Many talk about this topic and offer great insight on how to find profound peace from within. Some find it through church, community, study, action and service. I like countless others have found it through yoga. Yoga gives us a roadmap, an action plan with lots of options to find and return to love. It is through the sacred word and instructions of life affirming text; it is through and in Continue Reading
Learning to Love and Be Loved
The need and desire to love and be loved is so powerful. It works on the undercurrents of spirit. Too often we morph into an image of ourselves that we deem to be lovable, acceptable, worthy of the love we crave. Don’t get me wrong; this presentable image is part of you, but it is NOT the Whole of you, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The WHOLE (Wondrous, Holy, Omnipotent, Loving Continue Reading
Change based on fear only works for so long…
Fear is not a positive motivator for positive change. Positive change comes from a perspective of self-love. “I love myself and want more joy, more presence, more peace in my life.” Now that is a motivator! Suffering definitely leads to change – for sure. When suffering becomes too great, change is inevitable. And, the depth of suffering can propel a soul and inspire an individual to move Continue Reading
Costa Rica Retreat Questions Answered
Stressed - scattered – overwhelmed – disconnected – running on autopilot – exhausted? Yeah, I know we all suffer from this stuff especially this time of year. Which is exactly why you need to recharge, and yet fear … is what keeps you from taking steps forward. Fears Surrounding Yoga Retreats: I’ve never traveled alone Afraid to be by myself Nervous about leaving the country Fear of the Continue Reading
The Challenges of Winter – Vata & Tamasic Season :
Does this sound familiar? I really need to make time for myself; I am just so busy, I can’t seem to find enough hours in the day; I have to get serious about my diet; or I need to get on a regular exercise / self-care schedule. Perhaps you say these things to yourself or something like it. You are not alone. Winter is a vata and tamasic season, and is one of the most difficult for many to deal Continue Reading
500 Hour Yoga Teacher Training
I remember getting after my 200 hour certification, always wanting to learn more about ‘The Path of Yoga’ and continuing my studies but not really feeling the drive to “quote – unquote” get a 500 hour certification. I guess the status of being a 500 hour Yoga Alliance qualified teacher wasn’t so important at that time. But my passion for true ‘whole person’ wellness (yoga, integrative health Continue Reading
Chakras Communicate Important Messages: Yoga, The Path to Divine Self
Does your teacher trigger you? How about your mother, father, husband, wife, friend, neighbor or sibling? Emotional triggers are energetic communication. They are based on a sensation – feeling – emotion that is attached to our subtle body (spiritual consciousness). These are charged messages from your spiritual body fueling emotion to be unlocked, let out and set free. Charged responses have a Continue Reading
Yoga Teacher Training is All About Finding Your Dharma – Your Specific Purpose in This World.
Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be an Academy Award winning Actress. One of those powerful actresses that spoke to my heart when I was growing up…Natalie Wood, Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, and later in life…Meryl Streep and Julia Robertson. I loved the deep sense of emotional release I felt at the end of a great movie. I later realized through my acting studies, that what I Continue Reading
Finding God Through Yoga
I remember growing up and having some really dogmatic Christian principles crammed into my ears. Some of the teachings resonated with me, and others just didn’t feel quite right and true. I rejected a lot of the teachings because of the judgmental, fear based concepts. I simply had a hard time believing that the ‘wrath’ of God was going to be handed out if I didn’t behave in a specific way. And Continue Reading
How ego helps and hinders progress.
Self-Study and Journaling to help you on your path. Ego often gets a bad rap. When we talk about ego (asmita) in yoga, we are referring to the ‘I’ that driven by ignorance, and usually lacks self-worth. It is the “I” that has to be better than, prove itself or thinks it stands above all others. This identity of ego is ingrained into our culture and is wrapped tightly into the American dream. I Continue Reading