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...
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- Jan 30, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 1 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 3 min
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, 2020
- 2 min
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, 2020
- 4 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 2 min
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, 2019
- 1 min
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, 2019
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