Give Time Time
If there’s one thing I have learned from working with incarcerated people, it’s a new view of time. When that’s all you have, things change. Time heals, you just have to give time, time. These 5 incarcerated women are graduating on Saturday from our 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training. KUTV Story Here One of the […]
None of My Business
“Disregard what others think and the prison door will swing open.” ~Lao Tzu You’ve heard the saying “what others think about me is none of my business” right? I have been thinking about a deeper concept. The 20-40-60 rule. For sure because I am knocking on 60’s door! In our 20’s and 30’s we tend […]
Forgive Me?
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. ~Lewis B. Smedes I’ve been thinking about forgiveness a lot lately. Mostly forgiveness for myself. Every night I go to bed rolling back the tapes of the day-gone-by. And every night I have regrets. I beat myself up for things […]
Choose Life
Choice. It’s a hot topic right now isn’t it? Between our debates about a woman’s right to choose what happens to her body, to the heartbreaking increase in teen suicide and the “choose life” movement, to an 18 year-olds’ right to choose which automatic weapon to legally buy. I am stuck between despair, and hope […]
5 Years
“5 by 5 rule: If it’s not gonna matter in 5 years, don’t spend more than 5 minutes being upset about it.” ~anonymous I don’t know who said this, but it’s a damn good rule. Take a moment to reflect on the things that are weighing on your mind right now. Your worries and fears, […]
Love Your Brain
It’s February, the month officially dedicated to LOVE. I am no expert on romantic love, just ask my husband. So I’ll stay in my lane and share messages about Self Love. And there is no better place to start than with your own mental health. I want to pass on some great information with you […]
Overprepare…then Go With the Flow
Getting out of town for me is the hardest thing I do. I am an organizer, a scheduler, a planner, a calendar keeper, and a to-the-minute time controller. I know, doesn’t sound much like a yoga teacher. Travel, especially now, has turned all of that on its’ head. It’s impossible to be in control of […]
Today is Special
Holiday of the Grateful Heart by Danna Faulds I hereby decree this day to be the Holiday of the Grateful Heart, the perfect opportunity to appreciate and celebrate my life. May I see the whole broad sweep of my experience, all the peaks, valleys, and subterranean wanderings as the necessary steps to get me here, […]
Go After Your Dreams
Today I witnessed a dream come true, right before my eyes. Ferosa, who is serving a life sentence, stepped into the shoes of a trainer. She, to my knowledge, is the first ever incarcerated person who is leading a 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training program inside prison walls. She helped screen and select 7 wonderful women […]
A Story About Moving Forward
This is a story about bad news. That could have been good news. About a reporter that had an opportunity to lift people up, and chose to drag them down. I am going to rewrite her story. But first, a little back story. When I was 13, my Dad went to prison. I remember being […]