Meeting Life with Full Presence
“Life is not meant to be a long series of unfelt and undirected experiences. We are not to be zombies and slaves, unconscious animals trapped in dumbness to the moment, leading mindless and powerless lives. We are not intended to be inattentive to our loved ones and the duties of life or the dreams in […]
Transitioning Into Spring
Spring is officially here, and with it another opportunity for change and transition. While the warmer weather is heartily welcomed, lots of people I talked to this week are feeling stressed and overwhelmed by the changes beckoning them. The transition of seasons creates a subtle sense of unrest in us, and we have yet again […]
The Winter Slog: Finding Your Light
Emily Dickson once observed that “April is the hardest month”, but for me, February ranks right up there. Cabin fever has set in at my house, and shorter fuses, irritability and impatience seem to be more the norm than the exception. It is hard to stay bright and open on these cold, long, dark days. […]
Power of Community
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one”. – Jane Howard I just made a major change in my yoga studio. I made the decision to reduce the size of the yoga space so I could […]
Dark Night of the Soul
“The feeling of being overwhelmed and torn apart, prepares you for new ideas and a fresh start. Your dark night may provide you with an opportunity to discover your toughness. You can see the point of staying in the dark is not to trick it into making you brilliant or germ free, but to make […]
Soften into Your Life
We are all incredibly practiced at working harder, pushing though, going the extra mile, and in the words of the famous Nike slogan, just doing it. We also receive kudos, praise, promotions, and pats on the back for these things. Taking action and working hard is absolutely necessary and essential for engaging in the world, […]
Law of Vibration: Up Your Personal Frequency
I’ve been teaching on the law of vibration this week and how everything in the Universe is constantly pulsing. In Sanskrit, we call this Spanda, and it happens to be one of the attributes of the Supreme. Since we are reflections of the Supreme, we also embody this pulse. We see Spanda all over nature…in […]
Living to be 100
“Even if you live to be 100, it’s really a very short time. So why not spend it undergoing this process of evolution, of opening your mind and heart, connecting with your true nature – rather than getting better and better at fixing, grasping, freezing, closing down?” Pema Chodron
5 Tips Every Yoga Teacher Needs to Know: Reflections from a Psychologist (and Yoga Teacher)
This blog post is one in a series on a blog tour for yoga teachers who want to get more impact from their private yoga teaching and find ways to generate a sustainable income. We are so very grateful to be a part of Kate Connell’s Yoga Teacher Blog Tour. Follow along on social […]
Be Yourself
“…we cannot achieve greatness unless we lose all interest in being great. For our own idea of greatness is illusory, and if we pay too much attention to it we will be lured out of the peace and stability of the being God gave us, and seek to live in a myth we have created […]
