A couple of years back I had a revelation: the way my life is going is a direct result of my choices. You see, a good friend at the time went off for an adventure in another country for weeks and was unable to communicate with her kids. I am talking no communication at all. […]
Drained Batteries : Yamas
Today is Friday of Spring Break week for my elves. While I adore my tweens to the moon and back, and I also think their friends are the bees knees, I am a little burnt out today. Our house has been filled with laughter and sounds and humans. I am desperate for time alone and […]
All Ears : Yamas
I had coffee with a dear friend yesterday and purposefully sat with my back to the door. Knowing myself I was sure that I would be distracted by every person that walked in the cafe and would not have been listening to my friend. My distraction would been noticeable. I would have been stealing my […]
Guardian Angel: Yamas
One week ago my elves had a snow day, I was home working and in a matter of moments I destroyed my Macbook. Oddly enough I even had a premonition that it would happen and yet still managed to watch it happen in real time. You see I was sitting down at the kitchen table […]
Coloring inside the lines: Yamas
The Eight Limbs of Patanjali begin with the Yamas, or the ethical guidelines for yogis. The Yamas are principals by which we should live our lives not only when we are doing a hot yoga class or handstand, but also when we interact with people and with ourselves. This ethical scaffolding will look similar to […]
Nuts and Bolts of Yoga
Do a google search for “yoga” and the first thing that will likely come up is an image of someone doing asana. Asana, or the poses in yoga, are often considered the meat the of the practice. It is what we commonly describe when we use the term yoga, and when you step into a yoga […]