Archives for October 2016

As yoga teachers and practitioners, we sometimes walk a fine line when balancing in our roles as teachers, students, and in our personal lives. My favorite definition of Yoga, shared with us by the late T.K.V Desikachar, is “to attain what was previously unattainable.” I’d like to offer this as a starting point in terms […]

You are a child of the universe. of stardust + planets. of moonshine + rain. You are AMAZING! Beautiful. Miraculous. Light-filled. Loving + Lovable. You are wise. creative. generous. luminous. compassionate + kind. Do you remember? This is who you are. You came with a purpose for your life. an incredible PLAN. You are meant […]

I once wrote these words to my teacher: “I’m addicted to love.” “No,” she responded, “you’re addicted to pain.” And now, so clearly, I see it. I keep making the same choices. I have a type: the “unavailable jerk.” He’s not interested in a relationship. He doesn’t ever text me to say, “How was your […]

Meditation begins as a micro experience of self-awareness before expanding toward a higher state of cosmic consciousness. When we are disconnected from nature, however, the expansion of our practice can become stagnant—it is often a struggle just to sit and breathe. The opportunity to marinate in fresh air and pristine surroundings creates a direct line […]

We have to be willing to give it all up What we think it is supposed to look like What we think we are supposed to do Shifting back to how it is that we really want to feel What if You trusted yourself completely What if You knew you could not fail What if […]

We often discuss different ways to meditate as well as the numerous and varied benefits, but how do we take all of that useful information and apply it to our daily lives? The answer is going to be different for everyone, but here are 5 tips to get you moving in the right direction towards […]

I look into the mirror and trace lines of my ancestry; my jaw holds words unspoken from the mouth of my mother and her mother and her mother before, words that are wild and reckless and mighty. I open my jaw as if to unearth, to shake and dust the dirt off used to bury […]

As I sit down to write I hear two voices. They are both mine but decidedly different. The first knows I have something to share. She is truth teller, the one with third-eye intuition who speaks so elegantly from her heart when she teaches, so precise and honest with what she says. She moves mountains, […]

You may not know or you may have forgotten, but YOU get to design your life. Every aspect. No need to live on autopilot or in la-la land. So let’s go there. Let’s talk about spirituality. Not religion, not woo-woo magic, but about simple rituals that connect you to yourself. Remembering yourself. Bringing presence. Being […]

Did you know that when you are awake you have enough energy buzzing in your brain to power a light bulb? That’s around 10 to 33 watts. Our body is an electrical miracle! It’s a delicate and complicated machine. Our brain is the intricate operating center for the nervous system, which is continually collecting data […]

As a child I followed my father around his land, memorizing the scientific names of the plants he catalogued like notes from a flute. He cultivated the earth to observe the tendencies of living things. He patiently waited for trees to develop into shade-giving giants, and experimented with leaves and a palette of flowers; fruit, […]

Trust your heart, dear friend It will not lead you astray Open to the gentle guidance of your spirit and breathe into the courage that will allow you to follow the path it so gracefully offers With practice, your choices will fill with the ease and softness of deep, inner knowing and your actions will […]