I've had a classic Eagles song rummaging through my brain this week because my theme is "Life in the Fast Lane", which surely means you lose your mind, or so the song goes. I'm trying to do exactly the opposite of that - ... Read More...
Peaceful Simplicity
I have decided that throughout the month of May to focus on the practice of mindfulness and mantra. Why not dedicate an entire month teaching something that can foster a greater sense of ease and connection? So, we began ... Read More...
Frazzled
It's been one of those long-haul periods of work and activity with 12 consecutive days of regular classes, an advanced studies module, a writing deadline, the creation and affirmation of a new retreat to Iceland and an ... Read More...
Fading Light
The pashmina and recycled cashmere sweaters are out and I'm truly enjoying the shift we're experiencing here in the desert and in the Northern Hemisphere. We are heading straight toward the Winter Solstice and, baby, ... Read More...
Hear The Whisper
As I sat in the residue of our first weekend of the Advanced Studies program on Sunday evening, I needed to create my theme for the upcoming week. I felt inspired from the weekend's workshop, but less than creative. So ... Read More...
Move To The Center
In previous blogs, I have mentioned that if I have a cluster of images or signs show up, I tend to pay attention to them. Over the past several days, I kept coming to the image of a wheel, or a circle with a dot in the ... Read More...
Dive In
When I saw this water in the image above, all I wanted to do was dive in. Not surprisingly, this is Turquoise Bay at the Ningaloo Reef, Cape Range National Park in Western Australia. And yes, I did step into this idyllic ... Read More...
Retreat
It didn't seem to be much of a surprise to students in classes this week that my word of the week was "retreat". Next week, I am heading to Australia to not only offer two different yoga retreats but for a long personal ... Read More...
Inner Space, Inner Peace
It's my birthday week so I wanted to pick a thought of the week that was a reflection of one of my deepest intentions...finding a peaceful heart. The inspiration has partially stemmed from my Dad, Wayne, who passed away ... 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...
Seasonal Transition
You can feel it in the air. It's getting cooler (well, almost) and thank goodness! Apparently, the desert has had its hottest summer on record, so we are more than ready to feel the cooler autumnal winds and ... Read More...
Transitions
A snowbird friend of mine recently had to return home from a shorter than usual season here in the desert. I asked her how their season was and she replied, "It felt short. It's the transitions that kill me!". The ... Read More...
