Yoga is a spiritual path that leads to the center of yourself. It’s is a hero’s journey that takes you through valleys of darkness where you will meet fear, anxiety, sadness, anger, pride, jealousy and much more on the way. Along the way you cultivate the tool of the equanimous mind so that you can be strong and be brave. Once you arrive at the center of yourself a wellspring of light, knowledge, peace and love fills your heart. Practice until your cup overflows. Practice until your world changes. Practice until there is nothing left but the pure joy of surrender. Believe in yourself through the power of yoga. Practice every day. Never give up.
There are people and things that I still don’t understand. Sometimes I barely understand myself. It’s like there’s a puzzle inside my mind and heart and every day I get one more clue. At first I had no idea what the big picture looked like because I was so focused on the individual pieces and… [read more]
Self-worth is something that is innate. You don’t have to earn it. But you do need to wake up to the truth of it. Traumatic events leave scars in the mind (and sometimes also on the body) and these wounds can get in the way of recognizing your basic sense of worthiness. I carried guilt… [read more]
The body is a mystery. Despite all the marvels of modern medicine, there are some basic things about the body which remain unexplained. As a yoga teacher I work with a lot of bodies and I’m sometimes privy to a little bit of the magic of the realm of the body. Sometimes I’m so involved… [read more]
What does it mean to be a yogi? I ask myself this question over and over again. Is it about commitment to the practice? Well yes, but it doesn’t stop there. The decision to be a yogi only begins with the asana practice. The challenging poses of yoga are meant to be a foundation for… [read more]
A friend of mine told me hottest new app is a lip syncing app. Apparently the star of this new platform signed a record deal and but first needed to learn how to sing! I haven’t verified the story, but it seems fitting for in an age of fake news and verisimilitude. When illusion and… [read more]
I’m avid reader and love a good novel. I recently read The Sympathizer, which tells the story of the Vietnamese diaspora after the Vietnam war. The book is at once disturbing and disarming. I wouldn’t say I loved it, but I definitely respect it both from a historical and literary perspective. The essays at the… [read more]
