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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 fee...

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 o...

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 be...

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 Chakr...

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 s...

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,...

Oct 13, 2019
2 min

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 earl...

Sep 28, 2019
2 min

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 y...

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