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When I was in my yoga teacher training course I was introduced to Karusia Wroblewski, a certified yoga teacher, certified yoga therapist,...


Shona Cairncross
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
Here Comes 2021
All the best to you and yours as we say goodbye to 2020 and greet 2021. Stay safe out there. Cheers, Shona Cairncross Rainework
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 24, 2020
- 3 min
Day 10: 10 Days of Self-Care (The Holiday Countdown)
Well my friends and fellow readers, here we are at day 10 on the eve before Christmas (well, technically on the day of the eve before...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 23, 2020
- 3 min
Day 9: 10 Days of Self-Care (The Holiday Countdown)
It's day 9 already...where did the time go?! Once again, before getting right into my self-care suggestion of the day, I would like to...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 22, 2020
- 4 min
Day 8: 10 Days of Self-Care (Holiday Countdown)
Hello there. It's so nice to see you here on day 8! I hope today finds you well in mind, body and spirit, looking forward now that winter...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 21, 2020
- 5 min
Day 7: 10 Days of Self-Care (Holiday Countdown)
The Solstice Special The word solstice is derived from the Latin sol ("sun") and sistere ("to stand still"). It is a term that describes...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 20, 2020
- 4 min
Day 6: Ten Days of Self-Care (The Holiday Countdown)
Hello and welcome back, or just plain welcome if this is your first visit. Today is day 6 of the countdown and before heading right into...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 19, 2020
- 3 min
Day 5: Ten Days of Self-Care (Holiday Countdown)
Hello and welcome to day 5! I hope today finds you well in mind, body and spirit. Just as I started the previous days blog, I now invite...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 18, 2020
- 4 min
Day 4: Ten Days of Self-Care (Holiday Countdown)
Welcome back to my holiday countdown, focused on taking time for the amazing, fantastic you! I invite you to take a moment to settle into...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
Day 3: Ten Days of Self-Care (The Holiday Countdown)
Hello hello and welcome to day three! Once again, before getting right into my self-care suggestion of the day, I would like to invite...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
Day 2: Ten Days of Self Care (The Holiday Countdown)
Welcome back to another opportunity to pause and focus on the one and only you. Before reading onward, take a moment and let yourself...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
Ten Days of Self Care: The Holiday Countdown
I am one of those people that still has a printed calendar. There's something about having the whole month there in front of me in black...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 9, 2020
- 2 min
An Essential Kind of Clean
Yoga mats are a part of practice for a large number of people, myself included. More than a tool used just for physical asana, my yoga...
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Shona Cairncross
- Dec 6, 2020
- 3 min
Meditation Posture: Lotus Might Not be Your Friend...Yet
We have all seen those beautiful images of someone sitting in a gorgeous setting in full lotus, serene and composed with their eyes...
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Shona Cairncross
- Nov 27, 2020
- 2 min
Mala Basics: An Introduction to Japa Mala
Full length mala necklaces are composed of 108 beads and a guru or finishing bead that unites the two sides, ending in knot work, a...
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Shona Cairncross
- Nov 27, 2020
- 1 min
Hello and Welcome to the Rainework Blog!
So this is a blog huh? I'm not sure what I was expecting...maybe something more than a blank page that I am suddenly unsure how to fill....
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