When I watched the graphic, heart-breaking video of George Floyd’s death I was shaken, shocked and left speechless. There was a justifiable rage and anger that shook me. I could not process what I had just seen. It was not a movie. It was not a dramatic reenactment. It was the death of another human…
Read MoreRead about manifesting and it can feel like the universe is just out there like a fairy godmother waiting to deliver you all your dreams. Look at your reality and you may wonder whether that magic really exists at all, or if it’s just the latest snake oil. Well, I am here to tell you…
Read MoreListen to my new Podcast here Teachings on the bardo from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition are usually understood to refer to the space between incarnations, in between death and birth, where the mind is untethered from its previous associations with body, identity and ego. In this space, the mind goes wild and the emotions run…
Read MoreI’ve been practicing yoga for over 20 years. The vast majority of that time has been spent in quiet mornings on the mat at home. At first I dropped in on classes with different teachers who set me off in the right direction along the path. I was inspired and started coming to class more…
Read MoreYoga can be addictive. That’s both good and bad. It’s good when yoga takes over your life and replaces old destructive habits with new helpful ones instead. When you crave a deep long yoga session instead of a drink after a stressful day, then yoga has successfully rewired your brain, at least on some level….
Read MoreI like when things go according to plan. We all do. No one likes when your best plans go haywire, when flights get cancelled, when it rains on a day you planned for the beach or when nothing seems to work. It’s even more frustrating when this happens in your yoga practice. You might not…
Read MoreHint: Yoga is much more than just bending, twisting and lifting the body. Yoga as it is understood and practiced in the contemporary Western world usually begins with the body. Many students come to the practice in search of physical healing or physical benefits, such as increased flexibility or strength. Others come to the practice…
Read MoreI dreamt of fire last night. The flames closed in around an apartment complex that I, along with a community I was member of, was living in. The people at the very top in the fanciest apartments thought they were safe, but they weren’t. The fire came for them too. Everyone took shelter in what…
Read MoreIt may be hard for you to imagine this but I am not naturally strong, neither emotionally nor physically. The journey of strength has been one of the most fundamental and life-changing lessons of my yoga practice. At first it felt utterly impossible, the idea that a weak small girl like me would be able…
Read MoreToppling out of headstand is one of my first memories of yoga. The only real instruction I was given was to interlock my fingers, put my elbows on the ground and just try. I can still remember my first attempt to do a headstand without a wall. It was in a traditional Mysore Style self…
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