AUGUST 2024 WINGS OF MINDFULNESS: A DAY OF INSIGHT AND COMPASSION Next Sunday, August 11st with Erin Joosse with live...
April 2023 “This is one way of speaking about mindfulness, or being present: coming home to ourselves. When we bring...
February, 2023 “The heart opens. The heart closes. This is the systole and diastole of human life. We may imagine that we want our hearts to stay open, but full-hearted generosity – with others and with ourselves – is all-inclusive. It is not a command. It is an invitation...
I just returned from a 7 day meditation retreat, nestled in the moss and green of a beautiful Pacific Northwest...
I met with a friend recently, who, like many of us, has a lot going on in life. She has a toddler and...
A couple of weeks ago, I returned from a 7-day silent meditation retreat. “7 days of silence?!” people ask, stunned at the thought. Honestly, the silence is not the difficult part. For me, an introvert, it’s quite nice to not have to talk, not have to interact or make small...
My whole young life, I remember my father getting up before dawn and going for his daily run, long before...
I don’t really make New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, I shared with my classes last week, that in the spirit...
A wise friend recently said to me “there’s a lot of waiting in life. It’s best to get comfortable with it.” It’s true. How many times throughout our day, our week, our year, our life, are we left waiting? Waiting in lines, waiting for a reply from someone, waiting for plans to work...
When we first begin to meditate, we might notice that there is very little space inside our minds. It might...
Today I got lost – almost literally in my backyard. Well, almost the backyard of the yoga studio, that is....
When I taught on New Year’s Day morning, I was happy to see my regular Monday morning crowd. I am not a rah-rah kick butt yoga teacher, and if you come to my class regularly, you probably know this about me. I just couldn’t get fired up about inspiring my...
