Last week, I shared with each of you an abundance of yoga philosophy in the shape of the Yamas and Niyamas. I realized that implementing and practicing these virtues can be overwhelming. Maybe it is best to target one that you want to work on in your life for awhile. Practicing with one concept at [...]
And the beat goes on....here I am post-cleanse. I wish I could say that it was the miraculous transformation that so many have witnessed in their own cleanses. Indeed, there were micro-changes. I spent a lot of the time observing my physical reaction to limiting sugars, caffeine, processed foods and most proteins as well as [...]
It is beautiful how much life is filled with moments where we decide to act and then realize how those actions affect others. This morning, I was on my way back home, when I spied a bird floundering in the road. I kept driving but right away I knew that when I got home, I [...]
Fire PittaMore thoughts on Fall and the season of change, the season where we begin to draw inward as the winds sweep us from under our feet. Yes the windy season. Ayurvedically, this season is called Vata. Ayurveda is an ancient science of life aligned with the forces of nature. Ayurveda might treat an illness, [...]
Picture this...the way a driveway glistens after a rainfall, the somewhat random mowing pattern of my neighbor, which created a mosaic on his lawn, or how each bird call outside my window is not so random and done with intention. I have been noticing the little things in my life this week and each of [...]
Ignoring irrelevant stuck back door, still wants in!Habituation - an organism is taught to ignore irrelevant stimulus (This article from the New Yorker, Dec. 23 & 30, 2013, The Intelligent Plant, got me thinking). The longer days have brought to light the many ways my life is habitual. The Ugly (in my opinion) - I wake up, [...]
I am so thankful for yoga and for teaching yoga. It is my saving grace right now as I juggle many balls in the air right now. But I always come back to yoga as my grounding force. There is just one more very important grounding force in my life - LOVE.Where is your ground, [...]
We enjoyed such a yummy practice on Tuesday. Led by the muy bonita Carmen, we traveled to the pyramids, soaked in this warming loving color and left floating on a cloud. I hope the Relaxation Response stayed with each of your throughout the rest of the day and into the next.The PalmingThe eyes have it [...]
This will be a first in a series of posts highlighting some of the poses from our twice-monthly Somatic Flow & Restore class at Moyo. This is your chance to try out poses using a minimal number of props. Always feel free to supplement the props with whatever makes you comfortable. This is an absolutely [...]
