Winter got me like Ommm-my-gosh! Most people automatically assume because I’m a yoga teacher that it makes me an uber chill mom. That I don’t yell, or get bothered by things. Yes, I’m pretty chill most of the time and yes, I’ve learned to let things go that once would have turned me upside down […]
Inspiration Instead of Expectations Expectation can get in the way of receiving. When we expect we are bound to be let down. But when we receive, everything is a gift. We all have expectations from life. We dream things, are conditioned to want things, and also work hard toward achieving the things we want. But […]
Inner Critic & Ahimsa I don’t know what’s going on inside your head, (nor will I claim to), but if it’s anything like mine-it houses a chattering inner critic. A voice that tells me all the ways I could be better. Or how much I could improve. Or reminds me of all the ways I’m […]
Yoga & the Uncomfortable Yoga is about finding a balance between the comfortable and the uncomfortable. Do you struggle with a specific posture in your practice or during class? When I first started practicing yoga 7 years ago, I was terribly afraid of crow pose. I wanted to do the pose so badly, but I […]
You are you…
Everywhere you look, people are trying to get validation as to whether or not they fit in. By comparing yourself to others, you are creating a gauge for measuring your own self-worth. This happens in every area of life: Family Friendships Intimate relationships Workplaces Society So, it comes as no surprise that your yoga practice […]
Yoga & Death
A lot of yoga teachers and publications don’t really talk about death. This kind of blows my mind, given that we “play dead” in savasana or corpse pose, at the end of every class. But, nope. Pastels all around. Happy, shiny people. Nothing dirty or messy or complicated. Nothing gritty or sorrowful, or dark or shadowy. […]
Intentions Not Resolutions
Welcome to 2019! The new year is a time when everyone sets these resolutions-to do better, eat better, exercise more, break bad habits, try a new thing etc. There is a lot of goodness in taking time during this part of the new year to reflect and think about where we are, what we do, […]