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juliaclarke
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Julia Clarke is a writer, Ayurvedic Practitioner and yoga teacher from Scotland, currently living in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. She is the author of the book Restorative Yoga for Beginners and the co-founder of Mountain Soul Yoga in Edwards, Colorado. When she's not writing or teaching, she's definitely hiking and traveling.
Ojas : 5 Lifestyle Behaviors for Cultivating Sustainable Vitality | By Julia Clarke
Summer: the great harbinger of vitality. Nestled between the transition seasons of spring’s renewal and fall’s release, the long days and abundant sunshine ripen the fruits on the trees, call…
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Unlocking the Door to Tranquility : Practical Wisdom for Modern Yogis | By Julia Clarke
Upon first discovery, yoga can feel a bit like sliding the right key into a lock after trying 15 wrong keys. There’s almost a satisfying “clunk” as everything in your…
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The Long Road Home : Pilgrimage to Scotland | By Julia Clarke
Early on a Sunday morning, I make my way up the steep grassy trail towards the peak of Beinn Dubh, a mountain in the west of Scotland that rises up…
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Healthy Homes : Vedic Architecture for Optimal Health | By Julia Clarke
When I was a teenager, I began suffering from frequent, unexplained illnesses leading to a prolonged bout of chronic fatigue and depression. After learning about an ancient principle of Vedic…
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Mind, Body, Sport : Psychological Recovery After Injury | By Julia Clarke
“Psychological Recovery After Injury” Originally published in the Summer + Fall 2020 issue. It’s late morning on the trail and a sudden break in the trees draws the Gore Range into focus, its…
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5 Steps to Getting Your Groove Back : Ayurvedic Tips for a Healthy Daily Routine During a Pandemic | By Julia Clarke
Ayurveda How do you know when it’s time to go to bed or wake up in the morning? Like most things in modern life, our behavioral cycles such as sleeping…
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Ayurveda and Immunity | By Julia Clarke
On March 5 of this year, I was comfortably reclining on a plane back to Colorado from India, where I’d been teaching yoga at an Ayurveda retreat in Kerala’s tranquil…
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Salute The Moon : A Calming Lunar Yoga Practice for Busy Times | By Julia Clarke
Lunar Flow The sun and the moon have always been used as symbols to represent the energetic polarities of action and rest in Eastern philosophy. The sun, which rouses us…
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What Makes Restorative Yoga Different? | By Julia Clarke
Excerpt from Restorative Yoga for Beginners, by Julia Clarke, published by Rockridge Press. Copyright © 2019 by Callisto Media, Inc. All rights reserved. What Makes Restorative Yoga Different? Many turn to…
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Let’s Get Back to the Roots | By Julia Clarke
From Fort Collins to Pueblo and Grand Junction to Manitou Springs, Eastern healing practices of days past are present and thriving here in the Wild West. Acupuncture clinics sit between…
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