Beloveds, I write to you on the precipice of so much movement: a trip to Minnesota this week to lead a delicious retreat in the North Woods followed by a month-long adventure in Southeast Asia. Amid the movement is a center of stillness and receptivity…
Continue reading Heartbeats// Holding Space for Each Other
Beloveds, I am so jazzed to share this deep conversation with Sarasvati Hewitt. We go there. This is REAL talk about life and yoga. She shares openly, candidly. And for that I am super grateful. Sarasvati Hewitt sarasvati is a force of nature. she flows…
Continue reading Episode 110// Interview with Sarasvati Hewitt
My loves, In September, I’m leading a retreat in northern Minnesota. I am so excited! For those of you who are joining us (you can still sign up here) or anyone preparing for a retreat, I thought it might be helpful to share a few…
Continue reading What to Pack for a Yoga Retreat
I am honored to be offering two new classes beginning May 2. Fridays, 7-8am Meditation Foundations and Saturdays, 8:30-9:45am Gentle Yoga. Both at The People’s Yoga SE (4210 SE Belmont St), where drop-ins are always $8. All are welcome. Both classes are healing, safe spaces…
Continue reading New Classes// Yoga & Meditation in Portland, Oregon
OM. All of life’s smells met me as I pedaled home. Twilight smells of coolness and dish-washing, ordinarily. But tonight, I smelled all the last-suppers, my grandparents’ country club, rose perfume, and a pail of dirty diapers. And this conglomeration of life somehow spoke…
Continue reading A collection of thoughts on the barely-waxing moon// An Ode to Shiva
There is always space. There is always s p a c e . In every beat. In every breath. Out on the edge of the vastness. The embrace of our own heart is a beginning. A tender and magical beginning. Safety. Sorted-ness. These already are.…
Continue reading Love// A Prayer
What I need to tell you right now is… that this space is a collection of my ruminations on my own practice. A snap-shot of this space in time. My teaching is always ever evolving with my practice. I think that if a teacher is…
Continue reading feeling for the edges of the container// i am here for now
Hi loves, Hope to see you in class this week. Monday: Meditation 5pm Yoga 5:45pm At Shanti Om Tuesday: 7am Yoga At The People’s Yoga SE Wednesday: 6:30am Yoga 8:15am Nada Yoga (subbing for Kavita) Saturday: 10am Yoga At The People’s Yoga SE Happy Thanksgiving,…
Continue reading Class Schedule for the Week of November 25
I’m so excited about this workshop I’m hosting at Shanti Om Yoga in Portland on December 7th. We will begin with an intention-setting chant, followed by a simple, yet profound asana sequence. Following a short break, we will return to collage. The collaging technique is…
Continue reading Workshop Announcement// Revealing Sacred Space
I’d like to introduce a new weekly post: class notes. Here, I will share my own class notes with all of you. Making a plan for class and then reflecting on it afterwards has been an invaluable tool to me as a teacher over the…
Continue reading Class notes// Moving Inward