your mind)
  1. Brings awareness of negative thought cycles, obstacles, and suppressed emotions. Eventually, yoga helps to let go of negativity and retrain ourselves to calmly and confidently respond to stressful situations.
  1. Lastly, yoga teaches you to listen to your body, so you learn what your body needs on a daily basis. Do you need more/less sleep? More/less food? A certain yoga sequence? Company or alone time? Service to others or to a higher being?

How Does Yoga Help?
Yoga Sequences Shift Your Mood

Every yoga class is designed with a specific yoga sequence that contains poses or a series of poses to alter your mood. The following explains the purpose of each part of a yoga sequence, and what your body might feel during them + examples of poses.
***Starting tomorrow, I’ll be posting “A Pose A Day,” based on the categories below where you’ll be assigned one pose to practice everyday. I’ll explain exactly how to get into the pose, how long to hold the pose, and how you might feel <333


Beginning and end of class
Meditative/Intuitive. Calm and tune into your body