Transitions may be the most important part of a yoga practice. At least if we are present to them. Consider...
Every yoga teacher will tell you that they are still a yoga student. Or at least, they should. If anyone...
This afternoon I am sitting with my father, and it is peaceful. It’s raining. He is reading; I’m working on my computer. He is humming contentedly to himself. It is quiet. It reminds me of some of my favorite moments of my childhood. My parents and I sitting around, reading...
When we first begin to meditate, we might notice that there is very little space inside our minds. It might...
I stood at the front of the room, my breath a bit shallow, a little nervous to look at the...
“Our spirit has an instinct for silence. Every soul innately yearns for stillness, for a space, a garden where we can till, sow, reap, and rest, and by doing so come to a deeper sense of self and our place in the universe. Silence is not an absence but 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...
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...
One of the conversations we have been having in our current Yoga Teacher Training is about the value or detriment...
The longer I teach and practice yoga, the gentler my teaching and practice become. I tell my yoga friends, “pretty...
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...
