July 2022 “WE WERE MADE FOR THESE TIMES… Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at...
This is a timely article as our thoughts turn toward the brave firefighters in our state and across the nation...
I realized today that my morning meditations have been a bit more grounded than they were in the summer months and my mind has felt more settled than it has in quite some time. This might have to do with the return of my kids to school, after a year and a half...
April 2023 “This is one way of speaking about mindfulness, or being present: coming home to ourselves. When we bring...
“Self-care, I think, is a way of going against business as usual. It’s a radical route. Learning to love ourselves...
October 2022 Recently I read 2 novels that were written since the start of the pandemic. I recommend both – The Sentence by Louise Erdrich, and Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout. Two very different books, both by Pulitzer prize winning authors, recreating the early days, months, and the...
I met with a friend recently, who, like many of us, has a lot going on in life. She has a toddler and...
Rachelle Koren has been teaching at Source Yoga on and off for about a year. She brings a true passion for yoga and personal growth to her classes, and loves helping people slow down.
January, 2023 In January, I usually write some version of my (gentle) rant against the “New Year, New You” marketing that we see everywhere, but this year I can’t seem to muster the energy. Let me give you the TL;DR version – you are enough as you are, and there is no resolution...
In The Princess Bride, one of my favorite movies, the evil prince Humperdinck has dragged Princess Buttercup to the altar. There’s a great deal of noise outside the castle, and he knows that her true love Westley is coming to save her in a matter of minutes.
I’ve meditated at the pool with my kids, believe it or not. (Don’t worry—they are old enough to swim on their own, around lifeguards.) Several times this summer, I was at the wading pool and sat quietly in the water. Closing my eyes, listening to the water falling around me, the sounds of the water splashing, feeling the sunlight warm on my eyelids. Swaying gently when other kids are running in the water around me. I’ve meditated at the wave pool, and it’s a beautiful image now, the ruffled waves coming into and crashing, the pull of the water as it receded. I’ve even taken time to meditate on the ferry. Those seconds stretch into minutes, the minutes into time without measure.
So…full disclosure – I got an email from Source Yoga the other day saying, “we haven’t seen you for a while.” HA! I guess it’s been a while since I have made it in for class. Things have been busy for me for sure – with kids and business...
