Lisa Kneller
200 RYT Yoga Alliance, BS, Speech Communications
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Lisa Kneller Quick Facts
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- Yoga, health, wellness, business owner, writing, interpersonal communication
- Career Focus
- Yoga Instruction, Online Business Owner, Internet Marketing
Lisa Kneller inspires others to enrich their lives through her own teaching of yoga and sharing life-enhancing solutions via online publishing. Her website www.bringmebliss.com is a self-care and healthy living blog for women focusing on the mind/body connection.
Lisa has been teaching yoga in the Phoenix area for over 12 years and is a consultant in aromatherapy and essential oils. She is a Wellness Advocate for doTERRA International, a health care company based in Utah.
She has volunteered for numerous organizations over the years and currently serves in ministry through her local church.
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Happiness and the Pedicure
One of my great joys lately is getting a pedicure. This treat used to be reserved for special occasions. I had one the day before I got married and then didn't have another one until almost 20 years later. I'm a frugal person, and out of the desire to use my discretionary income for things that I need and not necessarily for things that I want, I denied myself a regular pedicure.
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10 Surefire Ways to Reduce Your Stress
I never thought too much about the definition of the word stress until I began writing this article. The first definition has to do with importance being attached to a thing, i.e. "She stressed good manners in her household." The way we tend to think about the word stress these days is in relation to pressure. Fifth definition - the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another; strain. Are you feeling pushed or pulled as if another force is being exerted upon you? Are you feeling frazzled (weary, tired, a remnant or thread)?
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Discover and Fulfill your Dreams in Midlife
7 Steps to Begin your Journey Many people during their midlife become utterly discouraged and downright depressed because they haven't fulfilled their dreams. What is a dream? It's a desire to create, build or do something that results in fulfillment of accomplishment or providing solutions. The accomplishment or solution can be personal or it can help others. Once a dream is realized, an internal strength demands dreaming some more. Dreams never go away but may change over time.
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Are you Empty Nesting?
5 Strategies for Enjoying Midlife when the Kids leave Home I was in conversation recently with another midlife woman and I asked her what word or thought comes to mind when thinking about this time of life. Her response was immediately, “freedom!” I thought that was interesting because it wasn’t my first thought, but it gave me reason to celebrate her reality.
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Finding Peace in Caregiving
4 ways to find contentment in caregiving On Wednesday of this week my 80-year-old mother told me she just didn't know what she would do without me. This was during our drive to the opthamologist where we spent two hours having tests done on her eyes. I agreed with her. On Thursday, she told her part-time caregiver that she wished I would stay out of her G__ D____ business.
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8 Simple Ways to Minimize Midlife Aches and Pains
Are these words/phrases familiar to you: bursitis, arthritis, back pain, menopause, hot flashes, fatigue, knee problems, foot pain, joint pain, no energy? If so, join the millions of men and women in midlife who are suffering from pain ranging from mild to debilitating. Many of us are active, working out several days per week and eating well. Still, we have aches and pains that are annoying and energy depleting.
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Three Powerful Words for a Harmonious Home
My friend was astounded when I told her my daughter and I have never fought. She really didn’t believe me. In fact, when she had a minute alone with my husband she asked him if I was kidding. He said, “No, she wasn’t.” My friend’s relationship with her daughter is fine, but not nearly as beautiful as it could be – according to her.
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Reduce your Stress with Deep Breathing
Wake Up or Calm Down in 5 Deep Breaths If you’ve never taken a yoga class or had any instruction on deep breathing, this article will introduce you to a simple exercise that can be done anywhere. Sometimes we feel lethargic and lack enthusiasm for moving throughout the day. The answer? 5 deep breaths. Sometimes we are frantic and stressed out and don't know where to turn. The answer? 5 deep breaths.
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Six Ways Yoga Helps Me in Midlife
It can help you too! I took my first yoga class when I was 43-years-old. That's considered old for someone who would try bending into a pretzle and standing on her hands. But I had worked out my whole life and was really interested in trying something new and different.
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You're Not Fat!
...and other truths you need to know. It would be so great if we could only cling to the truth and the truth is you are not fat. You're probably thinking, "Hey, you don't know me and I think I'm pretty fat." And I would reply, fat is extra flesh which lies under the skin (known as visceral fat) and you may have a bunch of that under your skin but it is not who you are. In this article, I'm going to outline a few truths about you and some steps for making positive changes in how you see and identify yourself.
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Yoga and Suicide
What a difference a decision makes This morning as I was laying in bed, I was thinking how nice it would be to go back to sleep - especially since it was the first morning this week I didn't actually have to get up at any specific time. However, my mind was awake and I began to think about whether or not I should get up and go to that yoga class I've been wanting to attend. I vascillated and conversed with myself and after a while, something told me to get moving. So I hurried, brushed my teeth, washed my face, threw on my yoga clothes and drove
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What is Hatha Yoga?
This is a questio I get all the time where I teach yoga. The resort where I teach, we have "Hatha Yoga" listed every morning at 8am and people always seem confused about what style of yoga that represents. I'm going to clarify for you what what hatha yoga means as simply as I can and then provide a small list of "styles" of yoga which fall within the hatha yoga system.
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