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Fight or Flight
Which is your tendency? As humans we automatically contract away from that which is uncomfortable and as such, we have a natural tendency to approach a difficulty or an obstacle in our life in one of two ways: We try to avoid …
Home is Where the Heart Is
So you get to the occasional or somewhat regular yoga class, but still, you feel like it's not quite enough. Maybe it's in consideration of time or money or energy, but you find yourself wanting to practice at home yet lacking the …
The Gratitude of Surrender
Have you ever surrendered? I mean, complete and total surrender. Normally, I think we view this (and experience this) with the feeling of defeat. I give up. You win. But I am talking about something different. I am talking about surrendering to …
The Breath of Vulnerability
These are the pieces buried in sand, settled precariously at the bottom of my ocean. It is time to detach, drift upwards and move towards the surface, compelled by the light. Hidden bits, secretly concealed or perhaps cleverly disguised. These, I measure …
What IS yoga about?
The other day someone asked me what yoga is about. Not in general, but for me personally. And in that moment I was stopped by the realization that I couldn't possibly give a simple answer to what my yoga practice means to …