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Shame – Ultimate Disconnect From Self
Over the years of observing addiction and habitual behaviors, I have come to the conclusion that shame is what is really keeping all of that in place. Shame is so hidden and deep in many of us that we...
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No Excuses
Last week I injured my finger and thought I wouldn’t be able to do yoga for at least a week. Of course I taught the very next morning. I led my class through a joint freeing series, a very gentle...
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Using Skills
Spring is finally here. It has been one of the longest winters I have ever lived through. The second longest, actually. One year, living in NW Wisconsin, we had snow once in May and once again in...
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Living with PTSD
Not many people know this about me, but I feel it’s time to talk about it. I have been living with PTSD since I was a teenager. I won’t go into the story of how I first got it, since it is a very...
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Link Mind to Body, Withdrawal of Attention is Easier
In practicing yoga asanas (postures), it is important to bring more and more awareness into the body. This actually helps you to develop more control over your body muscles and your brain – both....
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Wake Up the Yogi in You
Over the dozen years I have been teaching, I have met all types of yoga students. There have been students who have always wanted to try yoga and now they get to for the first time. There are...
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Grief, Part 2
When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our...
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Bad-ass
“God gives us only what we can handle. Apparently God thinks I’m a bad-ass.” – quote found on Facebook. When life throws a double whammy at us, what can we do? We turn to our practices to sustain us...
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Strengthening Your Aura
As part of yoga teacher training, we learn about our energy body. Centuries ago, the yogis mapped out the central energy channel of the body and the 7 chakras. We have many lines (meridians) of...
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Still Committed -Seeing Through It
“In learning about love there are many mistakes you can potentially make. But the only real mistake is to accept your own hearts closing. Sometimes you may fall down in tears over the behavior of...
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Non attachment. Love is.
Words to meditate on. Truth speaks volumes. 1st Corinthians 13:4-7 - ESV Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not...
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108 Sun Salutations
It’s Winter Solstice and traditionally some yogis practice 108 Sun salutations on the solstice. Last night myself and 5 other women met by candlelight at the studio and silently flowed through 108 in...
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Goodbye 2013
Today is the last day of the year 2013. I am sad and happy to see it go. This year has been one of tremendous transformation. Transformation can be letting go of many things, relationships, actions,...
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Practices Sustain You Through Tragedy
For the last twelve years, I have practiced self care, yoga, meditation and training my mind almost daily. An average of 5 times a week (or more) I practice yoga. Every morning, meditation. Every...
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Grieving is like…
Grieving for the loss of a loved one, whether by death or separation is like being injured in an accident. Some injuries are life threatening and deep, others may be painful, yet not as deep. Everyone...
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Bad-ass
“God gives us only what we can handle. Apparently God thinks I’m a bad-ass.” – quote found on Facebook. When life throws a double whammy at us, what can we do? We turn to our practices to sustain us...
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Still Committed -Seeing Through It
“In learning about love there are many mistakes you can potentially make. But the only real mistake is to accept your own hearts closing. Sometimes you may fall down in tears over the behavior of...
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Time, the Illusion
It has been six months since I have last posted on this site. I remember the day I wrote the scoliosis post. Has it really been six months??? I have been somewhere else in my mind lately. Trying to...
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Hernias – Sports injuries
As a yoga teacher starting my career several years ago, I did what many instructors do: took on as many classes as I could physically manage. I regularly taught 14-16 classes a week (some teachers do...
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Three Weeks Post Surgery
I walked today. It’s been 3 weeks since surgery. I am healing – slowly. Exactly how it’s supposed to go. Wow! A whole new level of appreciation for a healthy attitude, diet, lifestyle – in the face of...
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