This afternoon I am sitting with my father, and it is peaceful. It’s raining. He is reading; I’m working on...
Only a week later, my inner yoga teacher shows up again; she too, has gone on retreat. She reminds me of the definition of the word mindful, as used by Jon Kabat-Zinn, the originator of MBSR in the West. Mindfulness is about paying attention in a non-judgmental way. I can pay attention mindfully, I like to think. I have a much harder time paying attention without judgment. So my inner yoga teacher says: What if your discomfort isn’t something for you to analyze away? What if you don’t need to do anything about your discomfort? What if you just noticed it?
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’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” Mark Twain As I went...
So…full disclosure – I got an email from Source Yoga the other day saying, “we haven’t seen you for a...
Photo courtesy of Liz Gill “When times are uncertain, difficult, fearful, full of change, they become the perfect place to deepen the practice of awakening.” ‑ Jack Kornfield Well, it’s been a week, hasn’t it? On Wednesday morning, after waking up to the election results, I led a...
Transitions may be the most important part of a yoga practice. At least if we are present to them. Consider...
In business and in life, I am often asking myself why I am here. What is the difference I am...
November 2023 When big things happen both in our life and in the world around us, we might struggle to make sense of them and wrestle with how to respond. If you spend any time online (ahem, who doesn’t these days?), you are seeing the events of the world filtered...
Every yoga teacher will tell you that they are still a yoga student. Or at least, they should. If anyone...
I don’t really make New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, I shared with my classes last week, that in the spirit...
LAST CALL FOR LATE WINTER/EARLY SPRING RETREAT WITH ERIN JOOSSE February 29th-March 3rd, Harmony Hill Retreat Center Kalyāṇa-mitta is a Pali term and Buddhist concept of which means spiritual friendship, or admirable friendship. Within the Pali Canon (the first recorded teachings of the Buddha), one of the followers/disciples of the...