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...
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Aug 3, 20191 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, 20192 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, 20192 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, 20192 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, 20191 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...
Jun 27, 20191 min
Lead with Love Not Fear
Ahimsa, which translates to "nonviolence" or "non harming," is at the heart of practicing yoga. As your practice on the mat is lead by...
Jun 7, 20192 min
Learning to Notice and Pause
I shared in class this morning that, as a teacher, the wife of a principal, the mother of 3 children who all played spring sports and...
Jun 7, 20191 min
Wild Geese
You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let...
May 19, 20191 min
A Prayer
Refuse to fall down If you cannot refuse to fall down, refuse to stay down. If you cannot refuse to stay down, lift your heart toward...
May 19, 20191 min
Practice Turning People Into Trees
“When you go out into the woods, and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them...
May 13, 20191 min
Let Go
Forget about enlightenment. Sit down wherever you are And listen to the wind singing in your veins. Feel the love, the longing, and the...
May 9, 20190 min
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May 2, 20191 min
The Journey
One day you finally knewwhat you had to do, and began, though the voices around youkept shoutingtheir bad advice -- though the whole...
May 2, 20191 min
Keep Walking
Keep walking, though there’s no place to get to. Don’t try to see through the distances. That’s not for human beings. Move within, but...
May 2, 20191 min
Lost
Lost Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here, And you must treat it as a...
May 2, 20192 min
She Let Go
She let go. She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the...
Apr 3, 20191 min
Start Close In
A poem by David Whyte Start close in, don’t take the second step or the third, start with the first thing close in, the step you don’t...
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