“In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age...
So…full disclosure – I got an email from Source Yoga the other day saying, “we haven’t seen you for a...
I stood at the front of the room, my breath a bit shallow, a little nervous to look at the sea of young faces in front of me. I am not used to teaching children – a room full of adults is far less intimidating to me. I took a...
My whole young life, I remember my father getting up before dawn and going for his daily run, long before...
When I taught on New Year’s Day morning, I was happy to see my regular Monday morning crowd. I am...
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.
This afternoon I am sitting with my father, and it is peaceful. It’s raining. He is reading; I’m working on...
Every yoga teacher will tell you that they are still a yoga student. Or at least, they should. If anyone...
One of the conversations we have been having in our current Yoga Teacher Training is about the value or detriment of mindfulness hitting the mainstream. When Jon Kabat-Zinn introduced the word and concept of mindfulness to health care in the 70’s, with the creation of the Stress Reduction Clinic at...
I don’t really make New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, I shared with my classes last week, that in the spirit...
“It takes boldness, even audacity, to step out of our habitual patterns and experiment with a quality like kindness...
“Mindfulness, cultivated even for a few minutes, draws the heart toward itself. It invites the intimacy we yearn for and that is calling to us because, ultimately, mindfulness is intimacy – with ourselves and the world – underneath any apparent separation between the two.” Jon Kabat-Zinn I think about why...