The end of a year feels like a big balloon filled with all kinds of things. This time of year -between Christmas and New Years seems like a great opportunity to empty the air out and reflect. I tend to rush through, worry / look forward to all that is coming next so I wanted to take a moment...

Have you every heard of Susan Cain's book Bittersweet?  She is the same author who wrote the book Quiet (about being an Introvert) a few years ago. Bittersweet is all about the tendency that some have to experience the joy of the moment intermingled with sadness. She has...

A few weeks ago, I began a new year of study and practice of the Yoga Sutras with incredible teachers in the YTCG*. I am in awe of the perspective offered in these 4 verses all over again. Here is my loose interpretation of the first 4 Sutras (with emphasis added) and the fascia-like web it...

This pandemic has reminded me regularly of the quote attributed to the Buddha, "The trouble is, you think you have time." I don't know about you, but I am always coming up with ideas for later. There are things I will work on when I have time, places I will go, projects I will work on, and ways I...

I was looking forward to my birthday in May this year because turning 46 meant I have been practicing Yoga for half of my life! I had some ideas about different ways I would share and celebrate that with you. When my birthday arrived however, life had other plans. 

In truth, I...

For several months, I didn’t do my sitting practice.  At all. 

At first, it was because it required all of me to switch the studio to a virtual platform when the pandemic hit. But, by the time the software got sorted, our community was able to navigate it, and I no longer had to be...