Hi, I'm Lore Goldstein

It was here in Alaska I that found yoga and meditation (thanks to Rodney Yee and his mountain of DVDs I could mail order from Netflix). It was a physical struggle to even hold down dog, and I truly sucked at doing any form of asana at first. But I kept at it. What else was there to do? Oh, right, Zumba DVDs, and flapping around like a chicken.

After awhile I started reflecting on my life's purpose, and began dabbling with Tarot and EFT. I also realized that I had a level of confidence and capability that I never thought I had as life in the remote, frozen tundra, living and working with a culture that resented "white people", was not easy. It was definitely a lesson on what it was like to be on the other side, experiencing cultural and ethnic racism.

As my body started to heal and I began to see myself in a whole new light, I then started questioning what I was doing and why. When I returned to Florida after my Alaskan adventure, I knew I had to make some drastic changes in order to feel more fulfilled in my career and connected in my relationships. The change was hard and scary. But I knew if I stayed where I was, the constant tension and anxiety I was experiencing would morph into something a whole lot worse.

I therefore quit my conventional psychotherapy practice, packed up only my essential belongings, moved out of my house, and amicably parted ways with my ex.

After over a decade of continuing with my yoga practice, and then becoming an instructor, I was completely perplexed because I felt increasingly weaker in my body versus stronger. I was experiencing more sciatica pain than ever before, knee pain from an old injury, and lower back pain when standing for long periods of time. I dreaded getting on a long flight because I knew my left butt cheek would be on fire the whole trip. I certainly wanted to blame it on age, but yoga seemed to be exacerbating my issues rather than relieving them.

After some diligent research, I came across an expert in yoga and muscle activation techniques (MAT) that presented a whole new, pain-free, pain-relieving way of teaching yoga. It was like a lightning bolt went off in my head, and I knew right then and there, that how I practiced and taught yoga would never be the same again. This mentor taught me how muscles actually work, and how stretching actually makes muscle tightness and weakness worse. After just two weeks of practicing in this new way, I was pain free. Sold!!

Additionally, in today's noisy world, we are anxious and stressed to the max. Our bodies even feel it with knots in the stomach, unexplained pain, inflammation, and even disease. We are also so caught up in the ramblings of our mind, which often lead us on an emotional roller coaster or wild goose chase of running after the next best thing - yet never feeling peaceful, fulfilled, or satisfied. And let’s not even mention what is going on in the world and politics!

I currently live in Annapolis with my soulmate and 3 crazy cats who should really be named Hungry, Clumsy, and Holy Terror.