Rest, Reflection, & Renewal: Celebrating The Winter Solstice.
Yesterday on the Winter Solstice, I had the joy of leading Light & Stillness: A Winter Solstice Reiki Experience at Peace Love Yoga Studio. It was a space for slowing down, moving mindfully, and resting deeply. Sitting with my students, creating a healing energetic container, guiding somatic movement, yin poses, and a long yoga nidra, I felt the…
What’s a ‘healing journey’?
So many people claim to be on their ‘healing journey’, ‘doing the work’, and ‘finding their inner peace’, but what does it all even mean?? Many people hit a point in their life where they realize they just aren’t happy. Today’s society often leads people to seek happiness outside of themselves through things like material…
The Five Koshas
Yoga, an ancient practice originating in India, encompasses not only physical postures (asanas) but also various techniques and concepts aimed at achieving harmony between body, mind, and spirit. One of these concepts is the “five koshas,” which are believed to be layers or sheaths that constitute the human being. 1. Annamaya Kosha (Physical Sheath): The…
Self love
To be aware of your body is the beginning of self love. When your mind comes home to the body, the mind and body are established in the here and now. The present moment is the only place where life truly exists. So breathe out yesterday, let go of tomorrow, and focus on your Self…
Emotions + the Breath
“A view shared by many yoga traditions, and supported byWestern science on respiratory physiology, is that emotional states are expressed in breathing patterns, and subsequently that voluntary changes of the breathing patterns can alter emotional states and influence well-being.” Every human experiences emotions on a daily basis, whether they deal with them or not. Emotions,…
The Garden
Each season is fleeting; the warm summer months climbing into existence as quickly as she fades away into the autumn breeze. I blink and years have flown by..people die, people are born. The sun continues to shine and the moon continues to glow. A mesmerizing dance in the heavens happening every moment of every day.…
Why being a student first is important as a yoga teacher.
To put it simply, “You cannot pour from an empty cup.” or however the phrase goes. The point being, you can’t take care of others, or do anything really, without taking care of yourself first. Teaching yoga can be very energetically draining. From planning the class, to transportation, the underlying stress of wondering if students…
Planting Patience
This month I’m choosing to focus on the virtue of patience both in my personal and professional life. Patience is defined as, ‘the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, trouble, or suffering without getting angry or upset.’ To me, this seems to focus on the idea that acceptance/surrendering cultivates patience and brings peace to the…
A short morning practice.
What is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? The first moments of your day can set the tone for the rest. Here is a short yoga practice I have found helpful to do in those first few minutes — Upon opening your eyes allow yourself to pause, taking in…
In this moment
The warmth on my back – the radiant sun. She envelops me in her love & ignites momentum from within. Happiness blooms from that place, opening me up, like a flower. Close my eyes, I move in this state of ecstasy – of just being. Moment to moment. Breath to breath. I am here, now.…
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