In yoga philosophy, why are the deities represented the way they are?
How do we relate to deities in yoga? Some take deities to be living energies that existed at one time, and continue to exist in some way,...
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HABIT STACKING for success in yoga.
Are you struggling to maintain a regular yoga or meditation practice? Are you feeling the struggle to stick with it, challenge in...
How to start and maintain a regular yoga practice.
One of my goals as a yoga teacher is to take my students beyond the weekly class, and help them to establish a sacred practice of their...
Have you tried a walking meditation?
There are many ways to cultivate and sustain a meaningful meditation and yoga practice. One way is a walking meditation. This practice is...
Does a fitness tracker help your practice?
Loves, what if we removed the watches that track “progress” when we practice yoga āsana? After all, what does progress in yoga mean? Yoga...
YOGA IS EASE AND COMFORT
In the Yoga Sutras 2.46, Maharishi Patanjali writes, “Sthira Sukham Āsanam" Sthira - steadiness and stability Sukham - ease and...
THERE.IS.NO.SUCH.THING.AS.YOGA.CLOTHES👏🏾
This is a picture of me after doing my practice. I'm wearing my husband's old, torn (but oh-so-soft) oversized cotton t-shirt, and...
The 4 paths of yoga
Karma Yoga ~ the yoga of selfless service. This yoga is so relevant during these times. Karma yoga, is one of the four paths of yoga...
Inaction in Action ~ karma yoga in embodied life
I've been reflecting on the teachings in the Bhagavad Gita (4.18) around Karma ~ action and reaction. Sri Krishna explains that action or...
WHOLENESS
A reminder... One of the many ways that this tradition is beautiful, is in the way we approach looking at ourselves. In this tradition...
GRIHASTHA - OH NO! I’ve lost my practice!
Grihasta - the householder phase is one of the 4 Ashramas (stages of life): Bhramchari /Studentship - The phase of spiritual development...
Teaching myself
I am a teacher. I teach yoga, which includes teaching my culture. I spend time in classrooms, or speaking in front of groups of people,...
If you are doing a “yoga workout” you are not practicing yoga
Yoga isn't a workout. The benefits of fitness, health, and mobility one experiences are lovely; however, those benefits are not what yoga...
Pratyāhāra ~ Sensory withdrawal
Pratyāhāra is the inward turn that we consciously take in order to access stillness. We withdraw our senses, and bring focus to what is...
Teaching yoga in the spirit of service is ENLIVENING
When I teach with the intention of service to humanity, there is an unlimited amount of energy flowing in the direction of that service....
5 ways to start a meditation practice
The practice of meditation is a helpful way to ease some of our stresses and strains. Particularly in these times of heightened anxiety...
Offended or Harmed?
As we take on race-related conversations with our friends, family or even strangers on social media, it can get heated. Many folks are...
Namasté - can I use it?
Lately, there have been articles circulating describing whether or not ending a class with ‘Namasté’ could be considered cultural...