A student at the university where I work, stopped me to say thank you. She was honored that I had asked her to play a piano at a donor event. She was genuinely happy and grateful. I realized that by asking her to play, I had affirmed her talent and hard work. I had reaffirmed … Continue reading Value
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Yoga
The Observer
When I am able to step away from the commotion around me, to see what is happening, I become the observer. When I am able to pause the stories in my head and see what emotion they are covering or protecting, I become the observer. My daily physical and spiritual practices not only ground me, … Continue reading The Observer
Space
The Sunday before Labor Day Weekend, I did an meditation with my on-line community. We started with box breathing*, then listened to the manta I have shared, and then meditated for five minutes on the question, what is mine to create. What immediately came to me was the word space. I next spent the rest … Continue reading Space
Mantra Monday: Space
Meditation does not solve my problems or stresses, but the practice does give me space from both. First thing every morning I move my body with yoga, dance, Essentrics or a walk. The practice of linking breathe to movement quiets the mind. Next I will focus on breathe work, then listen to a chanted mantra … Continue reading Mantra Monday: Space
Old dog, new tricks
Life is a learning process. So is learning yoga, teaching yoga and filming yoga. Last week I wrote about how you is a practice, not a perfect. Taking my own advice, I recoded a yoga flow to share. It’s not perfect, but it is a giant step in learning. https://youtu.be/HpMK8mJiQCw The start of the practice … Continue reading Old dog, new tricks
This is not a perfect. This is a practice.
I taught my last yoga class on the Friday before spring break in March 2020. When the university students left for break, none of us had any idea that they would not return to campus until after Labor Day 2021. The campus community soon adapted to a world of masks, distancing and other changes to … Continue reading This is not a perfect. This is a practice.
Mantra Monday: I Am Light
There is a reason why “I Am Light” sung by India Arie is on at least one of every yoga teacher’s playlists, including one of mine. I play my “Come onto the Light -Bliss” playlist often in the morning. Sometimes for a personal, free form yoga practice or often while I’m getting ready for the … Continue reading Mantra Monday: I Am Light
Summer Mornings
Mornings are my sacred time for movement, self-care and meditation. My routine has evolved over the years and is based on Ayurveda guidelines. My alarm goes off at 5 a.m. Upon rising I change into workout clothes, scrape my tongue and head outside to walk my dog. She is also a backup alarm that limits … Continue reading Summer Mornings
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
“The ox is slow but the earth is patient.” Dad, via Confucius Sometimes I stop and realize how much I have evolved over time. How quickly I forget life before the change or the times I fall back into old patterns only to, as my yoga teacher constantly said, “begin again.” Fifteen years ago I … Continue reading Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Epic Ending
In a year of loss on so many levels, the sad news I received yesterday caught me off guard until I realized I was a reason for the ending. My lower back betrayed me in the spring of 2014. I was in pain. I could not find relief or answers. It hit the point where … Continue reading Epic Ending
