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Point of Departure – a new look at resolution
If you don’t choose a different present, then your past will choose it for you. Rod Stryker As January 1st approaches we are again asked...

Melissa Valentine
Dec 30, 20213 min read
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2019 is on the Horizon – Can you SEE it?
As each year closes, we face the urge to toss out undesired habits, start fresh and to move in new directions. Maybe you look forward to...

Melissa Valentine
Dec 20, 20183 min read
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A Full Moon Ritual: Making Room for the Freedom to Choose Something Different
This Saturday a full moon will rise in a (very likely) clear North Carolina sky. Lately, I have been working with how to “let go” of...

Melissa Valentine
Oct 12, 20163 min read
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A Good Retreat
A good retreat is better than a bad stand” ~Irish proverb As I was preparing to leave for my Yoga Retreat at Aldermarsh in the...

Melissa Valentine
Sep 26, 20162 min read
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Restorative Retreat
In need of a mini-retreat but no vacation in sight? Take 40 minutes out of your day to try the following restorative sequence for a...

Melissa Valentine
Sep 26, 20164 min read
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Putting “Therapy” into Your Yoga
Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured. ~BKS Iyengar I am often asked “What is Yoga Therapy?”...

Melissa Valentine
Aug 23, 20162 min read
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Finding Your Yoga Off the Mat
Go from a human being doing yoga to a human being yoga” ~ Baron Baptiste When your yoga teacher goes on vacation – what do you do? Do...

Melissa Valentine
Jul 29, 20163 min read
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Good Intentions
Setting an Intention is like drawing an arrow from the quiver of your heart. ~ Bruce Black If you have ever been to my class, you know...

Melissa Valentine
Jun 2, 20163 min read
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