The Truth
If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. ~Rene Descartes Satya, one of the Yamas in the Yoga Sutras asks us to live in truth. To be truthful in our thinking, in our speaking, and in […]
Compare and Despair
”Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt Have you experienced it? You’re scrolling late at night and you see that friend with the perfect…everything…you sigh, feel like crap about yourself, grab another cocktail and keep scrolling. The experts call it ‘compare and despair’ and it’s rampant. We’ve all taken to social media since […]
Resistance
“When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile” ~ Regina Brett Let’s talk about resistance. Because I have been feeling A LOT of it lately, know what I mean? Since March, I have been the poster girl for “let’s look for the silver lining” and “come on, zoom is the next best thing!” but hey. […]
Dealing With Anger
Wow. The is plenty to be angry about right now isn’t there? Everywhere we look, especially those of us who struggle with the “scrolling addiction” or spend too much time watching the “news”, we are bombarded with upsetting information. Many yoga practitioners believe that anger is “unspiritual,” which is a dangerous stand to take. Unrecognized […]
Hearing is Healing
“Deep listening can help relieve the suffering of another person. You listen with only one purpose: to help him or her to empty his heart. Even if he says things that are full of wrong perceptions, full of bitterness, you are still capable of continuing to listen with compassion. Because you know that listening like […]
Life is Short…
I will open this post with picture of a great source of happiness for me these days…meet Miss Bella. Yes, I too got a #covidpuppy thinking I was home anyway, might as well be puppy training. I forgot about sleepless nights, and how sharp puppies teeth are! But seriously, how can you look at those […]
The Next Step
”When in doubt, just take the next small step” ~Paulo Coehlo in The Pilgrimage How could this COVID-19 experience possibly be considered a pilgrimage? As I was listening to an interview with Paolo Coehlo, it struck me that everything he was saying about pilgrimage was true about our current quarantine and pandemic. A pilgrimage, at […]
Why Yoga Alliance?
What is yoga? Stretching…exercise…stress management…a spiritual path…a way to reach enlightenment? Maybe it’s all of the above. Clearly, the way we practice yoga here in the West is different than the way it was intended to be practiced. Taking a practice with its history and traditions and squeezing it into our Western lifestyle is challenging, […]
Why 200 Hours?
I get asked this a lot. Is a 200 Hour training really necessary? Why 200 Hours? Is that even enough? If you’ve been practicing yoga for any length of time, you have probably heard someone say, “You should do a teacher training” Here are 10 points to consider when thinking about doing a deeper dive […]
I Love My Gym Yogis
I am so over the comment “gym yoga isn’t real yoga”. This is a story of gym yoga, and why it has a special place in my heart. 13 years ago, I sold the women’s health club that had been like Cheers to many people. My husband and I had been owner/operators of health clubs […]