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…
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…
With each moment of awareness, we begin again. As we cycle through each breath, day, month, year… we begin again. It is the most refreshing, and most humbling realization. We are reborn! Each time we notice that we begin again we become childlike… vulnerable, passionate, tender, awed, and delighted by the most ordinary things. In…
The origins of yoga are found, at least in written form, in Hindu texts that are thousands of years old. There it is referred to as “skillful action.” There are also numerous depictions of postures that we still practice today in stone reliefs, textiles, and art of the era. I was taught that the full…
We have a new series of winter writing workshops for you! This is yoga too. Yoga is skillful action. It is connecting intention with action. It is the realization of our potential and the willingness to practice being present within the context of our life experience… at every stage. Writers know just how difficult, and…
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