Yoga teachers talk a lot about returning to your breath and staying present. This week has really tested my willingness to do both things. Breaking your arm as an adult who lives alone is a challenge. It is easy to wallow in self-pity and just sit in bed and cry while eating potato chips and … Continue reading How to Live with the Itch You Cannot Scratch
Letting go is scary
In the last two weeks become brave enough to finally let go even of some relationships even though the loop inside my head that was yelling things like: Scary! Security! What if (blank) happens?What if you fail? And the scariest of all: you’ll be ALONE! I jokingly say I’m a girl who can’t say no. … Continue reading Letting go is scary
Book Review: City of Girls
"Anyway, at some point in a woman’s life, she just gets tired of being ashamed all the time. After that, she if free to become whoever she truly is.” Set in a theatre in New York City in 1940’s, this is a book that celebrates strong women and the girls learning to be strong women. … Continue reading Book Review: City of Girls
Maybe Whitesnake had the answer
I have stumbled on a truth that I am holding close, considering, weighing, observing. I know it is true. I heard it come out of my mouth to a close friend over dinner. It is reoccurring. I thought I had outgrown it. In the words of the great metal poets: “Just another heart in need … Continue reading Maybe Whitesnake had the answer
Align your actions with your ultimate scenario
Believing that something is possible before it is reality is dreaming. Directing your energy and action towards the dream creates reality. Today I taught yoga outdoors. The play list was a symphony of birds chirping. My view was a lake and lots of green. After yoga, I took a walk around the lake where I … Continue reading Align your actions with your ultimate scenario
Thoughts weave reality
Thoughts weave themselves into reality. What if you spent the week seeing how you view the world? I am. I love teaching yoga. I used to think I would never commit to teacher training. I loved my practice and didn’t feel the need to change. One day I received an email about an upcoming teacher … Continue reading Thoughts weave reality
Thoughts Manifest
What we focus on is what we manifest. So why not spend the week focusing on the beauty in the world? The things that light you up. What is uplifting. What can be shared and given to others. Here are my Monday thoughts: 1. An out of the norm grounding, morning flow. I’m still thinking … Continue reading Thoughts Manifest
Book Review: The Magnetic Girl
“People want miracles. They want the promise that someone is enlightened or gifted enough to reach past the limits of the every day.” Based on the real life of Lulu Hurst, the Georgia Wonder, “The Magnetic Girl” follows the fictional Lulu Hurst. The 1880’s were a time of religious revival, spiritualist, mesmerists, magnetist and spiritual … Continue reading Book Review: The Magnetic Girl
Lessons Learned
1. The most honest and supportive way to be with someone is to see her, hear her and allow space for the truth she shares. It is challenging not to offer advice on how she can change/solve her problem, relate what is said back to yourself, make what was said about you or to try … Continue reading Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned
1. Joy is all around. All the introspection, journaling, observing, exploring and trying has paid off. I can easily make a long list of what brings me joy. Even better, working those things, actions, activities and such into my day/week/month/year have become habit. Ten years ago joy was not everywhere. I lost a year to … Continue reading Lessons Learned
