These days, I’m dancing between self-preservation and expansion. I’m riding waves of grief and PTSD. So much is unknown, yet so much is known about how I’m feeling, because only my unique inner wisdom reveals my personal truth. It’s up to me to cultivate space for those answers to reveal. It’s the magic roadmap available … Read More
Cyndi Roberts Fox CT Mommy Minute with Sarah Cody
In this short clip, Fox CT’s Sarah Cody and I discuss how I used yoga and meditation (among other tools) to reclaim my health after a 12 year battle with depression, anxiety and a misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder. Now the mom of a nearly 3 year old, my yoga and meditation practices are more important … Read More
Cyndi Roberts NBC Connecticut – Live With Kerri-Lee Mayland
The yoga shown in this video is stock footage from NBC and not representative of the yoga that I teach. What I do is not “exercise” yoga. It doesn’t take place in a heated room, in a group class setting and is not strenuous, as depicted in the stock footage here. In this short clip, … Read More
Two Natural Ways To Ease Depression And Reduce Anxiety
The hard truth is that it didn’t happen overnight, and I didn’t ease anxiety in the blink of an eye. It took many moments of hard work and presence to move forward. The more I practiced, the more I realized that I wouldn’t even talk to a stranger as cruelly as I talked to myself.
Remembering Why I Practice: Not Giving In To Ego Yoga And Yoga Narcissism
I would pick up a yoga magazine, looking for new information and inspiration. I’d admire the cover model, gracefully posed with the most stylish, trendy outfit and a smile on her face, making it all look so easy. I would flip open the magazine and see mostly women, in colorful, tight clothes, striking super-bendy poses, … Read More
Why I Practice Yoga…
I practice yoga to find my roots, to connect to the gifts and joys of being human, and to shed all that is inconsequential and trivial. The mad, mad world quiets as my ocean breath guides me inward: teaching, sharing, opening, softening, letting go, surrendering, discovering, soothing, and dispelling illusion. I become a mindful witness … Read More
Elephant Journal Blog: Finding Relief In Yoga, Not In Milkshakes
This blog was originally published on Elephant Journal on 12.20.13. “Finding Relief in Yoga, Not in Milkshakes” is about one of the many important realizations I had in yoga classes, and how the practice has helped me connect the dots of past decisions and behaviors (and their consequences) and move past them to a healthy, … Read More
Truly Celebrate This Holiday Season, Without Stress, Anxiety & Depression.
Turkey, pumpkin pie, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing, ham, apple pie, warm kitchens, fireplaces glowing, eggnog, hot chocolate, decorations, lights, music, concerts, friends, laughter, children playing, families united, parties, gatherings, shopping, gifts, planning, to-do lists, over-eating, indigestion, agitation, not-enough-time-in-the-day, stress, holidays, stress, budget, stress, go here, stress, go there, buy this, get that, more, do … Read More
Finding God within, not without
Working through the resistance, the dogma, and the fear of finding God not within an organized religion, but within myself Don’t forget to breathe On my mat in twisting crescent lunge, in a room over 90 degrees, my heart racing, my breath frantic, sweat pouring in my eyes and soaking my mat, I heard the … Read More