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Wagasana, greeting the day with gratefulness and curiosity!

Have you had a doga moment today!

Enlightened!

The term yoga comes from a Sanskrit word meaning yoke or union. Traditionally, yoga is a method -- joining the Individual Self with the Universal Spirit.

Yoga is not a religion, but a way of living well in mind, body and spirit.

Physical and mental exercises are designed to help achieve individual goals. Those who embrace yoga strive for a mindful way of living, in the present moment, and seek awareness and enlightenment, which can take a lifetime of practice.

The Eighteenth Century was known as the Age of Enlightenment.
Enlightenment was a set of values.
At its core was a curiosity and questioning of traditional institutions, customs and morals. Buddhism posits it as seeking one’s truth.

Yoga is globally embraced in many cultures and for numerous reasons (mind, body, spirit, exercise, living).

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Taking in a deep breath ... relax for a few moments ... exhaling ... with your dog

What is Doga?

Doga is a peaceful way to live and learn while training our dogs using the same mindful techniques and A.C.T. (Awareness Centered Training).

Breathing, Centering, Massage, Acupressure, Stretching are part of Doga Training, along with connecting with our Dogs in the moment for however brief. Integrating daily doga breaks (short 5-10 minutes) stretching, breathing and relaxation into desensitization (home) and training (anywhere) is mutually beneficial for us on so many levels.

After working with hundreds of dogs over a lifetime, I have observed that if a person or dog is focused, and in the moment (the way dogs live), then learning becomes easier and quicker.

Sensory overload (SO) affects us and our dogs. Every day we need to take several 10-minute doga (brain) breaks to renew, release, let-go and grow. All brains, including our dogs, need oxygen, and time-out to re-energize.

Dogs know when we are being genuine. Their body language and reaction to us and the environment is a mutual response (them and us).

A dog’s well-being is closely connected to ours!

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Yoga and dogs have offered me a way to cope through tough transitions and become healthier in mind, body and spirit. It takes practice.

I look at it as a map on a well-being path. It is flexible, we’ll make mistakes, we can choose a different path, and we can learn.

A little stress is healthy. It exhilarates us. Clustered and continued stress, for people or dogs, creates dis-ease, and those moments we can learn from, but need to let go of. Too stressed, dogs and humans have only one place to go, internal or external.

Dogs are Translators of what is going on in our lives and around us. In pet-assisted therapy, which I have worked in for years, I’ve learned to watch my dogs with clients, patients, or groups. They know. They approach, or not. They mirror behaviors. We can learn from this.

Join me in your unique way to make a difference for dog's well-being, and your own. A dog's life is short. Some shorter. Living fully and being the best we can be, at what we choose, is precious.

Sharing your stories, products and services on how to enhance well-being and how dogs change our lives can only have a pawsitive trickling effect!

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Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss:

You have a brain in your head, You have feet in your shoes, You can steer yourself in any direction you choose! You’re on your way and know what you know!

What is Yoga

Doga and Stress