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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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Aug 3, 20191 min read
The Best Things in Life are Near
“The best things are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet, duties at your hand, the path of God...
Aug 3, 20191 min read
Yamas: They Are the Change
We have completed our 5 week study of the five Yamas which are one spoke of the eight spoke wheel that is Yoga as we know it. Studying...
Jul 27, 20192 min read
It is the Nature of things to Change
These words are at the same time so comforting to me and also so triggering. I have tried so hard to keep some things the same,...
Jul 21, 20192 min read
Finding Sacred in the Ordinary
This week in class we will be exploring Brahmacharya which translates to moderation, balance, "just enough" and proper application of...
Jul 14, 20192 min read
I Have Enough, I Do Enough, I Am Enough
I remember when I first heard these words from a beloved yoga teacher of mine, during the final rest pose Savasana....and the tears...
Jul 7, 20191 min read
You Were Born with Wings
This week in class we are learning about Satya or Truthfulness. We hear a lot about "finding your truth" in our culture these days, but...
May 7, 20190 min read
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