Tapas ~ The Practice of Making Positive ChangeWED JAN 13, 2021
Jai Ma friends! How’s your new year going? Did you create a sankalpa? Do you know where to go with it? Often, making the resolution or the sankalpa is the easy part. Getting started and getting momentum is the not so easy part. This is the point where we have to dig in and hold ourselves accounta... Read More »
SankulpaWED JAN 06, 2021
Happy New Year my friends! DId you make a resolution? I used to make one every year. Then I would get frustrated with myself when I couldn’t stick to it. It wasn’t until I adopted the yogic practice of sankalpa (intention setting) that I began to find the motivation and discipline to follow throu... Read More »
Making a SankalpaWED JAN 06, 2021
Happy New Year my friends! DId you make a resolution? I used to make one every year. Then I would get frustrated with myself when I couldn’t stick to it. It wasn’t until I adopted the yogic practice of sankalpa (intention setting) that I began to find the motivation and discipline to follow throu... Read More »
Practice when you don't need to, so when you need to, you can.WED DEC 16, 2020
“We practice when we don’t need to, so when we need to, we can.” ~ Krishna Das What happens to your habits and practices when things get challenging? I was recently reminded of a story about yoga master Pathabi Jois from 2001. Guruji, as he was called, was teaching in New York City for an extend... Read More »
Atha, the time is NOWWED DEC 02, 2020
“If you don’t make time for your wellness, you will be forced to make time for your illness.” ~Joyce Sunada If I have anything to offer you today, it is this: Make your health a priority. Make daily choices that are health promoting for your body, mind, spirit, and relationships. It is not selfis... Read More »
Tips for a Mindful HolidayWED NOV 25, 2020
Welcome to the holidays! This is the week when the season gets into full swing. Though many of us are doing things a little differently this year, it is still an entry point into festivities and indulgences that may carry on into the new year. My hope is with a few tips and tricks, you can have ... Read More »
Your Future Self WED NOV 18, 2020
“The best thing about the future is it comes one day at a time.” Abraham Lincoln Where you are today is a result of all the choices you have made until now, and your current habits. Your future will be the result of what you do next, and whether or not you change your habits. Your future body, yo... Read More »
Choose to ExpandWED NOV 11, 2020
Greetings friends, I’d like to invite you to take a deep breath in. Let the breath fill your belly, expand your ribs, and lift your chest. Now, let all that breath out. Notice if the next breath feels a little deeper and more expansive. Can you feel yourself starting to relax? Relaxation is expa... Read More »
Open DoorsWED OCT 28, 2020
Hello friends! In yogic language, raga and dvesha, are preferences and aversions, respectively. According to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, raga causes longing for fleeting pleasures, and dvesa causes disdain. This can apply to the entire realm of experience, including emotions. When we open the d... Read More »
Cleanse with a Mono Diet of KitchariWED OCT 21, 2020
I am sitting in a seat of lightness and clarity after participating in over 14 days of a conscious seasonal cleanse. In this time, I decluttered my personal spaces, and purged many items. I cleared my mental field by abstaining from media and sitting in silence. I allowed for emotional release th... Read More »
Aham BramasmiWED OCT 14, 2020
Hello friends! I'd like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are the creative hub of your existence. Your thoughts, words, and actions create your experience of the world. While this is a tremendous responsibility, accepting it is the pathway to freedom and liberation, what the yogis c... Read More »
Seasonal CleansingWED OCT 07, 2020
Greetings! Seasonal cleansing hasn’t always been my practice, but since I started living the habits and surrendering to dinacharya (daily rhythm) and ritucharya (seasonal rhythm), my subtle awareness has increased. I can now sense when I need to lighten up on foods and other means of consumption.... Read More »
Transitioning from Summer to FallWED SEP 30, 2020
Greetings friends! Welcome to fall! Have you noticed any shifts in the foods you crave, a need for more sleep, or a sense of feeling more dry or cool? That’s your body easing out of summer mode. The fall equinox, the official transition, was observed on September 22. In our bodies, this transit... Read More »
Eat less Frequently, Be More EfficientWED SEP 23, 2020
Greetings friends! It has been raining here for days. I notice when the rains linger, I don’t have much of an appetite. It’s as if the outer dampness creates an inner dampness as well. If this is the case for you too, try sticking to lighter meals of warm, cooked foods, and spacing them out a few... Read More »
Sitting in SilenceWED SEP 16, 2020
Hello friends! Does it seem to you that everywhere you turn your attention, there is some level of chaos? The world we are living in is at once volatile, unpredictable, chaotic, and ambiguous (VUCA). It is taxing on our nervous systems, and keeps us in a state of low grade stress. This low grade ... Read More »
Self MassageWED SEP 09, 2020
I’m writing to this on a rainy Sunday. I love Sundays. I treat them as a rest and reset day. I rest in and read in bed in the morning. I spend the afternoon in my kitchen getting food organized for the week. In the evenings, I give myself a massage, which is by far my favorite activity of the day... Read More »
The Metaphorical ExhaleWED SEP 02, 2020
