My son has demonstrated great patience this summer. We planted some marigold seeds early this summer that he gave me on his last day of school. Every day when he went out to check on the vegetables that we planted he would check on the marigolds too, they were not blooming. We finally, after about … Continue reading Patience and Perseverance
I recently read a blog post commenting about the long, relaxing days of Summer, it created such a wonderful image in my mind and something I longed to create for my family for the last few weeks of Summer break. Our Summer, although gratefully, has been anything but relaxing. I have been teaching an abundance … Continue reading Lazy Days of Summer?
Early this summer on a warm sunny day, I taught Yoga at Mockingbird Meadows, a local honey and herb farm. It was an amazing experience to practice Tree pose while gazing at a tree. While the students were in Savasana a Hummingbird alighted on the tree above their mats. This experience sparked me to take … Continue reading Taking Your Yoga Practice Outdoors
Years ago when I was suffering a bout of anxiety, I saw a counselor that advised me to close my eyes and think of a place that I feel most at peace, This technique was to help me feel calm. This is also a relaxation tool in yoga used to calm the mind and body. … Continue reading Favorite Peaceful Place
This morning I saw a mother bird trying to put a twig into the bird house that my son built. The twig would not bend and go into the hole for this frustrated mother bird. She tried several times and finally dropped the twig and flew off to return with a more flexible piece of … Continue reading Try, Try Again!
I was very inspired by a training I went to this weekend talking about the importance of building a sense of community in our classes as yoga teachers. During my MS Yoga class I was filled with joy because, this class has a very strong sense of community. These folks, get to class even though … Continue reading Community
. Watching my children's caterpillars transform into beautiful butterflies reminded me of a persons ability to transform. A yoga and meditation practice can transform one's body, mind and spirit. I see how my body has transformed through my yoga practice, becoming stronger and more flexible. My mind is going through transformation as I find more … Continue reading Transformation
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