I tend to find alot of similarities between my yoga practice and the natural world. One comparison I find striking this year is the what is going on in my garden and what is happening in my practice. The Spring brings blooming in the garden. This year, so many things in the garden didn’t bloom [...]
Whether it is mediation or asana practice, how do you know if you are doing in right? Do you need someone to confirm that you are holding the pose correctly or what you are feeling in meditation is what you are “supposed to” feel? What I can tell you is that the more you practice [...]
Never give up I hope you take the time to click on the above link (Click on “Never give up”). I cried as I watched this, at times with laughter and then with respect. Yoga played a large part of healing the ails I came with and continues to keep me without chronic pain (and [...]
There are so many reasons why we come to yoga practice. Likely, there are as many reasons as there are individuals practicing. To add to that, each day we approach our practice in a unique way because we are not the same everyday. Our bodies feel differently, our experiences that day reflect the mood we [...]
Yoga calls “turning off the noise” pratyahara. Pratyahara is about withdrawing the senses from the external environment. Finding the quiet. Not so easy for some of us to do. Working with mind chatter is tough and the stimulating environment doesn’t help. You have to be very purposeful in turning off the iPod, the TV, the [...]
If you think it, you can do it! So, maybe this pose(Peacock pose) is not your goal(!), but perhaps some other asana is. What is it? Can you challenge yourself to slowly work toward your goal? Strengthening, gaining balance, each step takes time and commitment. Just the act of coming to practice may be your [...]
The germanic goddess of fertility, Ostara, reminds us that all the elements in our natural world are of great value. The winds of April help us to clear the dead wood and branches from our trees and our lives. Ostara is the one of foundation words for our word Easter. She reminds us that this [...]
Two weeks ago it snowed at our house. The last two weekends have brought much needed rain. Even with the unpredictable weather, nature continues her march forward toward Spring. There is so much wisdom in nature if we just watch and listen. The determination to continue with the natural flow of the seasons despite the [...]
Some months seem longer to me than others. March is usually one of them. This year, however, it feels to me like March blew thru! The weather has treated us from 70+ degree weather to snow. The changes seem to come quickly and from day to day. In many ways, like our lives. Most of [...]
I have always been fascinated by how our current yearly holidays/celebrations correlate with ancient traditions. The modern world seems to forget to mention the history of our holidays. When you look for these answers, it comes down to honoring nature and the flow of the seasons. Nature is all around us at all moments, but [...]