by Julie Bergfeld | Nov 24, 2025 | Exercise, Mindset, Nutrition, Rest
Put yourself back in the driver’s seat of your body and brain with one simple, free tool: your breath. Slow, light and paced, diaphragmatic breathing supports people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) by lowering stress hormones, improving blood sugar markers, and helping the...
by Julie Bergfeld | Sep 15, 2025 | Rest
I want to share something powerful that often gets overlooked in the healing journey: interoception. This is our ability to sense what’s happening inside our bodies—things like heartbeat, breath, gut feelings, temperature, tension. When we learn to listen and respond...
by Julie Bergfeld | Apr 14, 2025 | Mindset, miscellaneous
Have you ever found yourself lost in thought, rehashing the past or worrying about the future? That constant stream of internal chatter may be more than just a habit — it’s a function of a specific network in your brain called the Default Mode Network (DMN). What is...
by Julie Bergfeld | Mar 6, 2023 | Mindset, Nutrition
“Make the best use of what is in your power and take the rest as it happens.” Epictetus When I first opened my yoga studio, now almost 10 years ago, there were many nights I went home without students showing up for class. I was miserable and not willing to let the...
by Julie Bergfeld | Jan 16, 2023 | Mindset, Rest
I’ve been in a funk. Maybe it’s the time of year with a lack of morning light and some bitter cold temps here in the midwest. Maybe it’s the tendency to look ahead at the year and reflection the year that was which elicits a familiar and unsettling deep-seated feeling...
