I’m not for everyone. I don’t even like my own company sometimes! I can be annoying. I take up space. I’m tall, outspoken (though working on restraint,) and privileged. I’m terribly transparent and like to investigate what’s beneath the surface. I prefer silence to small talk. I ask SO MANY questions… so many that when…
If you’ve been following along it should be no surprise that there is opportunity for equanimity accompanying the change in season. The forces of nature are at work and the dramatic shifts that happen around the change of season are nearly impossible to ignore. Our Spring Equinox webinar (click here to access the recording) presented…
Epigenetics is an emerging science that examines the effect of experience on genetic expression. It seems that science has come around to an appreciation of collaboration. It’s yoga! This article will offer some correlations between the ancient and emerging perspectives. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is an ancient text that outlines a philosophical framework and…
Along the three-mile stretch of the Alyeska Highway that unfurls from the base of the mountain and leads to the sea is a wide paved path. The path is separated from the road by a ditch full of daises in the summer. Double-wide strollers are accompanied by their doting Labradoodles and free-range parents in Carhartts…
To be present is a privilege. To be in the presence of wise beings is a privilege. To have been gifted a body, mind, and spirit with which to practice is a privilege. To take time and invest it in the benefits of practice is a privilege. While economic, social, and cultural conditions have everything…
The evidence is overwhelming… scroll through your photos, look outside. There are seasonal cycles! These are patterns. They repeat, sometimes in regular intervals. Sometimes the intervals vary but usually, they fall within a relatively predictable period. Seasonal cycles are some of the easiest to see (and where I live, smell!) The evidence can be examined qualitatively…
In the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic I “enjoyed” rushing to provide support for those who needed it. I was uniquely poised to do this as a counselor with an online presence. Humans are uniquely poised to do this. Give us a good crisis and we know what to do… stop the bleeding, run…
I spent some time on the water this week. I was on my SUP (stand-up paddleboard.) I’m a yoga teacher. “Is this SUP Yoga?” people asked. They’d seen advertisements. Yogis on boards in warrior and dog poses. I’ll tell you about my experience and let you decide for yourself. On the first day, in between…
I was asked this question recently: what is trauma-informed yoga? I’m a licensed counselor, yoga teacher and teacher trainer, and a certified yoga therapist with almost 20 years of experience. You’d think I’d know the answer to this question. The reporter who asked was looking for a sound bite of an answer from an expert…
These books weren’t all published in 2023 but they made it to the top of my list this year. As with anything that we “take in,” be it food, smells, sounds, or words… what resonates and what nourishes has everything to do with the condition of the vessel that receives it. Another year I may…
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