The Gift of Gratitude: How to Have a Truly Happy Thanksgiving
Often times during Thanksgiving we are concerned with staying in shape and making sure we get in our workout before the big meal. I teach
Author: Julie Rader
Julie first discovered yoga and meditation as a teenager, using it to enhance sports performance. These tools helped Julie perform at the collegiate level, earning All-American recognition for springboard diving and first team All-Region accolades for soccer. Her passion for developing peak performance lead Julie to a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Union College and master's degree in Exercise Physiology from Northern Arizona University.
To further strengthen her studies, Julie spent 33 days of silence learning Kriya Yoga under Swami Janakananda and traveled to India to meet her guru, Swami Satyananda. She continues to study with Shiva Rea and Sianna Sherman and finds ongoing inspiration from her parents and her husband, Matt.
Julie uses yoga, visualization and yoga nidra (a yogic sleep method) to help professional athletes reach their greatest potential. She has worked with the US Women's Volleyball Team, the US Cycling Team, the USWNT in soccer and a wide range of individual, professional athletes. Julie has served as a lululemon ambassador since 2007, was named as one of "8 Angelenos You Should Know" by LA Confidential Magazine in 2011, has developed two iPhone yoga applications and looks forward to every day as a yoga teacher and, always, student.
Posts from this author
Sciatica and Hip Pain: Deal With It
The hip is a major contributor to all core work. In fact, when we first learn to sit up as babies, we rely on our
Arm Balancing: Improve Your Strength Through Alignment
When someone new watches me demonstrate an arm balance, he or she often responds with, “I don’t think I have the upper body strength for
5 Tips for Practicing Yoga Outside
One of my favorite places to practice yoga is on the warm sand of a California beach. I always feel primal practicing yoga outside the
Yoga Is the Answer to the Problems Children Face Today
Last week, I presented a two-hour interactive workshop on yoga and mindfulness to a group of 25 girls aged ten to sixteen from the YWCA.
Can Meditation Cause Harm in the Wrong Hands?
The New York Times has once again stirred the proverbial pot in the yoga world with its recent article entitled The Mindfulness Backlash. The article
Simple Tools to Improve Your Meditation
These past eight weeks, we have focused on eight different styles of meditation. We’ve touched on everything from classical loving kindness meditation to modern practices
3 Minute Meditation to Increase Heart Rate Awareness and Control
Heart rate variability (HRV) describes the beat-by-beat changes in your heart’s pace, essentially the spaces between your heart beats. You may think this occurs beyond
A Way to Meditate: For People Really Bad at Meditation
We are hard-wired to be really bad at meditation. Thousands of years of evolution have ensured that the humans with the most active brains –
Vipassana: 8-Week Meditation Challenge #5
The first time I tried vipassana meditation I thought, “Oh goodness, this can’t be it!” I had signed up for a ten-day retreat, held in
Inner Silence: 8-Week Meditation Challenge #4
Antar mouna meditation – meaning inner silence – is one of the most popular and approachable meditation techniques. You can do this meditation any time
Overcoming Insomnia: 8-Week Meditation Challenge #3
This meditation is best done at bedtime for obvious reasons. It is a tool for those who feel their energy is too high at night
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