Hello friends! Today, I want to talk about exhaling. I invite you to pause, and take notice of your breath. How is it moving in your body? Is it shallow or deep? Is it mostly in your chest? Breathe more consciously. Invite the breath to deepen and widen by making sure you exhale completely. You ... Read More »
Eat More PlantsWED AUG 26, 2020
Hello friends! I hope this blog post finds you well and happy, rested, and nourished. If not, never fear, we can always turn the dial in that direction. Remember last week when I was sharing with you about prana, the intelligent life giving energy that permeates all living things, and I said tha... Read More »
PranaWED AUG 19, 2020
Today I would like to share with you about prana. “Pra” means “always”, “na” means “moving”. Prana is the always moving life giving intelligence that makes the grass grow, the flowers bloom, and humans evolve. It is a source energy that permeates all living things. Prana is distilled from the el... Read More »
Start Your Day Right WED AUG 12, 2020
Hello friends! I hope you are reading this and feeling well and rested. I also hope you are not poking around in your inbox first thing in the morning. You see, this post is all about starting the day right, and opening your emails first thing in the morning is not how you do it. Did you know t... Read More »
Early to bed, Early to Rise......WED AUG 05, 2020
Greetings friends! Thank you so much to those of you who responded to last week’s Wednesday Wisdom. It is a joy to hear from you and know that the wisdom is being received. This week’s wisdom pertains to sleep and sleep habits. The message is simple. If you want to be healthy and well: PRIORITIZ... Read More »
The Wisdom of an Earlier, Lighter DinnerWED JUL 29, 2020
When I look around at modern culture, I see an absence of consideration for the needs of the body. This lack of consideration isn't wise, and can foster illness and disease. What I wish to help you create is a daily habit routine that fosters joy, connectivity, and personal growth. This dynamic s... Read More »
It isn't Dinner, It's SupperWED JUL 29, 2020
Hello friends! Welcome to Wednesday Wisdom! I’m going to be popping into your inbox each week with a pro- tip to support you in your efforts to make wise choices that support your ability to thrive. When I look around at modern culture, I see an absence of consideration for the needs of the body.... Read More »
The Six Stages of Dis-easeTUE JAN 21, 2020
Greetings! I am writing to you from the 3rd floor of University Medical Center, where I have spent the last few days supporting my husband through a total hip replacement. We are hoping this is the last stage of a medical odyssey that began innocently enough a year and a half ago. On the first n... Read More »
Self Care is a Service to OthersMON DEC 30, 2019
Recently, I had a conversation about Yoga for LIFE with a good friend who is deeply tired due to caregiving. At some point, she leaned in and asked, “Isn’t it selfish to do these practices?”. My answer to this question is an emphatic “NO”. I believe it is quite the opposite, actually. Like my fri... Read More »
Where are you headed?FRI NOV 08, 2019
“ If you don’t change directions, you will end up where you are heading.” Lao Tzu I love this quote from the ancient Chinese philosopher and writer, Lao Tzu. I find it encouraging when I have direction and am working towards my goals. I can sense that I will indeed get where I am going if I press... Read More »
Getting PersonalTHU OCT 24, 2019
In order for me to share with you how well these habits have served me, I’m going to need to give you a little backstory. If I turned the clock back one year, I would find myself preparing to go on an 8 day trip to DisneyWorld. I would tell you then that I was in pretty decent shape from practici... Read More »
The 10 Habits- What, and a little WhyMON SEP 30, 2019
The ancient yogis looked to nature to understand their nature, then aligned their activities to be in harmony with nature’s rhythm. Ayurveda calls this “dinacharya”, or daily routine. These daily habits are potent medicine that taps us into our own healing potential by bringing our bodies into in... Read More »
Yoga for LIFEFRI SEP 13, 2019
Yoga for LIFE The ancient yogis knew that we are not apart from nature, but rather, a part of nature. They spent their days observing and attuning to the rhythm of the earth and sky, observing where the elements they saw outside of themselves could be found inside of themselves. They lived in har... Read More »
Welcome to PBP Yoga!FRI SEP 06, 2019
Greetings, and welcome to PBP Yoga! I want to thank you for your support as I transition from a studio employed yoga teacher, to an entrepreneur and yoga health coach. You can still find me offering classes each week at Yoga Krewe, but if you look closely you'll see that the way I work looks a li... Read More »
Listen for the SilenceWED AUG 21, 2019
Listen for the Silence Many years ago, when my children were small, I often found myself overwhelmed. The mess was overwhelming, as was the responsibility of keeping the three of them alive, clean, and fed. What got to me the most though, was the noise. It seemed there was always a baby crying,... Read More »
Thought ParadeWED AUG 21, 2019
THE THOUGHT PARADEBy Paige Bradley-Pecoul I live in New Orleans, a town known for many things, including delicious food and Mardi Gras. When you live here, you forget that the rest of the world doesn’t share in many of the same traditions and experiences that make up life here. Not everyone mak... Read More »
Introducing MeSAT AUG 10, 2019
Introducing Me by Paige Bradley-Pecoul Greetings, reader. I hope this moment finds you well and happy, finding a respite from the world at large. Maybe you are having a cup of tea, or perhaps you stumbled in here by accident. Either way, thank you for giving this bit of writing your precious ti... Read More »

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