July 2020 It seems like a strange time to celebrate anything when you take in our public health crisis and...
June 2020 “It is the willingness to offer our best, claim responsibility for our worst, and fold it into the...
May 2020 As we are facing this global pandemic and its impact on all areas of life, I have been thinking about resiliency. For most of us, this is one of the most difficult things we have collectively faced. It takes a lot of resiliency to get through the day to day, through the stress that we are...
I met with a friend recently, who, like many of us, has a lot going on in life. She has a toddler and...
A pretty perfect spot for meditation on my recent vacation… There was a box on my desk waiting for me...
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...
“Mindfulness, cultivated even for a few minutes, draws the heart toward itself. It invites the intimacy we yearn for and...
“I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.” Mark Twain As I went...
I don’t really make New Year’s Resolutions. In fact, I shared with my classes last week, that in the spirit of the New Year, no resolutions were needed, we are all perfect as we are. However, this New Year, I have been thinking about taking adventures. Some adventures are adventures of travel...
Transitions may be the most important part of a yoga practice. At least if we are present to them. Consider...
This afternoon I am sitting with my father, and it is peaceful. It’s raining. He is reading; I’m working on...
When we first begin to meditate, we might notice that there is very little space inside our minds. It might seem like just as we are trying to sit down and settle down, our brain goes into hyperdrive. We might be making to do lists, we might be replaying something...
