I am afraid of a few things. Snakes for sure. Failure for sure. And most recently I realized I have spent much of my life desperately afraid of forgetting things. I’m knee deep (and 26 days in) to my “100 Items” challenge and while there has been a fair amount of stuff moving out of […]
I recently led a thought session on nonattachment (or nonexcess), a common translation for aparigraha which is the fifth yama. The yamas are the first step of yoga (the shapes you may think of as yoga are the third of the eight steps) and are yoga philosophy’s first five guideposts for living. Yama translates as […]
This weekend retreat is a supportive space to feel and heal. Grief is something we all must move with and through when someone we love has died, but it can be difficult to put in the time and energy in a fast-paced world where everyone expects us to “have it together” or in other subtle ways […]
I spent the first 28 days of January rising and shining in my online community space to guide the 1969 book “Richard Hittleman’s 28 Day Yoga Exercise Plan”. It was a fascinating exploration of yoga as presented over 5 decades ago, and a brilliant reminder of the timelessness of yoga. Each day offered an assortment […]
On November first, while everyone else was perhaps recovering from their Halloween sugar rush, I came in overjoyed and announced to my 8:30am yoga class that we had finally arrived in my favorite month of the year. A curious “why?” was the response and my answer is easy. I love November because Thanksgiving isn’t commercialized […]
It’s been a busy summer bringing new things to light. I love creation and have been thinking a lot about how creativity is a really long process that gets most of the attention at the end. It’s so easy to honor and celebrate the finished products and hard to see the months and years of […]
There are a million studies, articles, and people shouting from the rooftops that the collective we need more sleep, more quality rest. I know this. And yet. As I was reading Soulful Simplicity it became clear (again) that this was a space I was slipping on. Hand on my heart (a practice from the book) […]
This is the magical little surprise I brought to my yin students a few weeks back, and served at a party I had. I love it in small cups with a little coconut whipped cream on top to feel a little fancy. ¾ cup vanilla almond milk ¼ cup chia seeds ½ cup full-fat coconut milk (not coconut cream) 1 teaspoon matcha (green […]
I’ve been talking a lot in my yoga classes about making life just 10% easier, there is plenty that is hard in the world and there is plenty we might be over-efforting on. Sometimes we just need to be a little easy… and this breakfast looks grand but is one of the easiest things to […]
September 18-25, 2022 Join Marie Anne Cassee in her home city of Amsterdam and Alison Gurevich for a yoga retreat like no other. Together we will embrace the energy of the city, leave the mundane behind, and experience the heartbeat of Amsterdam with one-of-a-kind experiences only a local can provide. What’s included? Investment: Double occupancy […]