May Newsletter: The Three Gunas & Learning to Free Yourself From Self-Destruction & Self-Sabotage
Working to free yourself from Rajas-Tamas loops will alleviate yourself from past & future suffering & in time elevate your consciousness
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Jo-Jo Jackson
- Apr 12
- 5 min
April Newsletter: Freshen Up Your Spring Self-Care with Ayurveda
Kapha is balanced by integrating the qualities of heat, lightness, dryness, roughness, reduction & clarity.
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Mar 8
- 5 min
March Newsletter: Making Space for Grief Healing
What I've learned is creating boundaries around what I can & can't do is important. I've also learned making time for rest is vital...
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Feb 1
- 6 min
February Newsletter: Tantra, Yoga & The Nature of Desire
Tantra is a path & practice of returning to body, breath & 5 senses to fully experience the blissful play of divine Consciousness...
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Dec 14, 2021
- 2 min
December Newsletter: Practicing The Yoga of Reflection
Reflect on your experiences through the technique of smriti sadhana--the practice of memory contemplation--to intentionally look back
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Nov 17, 2021
- 3 min
November Newsletter: Elevating Your Wellbeing Though the Five Senses
...you never really experience the outside world; you only experience your own nervous system. The 5 senses are direct connections to that..
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
October Newsletter: Jo-Jo's Top 3 Tips to Moving Slowly for Vata Season
The ability to ground isn't just mindlessly moving slowly, but moving slowly with awareness, effort & intention.
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
September Newsletter: How Yoga Taught Me To Navigate Challenge Without Totally Freaking Out
I was able to practice discernment & awareness to stay motivated & courageous as I took a big step into the unknown...
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
July Newsletter: Being at Home Within Your Self
The real home is always within. By shifting awareness from the external to the internal, what first tastes like poison transmutes to nectar.
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Dec 3, 2020
- 3 min
December Newsletter: What 2020 Taught Me About Resilience
To be resilient means to have the capacity and the ability to recover & adapt from stressful, adversarial or challenging situations...
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Nov 5, 2020
- 6 min
November Newsletter: Hot Yoga, Ayurveda & Recognizing Afflictions
when I practice self-inquiry to understand how the kleshas show up in my life, my hot yoga practice was linked to egoism & unhealthy attachm
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Oct 6, 2020
- 6 min
October Newsletter: Restorative Yoga & Practicing Letting Go
By practicing restorative yoga we can make friends with our mind & learn to let go of stress, tension or anxiety to become more resilient
Jo-Jo Jackson
- Jul 1, 2020
- 5 min
July Newsletter: Sattvic Self-Care To Nourish Self-Compassion & Healing
Sattvic self-care is a practice that includes awareness & attention to the whole self--body, mind & spirit. By caring for our whole self...
Jo-Jo, The Yogi Bassist
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
March Newsletter: Tips To Practicing Mindfulness In The Wake of COVID-19
Greetings friends, I hope you're all safe & healthy amidst the rise of this critical situation that is the COVID-19 pandemic. It's a...
Jo-Jo, The Yogi Bassist
- Dec 11, 2019
- 3 min
December Newsletter: Happy Holidays! Eat, Drink & Be Merry Through Releasing Food Guilt
Greeting friends, Happy December! In closing the year, there's always plenty to celebrate and time to make some final beautiful memories...
Jo-Jo, The Yogi Bassist
- Jun 3, 2019
- 5 min
June Newsletter: Energetic Intersections Part II: Vata Dosha & the Chakras of the Hips
Greetings and Namaste friends, Summer is quickly approaching! This celestial shift brings nature--and us humans--into the transition of...
Jo-Jo, The Yogi Bassist
- May 16, 2019
- 5 min
May Newsletter: Energetic Intersections, Part I: Chakras, Doshas & Endocrine System
Greetings and namaste friends, Spring has been a source of growth potential. The world is back to life and creative energy is flowing....
Jo-Jo, The Yogi Bassist
- Mar 8, 2019
- 9 min
March Newsletter: Spring Cleaning, the Ayurvedic Way
Greetings & Namaste! March is an exciting month! The first spring flowers are in bloom, the weather is unpredictable yet getting warmer,...
Jo-Jo, The Yogi Bassist
- Jan 31, 2019
- 6 min
February Newsletter: Balancing Kapha & Practicing Divine Love Through Self-Care
Greetings & Namaste! Can you believe it's already February? I remember when I was a child contemplating how long the days were. With my...
Jo-Jo, The Yogi Bassist
- Dec 2, 2018
- 7 min
December Newsletter: Maintain Health This Holiday Season With Ayurvedic Yoga
Greeting & Namaste! The end-of-year Holiday season has begun! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family and friends! The...