My days don’t really have a “getting ready” window. They’re more like: wake up → work from home → school drop-off → yoga studio → run errands → play with my kids → school pickup → make dinner, kids activities, or whatever the rest of the day brings. And honestly, I’ve stopped trying to completely get ready for each part of my day. Instead, I’ve found a few things that make me feel put together without actually having to get ready. These are the low maintenance routines and ha

How Symbolic Rings Can Support Your Yoga Practice One very important facet of having a yoga practice is cultivating drishti, the focused gaze or point of concentration. You may have heard this cued in an asana or meditation class before, in poses such as virabhadrasana II (warrior II), balancing poses, or as an option to keep your eyes open while meditating. Drishti can also be carried into daily life off the mat as well, having a focal point to come back to, such as a mantra

What is Yoga Nidra? Yoga Nidra can be described as active sleep, enlightened sleep, or aware sleep. In my first blog post, I explained...

In Sanskrit, the word chakra (pronounced chaa-kruh) means wheel or disc. Chakras are thought to be portals in which the main energetic...

The most important thing that I am working on these days is protecting my peace. I am learning that this, like everything else in yoga,...

I am currently in the process of purchasing a new car. Because of this, my focus has shifted to researching and looking at different...

This feels like a good place to start. What are the 8 Limbs of Yoga? Most people in the Western world are familiar with asana, the...

Welcome to Haylo Yoga! A blog about living a balanced lifestyle while weaving yoga and meditation into the journey of motherhood. A few...