At a recent yoga training, I engaged in some self-reflection on why I chose to become a yoga teacher. I was brought back to a distinct...

It’s not all that long ago that I learned the importance of self-compassion as well as the 3 elements that make up self-compassion:...

A cornerstone teaching in our practice is learning to balance effort and ease; finding that sweet spot where we have just the right...

I love this time of year…I love beginnings and all the newness and inspiration and hope that a new year brings. Some of the feelings...

During this “covid-era,” a little voice in my head vacillates between, “I’m lonely, I’m sad, I’m scared, fix this, I don’t like these...

This week marks the seventh week of life changing as we knew it. Like everyone else in the world, I have been riding the roller coaster...

Like many of you, I have stayed home. Staying home, I am finding my roots again after they've been uprooted and I feel exposed. I find...

The world feels so different than last Monday when I was writing and planning to still offer yoga classes at Calvin. The last week has...

I’ve been using the theme of the Chakra system to plan yoga classes this year; every couple of months we move on and up to the next...

Yoga arose from Ayurveda, the ancient system of healthy practices, nutrition and medicine that holistically addresse the mind, body and...

As we embark on a new year and a new decade, I see the familiar words everywhere, Resolutions….Goals….Improvement….Fixing…..Be Better. ...

Practicing yoga teaches me how to slow down, how to notice, how to let go and to be more accepting of the present moment. As my practice...

This is a very dark time of the year, literally as we near the Winter Solstice, marking the longest night of the year and metaphorically,...

In class, we've begun to learn about the 2nd chakra, svadhisthana chakra or also called the sacral chakra. The second chakra or...

In class for the past month, we have been learning about our roots and how strong roots allow us to RISE. In Ayurveda, the fall and...

Jerry and I spent this afternoon putting the yard, pool, garden and outdoor furniture to bed for the winter. It's a ritual we do every...

This week, we will be considering how to surrender both on the mat in class and off the mat in our lives. "Surrendering is not...

Labor Day marks the start of a new school year. Our family life has always organized around the school year and the seasons. Labor Day...

This week in yoga class, we are learning about Tapas which translates as Self-discipline, Internal Heat or Zeal. I find Tapas as I...

Very little grows on jagged rock. Be ground. Be crumbled, so wildflowers will come up where you are. You have been stony for too many...