I stood at the front of the room, my breath a bit shallow, a little nervous to look at the...
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?
Transitions may be the most important part of a yoga practice. At least if we are present to them. Consider...
When we first begin to meditate, we might notice that there is very little space inside our minds. It might...
Photo courtesy of Liz Gill “When times are uncertain, difficult, fearful, full of change, they become the perfect place...
Today I got lost – almost literally in my backyard. Well, almost the backyard of the yoga studio, that is....
Normally, I’d be all about the homework. I am one of those people who’s ridiculously happy to be a lifelong student. I have 2 grad school degrees, for goodness’ sake. I miss taking classes besides yoga. But I have to admit that the MBSR homework is a struggle.
The longer I teach and practice yoga, the gentler my teaching and practice become. I tell my yoga friends, “pretty...
“In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age...
“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...
One of the conversations we have been having in our current Yoga Teacher Training is about the value or detriment...
