Yoga
Yoga for Recreational Nordic Skiing: Endurance, Coordination, and Sustainable Movement
Recreational Nordic skiing looks smooth and rhythmic—but for many adults, it’s a surprising full-body workout that leaves arms tired, hips stiff, and balance challenged. Whether skating or classic style, Nordic skiing asks the body to coordinate legs, arms, breath, and balance continuously while moving through cold, often uneven terrain. While it builds cardiovascular endurance and…
Read MoreYoga for Recreational Skiing: Stability, Endurance, and Comfortable Movement
Recreational skiing often looks effortless from the chairlift—but for many adults, it’s a mix of cautious turns, tired legs, cold joints, and soreness the next day. Skiers spend hours in stiff boots, repeatedly bending and rotating through the knees and hips, while managing uneven terrain and cold conditions. While skiing builds leg strength and coordination,…
Read MoreYoga for Recreational Ice Skating: Balance, Confidence, and Joint-Friendly Movement
Recreational ice skating looks graceful from the outside—but for many adults, it’s a mix of tentative balance, stiff joints, and sore muscles the next day. Skaters repeatedly push through cold environments, unfamiliar movement patterns, and try to balance on a narrow blade. While skating builds coordination and leg strength, it can also expose weak balance…
Read MoreIt’s a Beautiful Winter Morning – For Yoga
Good morning, Enso community 🌬️☀️ I was just outside on my deck for a few minutes of yoga, and I had to share—it’s really not too cold today, and it is such a beautiful winter morning. December 28 has that rare Seattle magic: crisp, clear air, bright light, and a stillness that feels quietly energizing.…
Read MoreWelcome to Winter / Water Season
The light grows softer. The mornings are colder. The world slows down — not as an ending, but as a deep pause. Welcome to Winter / Water season. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the year continues its cycle through five phases, and winter carries us into the still, potent depth of Water — the element…
Read MoreWelcome to the Fall / Metal Season
The air turns crisp. The days shorten. The trees begin their graceful release — a quiet letting go that reminds us how beautiful change can be. Welcome to Fall / Metal season.In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the year continues its cycle through five phases, and now we enter the reflective clarity of Metal — the…
Read MoreWelcome to the Late Summer / Earth Season
Just as I sat down to write about Late Summer / Earth season — that rich, grounded moment between summer and fall, when the damp sets in and the rhythms slow — it was 85°, sunny, and buzzing with August heat. I thought, “Maybe it’s too early for this.” But then … it rained. Classic…
Read MoreYoga Musings
Starting your day with a TCM-inspired morning yoga session and visiting the zoo might seem like two very different activities—but at their core, they share something vital: a deep connection to seasonal rhythms and the living intelligence of nature. In both, we’re invited to move with intention, follow a path, notice more, and align with…
Read MoreWelcome to the Summer / Fire Season
Right now, we’re immersed in blazing days, sunlight pouring overhead, and energy crackling in the air—hello, Fire Season. The world is alive with heat, movement, and the pulse of vitality. It’s the time to fly high, engage deeply, but also to stay cool and centered amidst the spark. So what is Fire Season in Traditional…
Read MoreEmbrace Balance on International Yoga Day
Today is International Yoga Day, created by a resolution of the UN General Assembly in December 2014. June 21 was chosen because it’s a recognized transition day in many world cultures, as well as the start of summer on the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere (winter on the shortest day in the Southern Hemishpere).…
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