The place where I teach yoga from home is my bedroom. Standing on my mat, I look east, and beyond the Douglas Fir who keeps time for the neighborhood, beyond the array of arborvitae and cedar trees in the mid-ground, beyond Rocky Butte, my eyes…
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hello, dearest ones. I’m fresh from my month long hiatus from social media and ready to report some of the data from this experiment. This is the second year I took an intentional break from posting, checking, logging in, looking at Instagram and Facebook. (I…
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Hello Dearest Ones! This episode features the seasonal check-in. I have found this type of reflection to be super-helpful in deepening the practice of self-study, or svadhyaya. Svadhyaya is one of the 3 pillars of practice as described by the Yoga Sutras, as well as…
Continue reading Samadhi Rush Episode 197// Seasonal Check-in
Sweetie-hearts! HI! I am writing this from Sedona! It is so beautiful and amazing here. I cannot wait for our retreat this fall! FOLLOW YOUR RISE. Today’s episode features a conversation with AMAZING Andrea Sanders. Andrea Sanders lives in Boulder, Colorado and is the founder…
Continue reading Samadhi Rush Episode 194// Zero Waste with Andrea Sanders
Hi Sweeties! It is time for our seasonal check-in podcast! Talking about the lessons of the previous season and the goals and inspiration for the new season. I LOVE the conversations that theses podcasts spark. SHARE YOUR STORY! What were the challenges and gifts of…
Continue reading Samadhi Rush Episode 189// Seasonal Check-In
Hi Shining-Hearts, So happy to be here together. This week, I’m in California filming season 2 of Practical Magic (my yoga show on Yoga Anytime). EXCITED! Can’t wait to share. For this week’s podcast, I’m sharing my thoughts and intentions for practice this season. Fall…
Continue reading Samadhi Rush Episode 168// My Autumn Practice
This is a 60-minute hatha class focusing on the shoulders, lower back and core. We move toward a therapeutic head-stand. Thank you for being here. Beloved you, One of the hardest lessons for me to learn/ know in my bones: just because I can do…
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chirp. sigh. roar. blue-gold-blazing coral. cedar & hemlock commingle under my hands. commercial flights begin their ebb and flow in earnest around 6am. for a time, this is their sky. once the initial flurry of their wings, beaks and spindly tucked-up legs has passed, the…
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Today is supposed to be my first day back on Instagram and Facebook after an almost month-long hiatus. I haven’t logged in or posted yet, though, because I wanted to, first, be really sure that I do want to go back (in the case of Facebook,…
Continue reading Notes from a Month Away from Facebook and Instagram// Nervous System RE-BOOT
Beloveds, I’m unpacking from a magical trip to the Northwoods of Minnesota for Truly North Retreat and reflecting on this experience. For the last few (or five) years, I have included “lead a yoga retreat” on my list of intentions for the year, but somehow…
Continue reading Being There// What I Learned Leading My First Yoga Retreat