Namaste Friends, Do you ever notice that sometimes you feel more loving, kind, and generous than other times? I think that most of us try to be in that place as often as we can, but it isn’t always so easy to tap into that space 24 hours a day. I am very aware of what can take me away from these
Namaste friends, I am feeling very uplifted of late because I am seeing so many of you practicing your yoga, and it is bringing many benefits, predominately a sense of direction and a feeling of contentment. Many of you have shared with me stories of how you are now able to boldly and confidently communicate your thoughts and ideas, whereas
Namaste Friends! It seems like the dawn of a new year is suppose to mean that we get a clean slate; a new start; do-overs. When is that going to kick in? I don’t know about you, but I feel like the new year just brought a whole bunch of stuff to do. There are the festive decorations to take down from
Namaste Friends! I hope you had a chance to catch the lunar eclipse on the eve of the winter solstice. The lunatic in me was up at 1am watching that glowing, full orb gracefully receive her shadowy cloak from Mother Earth. It was so magical to watch. Its auspicious moments like that which confirm my belief in a higher power. In sanskrit, these moments of
Namaste Friends. Its December already! Many different faiths, religions, and spiritual practices have high holidays this time of year. We just came off of India’s Festival of Lights or Divali. This months begins with the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. I just put the menorah on the altar. The Islamic New Year orHijrais held on the 7th. Bodhi Day in the Buddhist tradition
Namaste Friends! It is always amazing to me how dreams do come true. For so long I have wanted to have my own studio, and now I have this sweet space. And then, life presented an opportunity to create my own yoga teacher training. My dear friend and assistant Lisa Schlelein and I put our nose to the grindstone and created what
Namaste Friends! This morning I witnessed a sad moment in time and it made me stop and think about how important it is to send love and blessings to the many troubled souls that are walking this planet. In my little bubble, life is good. Sure, I have the occasional hiccup that throws my life out of balance, but nothing like
Namaste Friends, Diwali (sometimes Divali or Deepavali) is upon us! Arguably one of the most important festivals in India. It is referred to as “The Festival of Lights”, the most significant spiritual meaning is “the awareness of the inner light”. Central to Hindu philosophy is the assertion that there is something beyond the physical body and mind which is pure,
Karma Yoga Center. Namaste Friends! I hope the wind hasn’t blown you away! Often times the high winds can aggravate us, especially if our dosha constitution is vata. In the practice of Ayurveda, (Sanskrit for the science of life), it is determined that there are three main dosha constitutions: vata (air), pitta (fire), and kapha (earth). Vata is the
Namaste Friends! This has been a crazy week! My five year son Boden had a serious asthma attack and we spent several nights at Children’s Hospital trying to get his breathing under control. As a yogi mom, I was watching his strained breath from a different perspective than perhaps the handful of amazing doctors, nurses, and respiratory therapists did with their trained eyes
