by Melissa Noel Renzi | Sep 26, 2016 | Personal Growth, Self Care, Travel
I know traveling through grief sounds cliche. What a perfect way to escape pain, right? Maybe you’re thinking this. Or you hear others suggest that traveling after a major life issues is an escape. But is it? I’ve found my travel experiences to be...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Apr 25, 2016 | Personal Growth, Self Care, Yoga
You know, in the last week I spent $435 on self-care in two seemingly disparate areas of my life. As a yoga teacher, social worker, and someone who underwent a fair amount of therapy in her youth, I strive to cultivate self-awareness as part of my self-care practice....
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Nov 9, 2015 | Personal Growth, Self Care, Yoga
It can be difficult to practice compassion toward ourselves when faced with an injury. We get frustrated with our bodies. We become self-critical when we don’t heal fast enough. But to heal, we need kindness and compassion. Today I want to share with you 3 key...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Sep 24, 2015 | Personal Growth, Self Care, Travel, Yoga
We all experience glum moods and irritation. Sometimes it comes from an external circumstance. And sometimes it arises for what feels like no reason at all. Today I will share with you a super simple way to spruce up your energy anywhere and anytime. The other day I...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Sep 15, 2015 | Personal Growth, Self Care, Uncategorized, Yoga
That’s right. It’s not that I took up pilates or the local pole fit class. Nope–I fell in love. It is no surprise that my rhythm and ritual practice could be comprised by love. We have all been there; love has a tendency to flip us upside down and...
by Melissa Noel Renzi | Apr 2, 2015 | Personal Growth, Self Care, Uncategorized, Yoga
As a student of yoga in many forms since age 16, I knew how the practice transformed me. I had no idea there would be so much more in teacher training. The lessons are expansive and plentiful; here are a few: 1. It is possible to love winter. Before teacher training,...
