November 2024 CARING FOR OURSELVES AND FOR EACH OTHER Well, it’s been quite a week. How are you caring for...
July 2023 “You do not have to do just one more thing before you will be worthy of the refuge...
By Kate Fontana, Source Yoga community member and teacher Dear Friends, What do you do with a holiday once you realize it’s racist? I’ve sought to deepen into sacred days and seasons by looking with a kind and critical eye at the traditions and “sacred” things of my family,...
July 2020 It seems like a strange time to celebrate anything when you take in our public health crisis and...
The students of the 2018 Source Yoga Mindfulness Based Yoga Teacher Training are about to graduate! I have spoken one...
I know many of you have been following my journey with my dad. I wanted to let you know that he died peacefully, surrounded by family on June 1st. I was able to be right by his side. I have been moved and grateful to have the incredible support of so...
The longer I teach and practice yoga, the gentler my teaching and practice become. I tell my yoga friends, “pretty...
I recently returned from a 5-day silent meditation retreat. Before I go any farther, let me assure you that it is not like going on vacation.
I have a confession to make. I don’t love Savasana. I know. Shocking. I think it’s the whole idea that I am “supposed to” let go. Sit in meditation and watch my thoughts arise, linger, and pass through? Sure. But lie there at the end of a yoga practice and...
From the beginning of Source Yoga, I have had a strong desire to use the platform of our business to make a difference. Of course I know that yoga in itself makes a difference in the bodies, minds, and hearts of those that practice. But I also have always known that I wanted to expand that beyond the confines of the studios and into the greater community around us. A couple of years ago, I was looking at how I wanted Source Yoga to give to our larger community. From our very first year in business, we offered Thanksgiving donation classes, giving the proceeds to local service organizations, and donated regularly to many local schools and other non-profits. We have offered scholarships for workshops and events provided by our “Source Yoga Scholarship Fund,” but I kept asking myself, “How can we continue to make an even bigger difference?”
I tripped last year, and caught myself awkwardly. I didn’t think much of the ache in my back then; I...
