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 […]
Time is a funny thing. The other day someone was stunned to find out I started yoga well over 30 years ago. Honestly, I started pretty young, but I’m stunned too. And then in talking to someone from my teacher training, we couldn’t remember how many years ago that was… I blame recent events because these last two years have been weird with time moving both oddly fast and shockingly slow.
(Originally written and shared in 2014) It’s been written about, and I was going to skip it, but I can’t. “The north” mocks “the south” every time we freak out in the snow. But there is a major point the news misses: we’re awesome in the snow. I have to break this down. Sure, we […]
I recently took “off” about a month. I did have a bit of it where I was officially on that thing called vacation where I was off with my family and wasn’t sleeping at my own house, but I also had a bit of is where I was on my own and just mentally taking space to reset. I had a few weeks where I didn’t teach any yoga classes, and time where I released all the mental load and just WAS. I watched TV. Laid on the couch with a book. Decided hummus was a perfectly reasonable meal. I retreated.
Nothing against the slice and eat method, but I absolutely love watermelon in this chilled soup that hits all the taste buds! This makes a blenders worth, 4 smallish servings, or a generous amount for 2. It’s so quick and easy you can absolutely make more than one batch. 1/4 of a decent sized watermelon […]
I went to a virtual new moon circle tonight. There was nothing really wrong with it, and there was equally nothing really extraordinary about it. The internet was splotchy, it wasn’t really interactive, I didn’t feel like I had everything I needed, and I spilled my tea right as it started. Twice. I quickly decided […]
I have always been fascinated by sparklers. It’s clear at a glance they have explosive energy, bits of light and specks of fie radiating in all directions – not at all the calm steady burn of a candles flame. And yet that display of raw energy poses virtually no threat and I can safely watch it burn, hold it just inches from my body, with no fear. I’m still captivated by the fire you can hold.
The taste of summer is a real thing, and nothing captures if for me more than my fresh raspberry lemonade. I’ve been making it for more years than I can count, the secret to it’s awesomeness is a few limes. 1 cup sugar 6 cups water 6 lemons 2 limes 1 pack of raspberries Heat […]
My take is that the goal is to honor the day with a powerful meditation. The more repetitive a thing is, the more likely we are able to turn off the focus on what the physical body is doing and get to a meditative space. So do 108 of SOMETHING.
Kitchari is a little bit magical to me. I learned about it in my Ayurveda studies and my interpretation is that it’s like chicken soup in spirit, but hits me like my favorite comfort foods. It’s easy to make, easy to digest, and there are a seemingly endless list of variations. This easy version is […]