My birthday was Sunday. Every year I get inspired to remind myself what I want to pull during this personal new Solar year. You can do this too, even if it was not your birthday! This week we have a new moon. New moons are times in the month when we should release old habits, […]
While I continue to edit my own writing, I will share this beautiful post …. By Pema Chödrön Throughout our day we can pause, take a break from our usual thoughts, and wake up to the magic and vastness of the world around us. Pema Chödrön says this easy and spacious type of mindfulness practice […]
You Create Your Own Reality – Gandhi In the beginning of my journey on this Path when the teacher would ask the class to ‘set an intention’ for practice at the start of the class, I didn’t really know what I should say to myself at that moment. I don’t know! Most days, I would […]
One of the main objectives in yoga is to be present. We hear this ubiquitous phrase everywhere – be present. If you have been listening to anything in classes, you have at least picked up on that. Focus on the breath – watch your mind, if something interrupts you, any thought whatsoever, come back to […]
“Even a great teacher cannot avoid the troubles of his body, cannot avoid sickness, old age, and death. In the same way, we cannot do away with feelings or the messiness of human relationships. Even the Buddha had some relationships that were easier than others; the most difficultones brought him enemies who tried to kill […]
After spending 3-weeks now in the jungle + beach of Mexico, I have noticed many shifts in my own energy. Upon arriving at end of July, I was definitely still vibrating the urban jungle in every one of my cells – a tad tense, guarded, and hurried. Shedding of that armor took about 5 days, […]
There is a fine line between having your preferences to sometimes being a real spoiled yoga – where does the teacher step in.. Has a yoga class ever been not exactly what you were expecting on that given day that you actually rolled up your sticky mat and left the room in disgust, angry at […]
In order to live a ‘spiritual’ existence, one very important element is that we spend some time alone with ourselves every day. As a yoga teacher, the benefits of solitude which is inherent in the profession, has proven itself to me over time. Because of the free time in between appointments, the spaces in between […]
The foundation of any Spiritual practice is the ability to cultivate the Art of Letting go. The inevitable changes that occur in relationships, the changes that occur within ourselves, and in the world around us make life so uncomfortable sometimes that rather than learning to let go and flow with the natural order of […]
With the arrival of these two beautiful Spring days, we are yet again reminded that all that exists is transcient, fleeting – winter seems to be making its way behind us, and the newness of Spring blesses us with this Truth. We, too, as part of the cosmos, go through cycles – births and […]
