January, 2023 In January, I usually write some version of my (gentle) rant against the “New Year, New You” marketing that...
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.
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?
April 2023 “This is one way of speaking about mindfulness, or being present: coming home to ourselves. When we bring...
July 2023 “You do not have to do just one more thing before you will be worthy of the refuge...
May, 2023 As a yoga instructor who has been teaching since I was 25, and who prefers a slow and gentle...
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.
December, 2022 “Doing those deeply unfashionable things – slowing down, letting your spare time expand, getting enough sleep, resting –...
June, 2023 Creativity and Renewal: Summer Retreat with Erin Joosse Harmony Hill Retreat Center July 22nd-24th For more than...
October 2022 Recently I read 2 novels that were written since the start of the pandemic. I recommend both –...
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