top of page
Writings
Search
Apr 17, 20232 min read
Why I Teach Yoga
At a recent yoga training, I engaged in some self-reflection on why I chose to become a yoga teacher. I was brought back to a distinct...
Apr 3, 20221 min read
Progress...Not Perfection
It’s not all that long ago that I learned the importance of self-compassion as well as the 3 elements that make up self-compassion:...
Jan 30, 20223 min read
Balance...Harmony...Ease
A cornerstone teaching in our practice is learning to balance effort and ease; finding that sweet spot where we have just the right...
Jan 3, 20211 min read
Awakened and Inspired
I love this time of year…I love beginnings and all the newness and inspiration and hope that a new year brings. Some of the feelings...
Jun 1, 20201 min read
If Not Now, When?
During this “covid-era,” a little voice in my head vacillates between, “I’m lonely, I’m sad, I’m scared, fix this, I don’t like these...
Apr 27, 20203 min read
Freedom
This week marks the seventh week of life changing as we knew it. Like everyone else in the world, I have been riding the roller coaster...
Apr 5, 20202 min read
And The People Stayed Home
Like many of you, I have stayed home. Staying home, I am finding my roots again after they've been uprooted and I feel exposed. I find...
Mar 23, 20203 min read
Taking one step....toward the good stuff
The world feels so different than last Monday when I was writing and planning to still offer yoga classes at Calvin. The last week has...
Mar 4, 20202 min read
Self-Compassion....Open Heart
I’ve been using the theme of the Chakra system to plan yoga classes this year; every couple of months we move on and up to the next...
Feb 2, 20204 min read
No Mud, No Lotus.
Yoga arose from Ayurveda, the ancient system of healthy practices, nutrition and medicine that holistically addresse the mind, body and...
Jan 3, 20202 min read
Soft Front....Strong Back
As we embark on a new year and a new decade, I see the familiar words everywhere, Resolutions….Goals….Improvement….Fixing…..Be Better. ...
Dec 15, 20191 min read
Harvesting Light
Practicing yoga teaches me how to slow down, how to notice, how to let go and to be more accepting of the present moment. As my practice...
Dec 1, 20192 min read
Turning Toward the Light
This is a very dark time of the year, literally as we near the Winter Solstice, marking the longest night of the year and metaphorically,...
Nov 3, 20192 min read
Creativity.Feelings.Flow.Change
In class, we've begun to learn about the 2nd chakra, svadhisthana chakra or also called the sacral chakra. The second chakra or...
Oct 13, 20192 min read
My Roots Allow Me to Rise
In class for the past month, we have been learning about our roots and how strong roots allow us to RISE. In Ayurveda, the fall and...
Sep 28, 20192 min read
The Winds of Change
Jerry and I spent this afternoon putting the yard, pool, garden and outdoor furniture to bed for the winter. It's a ritual we do every...
Sep 8, 20191 min read
Surrender
This week, we will be considering how to surrender both on the mat in class and off the mat in our lives. "Surrendering is not...
Aug 31, 20192 min read
Balancing Ease and Effort
Labor Day marks the start of a new school year. Our family life has always organized around the school year and the seasons. Labor Day...
Aug 18, 20192 min read
Tapas: Burning Through Old Habits
This week in yoga class, we are learning about Tapas which translates as Self-discipline, Internal Heat or Zeal. I find Tapas as I...
Aug 11, 20191 min read
Surrendering
Very little grows on jagged rock. Be ground. Be crumbled, so wildflowers will come up where you are. You have been stony for too many...
bottom of page