It feels like things are at a turning point. Whatever that even means… I’m reminded what the word revolution actually means turning. What, or who, are we turning toward? Are we able to turn inward to nurture our inner life? It can be challenging when we are experiencing subtle and not so subtle emotional and …
It feels like the world is getting smaller. As we shelter in place in our cocoons around the globe, we are tuning into the web of our interconnectedness more than ever. As we go through this together, our hearts are expanding out to meet it all. When there is a crisis, and the future is …
Yoga is a wisdom philosophy realized and understood only through practice. This is one of the profoundly beautiful things about Yoga – it is not only teachings and movements passed down through time, it is brought to life by our direct experience. It is personal and intimate…we breath life into the teachings of Yoga and …
The word for faith used in Yoga is Sraddha. It refers to our faith in the practice, and a trust in the mystery that moves us and connects us. More than ever in these times of transition, change, and uncertainty, we need to lean into our faith and trust in to motivate us to keep …
‘Coherence’ is a term used by scientists who make it their business to measure wellness, and qualify and quantify our optimum function. Defined, it is a highly efficient physiological state in which all of our systems are in harmonious function. It is a high level of of ‘operation’ in which we have the access to …
There is so much energy moving through and around us, so much input and STUFF…for me, meditation is a necessary pause that helps me digest and integrate my experience, helps things settle and ‘find their place’. There are so many benefits of meditation practice; research tells us it makes us smarter, more compassionate…better versions of …
We live in a world rife with the white noise of constant stimulation and overflowing information; the screens of phones and computers are ever beckoning with their flashing lights and dopamine-inducing bells and whistles. As well, the past and it’s unresolved pain and traumas leave their mark on us, effecting our nervous system in a …
I want to unfold. Let no place in me hold itself closed, for where I am closed, I am false. I want to stay clear in your sight. -Ranier Maria Rilke When we hear the word wisdom, we often think of hard won experience, or (hopefully) one of the advantages
So what is the secret of the breath? Our breath brings us into this present moment, body and mind together. Yes, we are breathing all the time, but here I am referring to a conscious and intentional breath that can shift your nervous system and change your physiology in minutes. Our nervous system has two …
This morning, like most mornings, my practice helped me get to Yes. Yes to life as it is – the yes that opens my heart to my own experience as it is showing up. On the other side of my ideas and ideals, is the compassion of Yes – the willingness to receive this moment, …