September 2020 This summer, I have tried to get into nature with my kids each week. We’ve sought out more...
February, 2021 I know it’s been a long year. I know it’s felt like too long since we have been together. It...
Happy Hanukkah! Soon we will be welcoming the solstice, the returning of longer days, and for those that celebrate, the joy of Christmas. The holiday season is upon us. There is much that I love about this time of year. I love the songs I only hear once a year, I...
I met with a friend recently, who, like many of us, has a lot going on in life. She has a toddler and...
My favorite yoga pose is uttanasana. This pose was for a long time my least favorite, in all of its manifestations, and I resisted it. Why? It revealed where in my body I held darkness.
Some people are surprised when they hear that I identify as an introvert. They are usually people who know me only through my yoga teaching, and have seen me, seemingly very comfortable at the front of a room leading a yoga practice. And I am comfortable in the front of...
My brother-in-law was diagnosed with cancer in the spring. He and my sister spent the better part of the last 9 months at doctors’ appointments, preparing for or...
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.
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,...
The longer I teach and practice yoga, the gentler my teaching and practice become. I tell my yoga friends, “pretty...
April 20, 2022 Recently, I was talking with Chris Martin, a Source Yoga student who regularly attends our Gentle Yoga...
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...
