#health #nutrition #lifestyle #dailyhabits #yoga #meditation #rituals #routines #stressmanagement #exercise #sleephygiene #environment I haven't always been this way. I had a vision in my mind of who and what I wanted to be and what qualities and characteristics I wanted to cultivate, but I had no real path or clue on how to get there. It all started with making small changes. One small change, begot another small change, and then another. And before I knew it (with lots

#yoga #kleshas #veils #8limbsofyoga #practice #yogaeverydamnday #morethanasana Well, Happy New Year to all of you! I hope it's off to a great start, but it's probably just more of the same that was happening last year. Either way, I hope we all are able to find joy in the small things in life. If you've been joining me for the Meditation Challenge, I hope you are enjoying it and learning some tools to help soothe you. This blog will also be another tool to help identify a

#yoga #8limbsofyoga #yamas #ahimsa #satya #asteya #brahmacharya #balance #moderation Well, here we are at week four of learning about the Yamas on our Eight-Limbed Yoga tree. This is divine timing after a Blue Moon Halloween, daylight savings ending, and the Presidential Election nightmare of 2020. This assignment couldn't have come at a better time. If anything, this year is teaching us about balance and moderation. Hopefully, this year we have discovered what is truly im

#8limbsofyoga #yamas #ahimsa #noninjury #satya #truth #asteya #nonstealing #nonhoarding #yoga As we continue on our journey of the Eight-Limbed Yoga tree, the Yama branch offers us the third Yama of Asteya. Asteya translates to non-stealing, non-hoarding, and generosity. When we think of stealing, we mostly think of material items. Surely, we know it's wrong to steal money or materials from people or the companies we work for. But did you ever consider stealing time, energ

As a yoga teacher, I find it to be part of my job description to not only guide people safely into the poses (asana,) but also tie yoga philosophy into the practice. Making the shapes and exploring the poses with the breath can be challenging and fun, but WHY are we doing it? What is driving your practice? What brings you to your mat? To move, to sweat, to slow down, to listen to your innermost thoughts? Whatever first invites you to your mat is fine . . . but as you pra

I've been meaning to write this blog for a while… but you know, life. Anyway, here are my thoughts about being a yoga teacher and how authenticity is more important than filling your yoga classes with bodies. I know there are yoga teachers out there who try to get everyone to like them and the classes they offer, but this doesn't just apply to yoga teachers. It's true of everyone. We want people to like us; it's part of our nature to fulfill the need to be accepted. The

Hello all! Many changes have occurred since the last blog post. I wanted to officially announce some news here on the website/blog. I have gone back to my roots of teaching yoga to school teachers after school. It was how I began my yoga teaching journey and I am happy to be able to give back to the education community where I live. After being in education for many years, I understand the stress and demands that are placed upon educators and how little time they have to