For the first time since my daughter was born (nearly 2 years ago), I have a habitual, formal meditation practice. This feels really good. Of course, I tend to think that parenting itself is my ultimate practice in mindfulness. And I was quite literally so…
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Pranayama is becoming a daily practice again. I have begun practicing every day just prior to sitting for meditation. It feels like the right time to practice, so I do. Listening is key. Listening to the natural rhythms that arise and what symbiotically falls away as…
Continue reading Hanging out in the Kumbhak
Before I became a mother, my greatest teachers were parallel parking downtown, the moments I realized I would be late for something and that sensation just before I knew someone was taking advantage of me. Those are still great teachers, but motherhood has been…
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Stillness is the result of devoted practice and non-attachment. {YS 1.12} Practice is the effort of remaining present. {YS 1.13} With continuous, devoted practice for a long time, the practice becomes firmly rooted. {YS 1.14} Abhyasa/Practice. As a girl and young woman, the notion of…
Continue reading Practice Makes a Practice. My Abhyasa (r)evolution.
I recently entered a contest to win a copy of Carol Horton’s new book Yoga Ph.D. on It’s All Yoga Baby (IAYB). To enter, IAYB asked readers to answer the question “What is yoga to you?” in the comments. I answered straight from my heart.…
Continue reading What is yoga? Reflections on my practice.
The message reaches its destined recipient at the perfect moment. I know this is true. So often have I read, heard, talked about a concept for years before its real message hits me right as I need to hear it. On the other hand, so…
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Hello my darlings, I have just returned from a stretched-out weekend in Southern California, my first time away from Oona overnight, and am really excited to share my experiences with you here. It feels important to me to write this down, to share with you…
Continue reading Ojai Yoga Crib Love Notes, Part 1
I have a wretched cold. It came on strong yesterday morning with a hoarse cough, aching throat and all the rest. But this isn’t a post about my cold. It’s about how I listened, trusted a voice deep inside and made space for healing. The…
Continue reading Trusting the unexplainable wisdom within.
hello Yogi-hearts! For the past few weeks, I have had terrible insomnia! This is so strange for me. After feeling particularly worn-down on Sunday morning due to a fitful night, I decided to pull out all of the stops and do all of the things…
Continue reading Sleep! Video blogs day 7 & 8.
We had some web trouble over the weekend (that I think was related to the hacking of GoDaddy), so here are weekend videos! Making Time For Yoga How I began practicing yoga Please do get in touch with suggestions and requests for videos. This…
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