Who are we when we're under pressure? This is one of the many questions our practice answers. I notice in my own life that when my practice becomes difficult, it is because I am making my life harder than it needs to be. So, I work through some stuff on the mat. Go through a …
The Light Itself
The pose, the day, the body's condition may be different, but the teaching is always the same. Be still. Listen. Watch. No judgements. No stories. Of course, they will come. But the teaching remains. No matter what arises within -- they are but frames on a reel of film. In practice we learn to see beyond the frames, instead …
Believe in the Unseen
*This piece was originally shared on Sequenched.com - a best kept online secret for yoga teachers in creating smart, integrated, and expansive classes that their students will love.* A yoga teacher and mentor once told me, “it’s easy to see what is going on in our students' bodies, but much more difficult to tell what is …
Searching in all the Wrong Places: My Journey to Find God Where I Least Expected
I spent a long time searching for a spiritual home before I found yoga. Growing up in a half Catholic, half Jewish, all secular household — no spiritual tradition was ever forced upon me, or seriously emphasized. My parents simply taught my younger brother and I that we are connected to something greater than ourselves, …
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