When I first began practicing yoga, I'd show up to the class, do the practice and then leave. At the time, that seemed to be meeting what I needed and expected from attending. I wouldn't necessarily leave the class with ... Read More...
Embodiment
As we have flipped the calendar into a new year, I thought it would be a terrific time to launch straight into the idea of embodiment. What does it mean to be "embodied"? One definition that resonated with me is: "the ... Read More...
Being and Becoming
I have this strong memory of standing at the window in my childhood home staring at the rain. A vivid recollection as the rain fell from the roof and formed perfect drops into a growing puddle. I can recall the sound, ... Read More...
Sacred Flow
What a week it's been, with many energies colliding and coinciding. Monday we had a new moon, a sky with darkness as the moon cannot be seen. In the lunar cycle, this is a ripe time to set intentions, planting the seeds ... Read More...
Sangha-Building A Spiritual 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 For us at Desert Yoga Therapy, it's a time to say thank you for being part of ... Read More...
Pratyahara
The darkness that envelops the sky after the completion of my evening classes lets me know that the winter Solstice is fast-approaching. Our daylight hours are seemingly short and the natural rhythm of nature is ... Read More...
Be. Receive. Give Thanks.
At times I hear something and know immediately that it's worth holding onto. This past week, I was listening to a guided meditation by Sarah Blondin on the Insight Timer App (free and fabulous) and she said the above ... Read More...
Non-Negotiable
Last week we took some time to look at our "why", the driving force behind what motivates us to do certain things. It began with the story about someone writing their eulogy and realizing that what they had written ... Read More...
What’s Your Why?
Over the next two weeks, we'll be exploring two connected concepts-What's Your Why? and Non-Negotiables. These two ideas are linked as once we truly know what motivates us, we begin to put non-negotiables in place to ... Read More...
All Blocked Up
The other day a yoga student was suffering from seasonal allergies. They were all stuffed up, breathing through their mouth, and kept stepping off their mat to blow their nose. They were all blocked up...which led me to ... Read More...
Show Up
You've arrived. You're sitting on your yoga mat a few minutes before the class is scheduled to begin. As you sit, you look around at the other people arriving and settling onto their mats. Perhaps you're feeling a bit ... Read More...
Difficult Simplicity
One of the gifts I have received over the many years of teaching is that of an ever-expanding community. Each week I get emails from people, locally and globally, particularly from people in Australia and Canada. So, ... Read More...
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