“In ‘normal’ life, the mundane is our medicine - we call a friend or cook a heavy meal and don’t leave home, journal it out or lose ourselves in a novel or a sitcom.”
Read More“To see a man standing in his power, controlling and using his energy wisely, supporting and respecting each other and those around him brings a deep and ancient feeling of rest to my inner being.”
Read More“When I am here, I feel alive. My skin soaks up the dew, my spine speaks to the trees, my feet become barefoot roots on the paths and my heart opens in divine creativity. I believe I could just perch here and watch, and be content. I believe that if I stay here, the right people will come to me. I believe that if I listen to this deep call, the vision for this space will emerge.”
Read More“I blow my prayers deep into my beautiful bundle of treasures, sharing my spirit and my journey with this fragment of the rainbow I have collected. And I place it down, under the tree. An offering to the land. An offering to the spirits. An offering to myself.”
Read More“Some might consider what these guys are doing to be the epitome of yogasana. Once upon a time, this was my goal too. And yet when I look back on my yoga journey, I see more clearly than ever before how unpredictable and fluid the path is.”
Read More“A choice becomes an action, an action becomes a habit, a habit becomes an identity and an identity becomes a lifetime.”
Read More"Essential to creative flow is vulnerability - the courage to be seen. We often block ourselves through fear of failure, or through striving and struggling towards something that doesn’t fit. To stay in a place of flow asks for an underlying trust, and a surrender to the surge that drives us into our personal harmony. We keep it all going with momentum driven by passion and fulfillment."
Read More"Do you ever find it difficult to get dressed, apply for a job, ask that hottie out on a date, or speak your truth? How often have you come up with a perfect idea, followed it through to a certain extent and then abandoned it in favor of something more within your comfort zone? And what about those moments when you feel yourself overwhelmed with a “vulnerability hangover” - the closing down sometimes experienced after revealing too much of ourselves?"
Read More““But”. That fateful word, master of creative collapse. A “but” is a huge wall, imposing darkness over the first part of the sentence, leaving the second half raging and ringing in the listeners’ ears.”
Read More“Sometimes, all we need for knowledge to transform into wisdom is a simple moment, a morsel of understanding frozen in a few words, thoughts or actions.”
Read More“For those who have been a part of our vibrant Kirtan circles, discomfort will have dissipated long ago, sifted out in the shivering rhythms of our breath. As with any practice, the proof is in the doing, and here, doing means enveloping yourself in a myriad of healing harmony. But why, you might ask, do we spend so much time singing when we are "supposed to be" yoga teachers?”
Read More“It has me contemplating… What is Awe, and how is it connected to our sense of belonging in this world?”
Read More“To me, ceremony signifies something sacred; a precious expression; a celebration of something meaningful, with the intention to promote inner clarity and freedom for all involved.”
Read More“Each pose is like a mandala, a sacred shape, our being reaching out in all directions from our center in a slow, intentional dance.”
Read More“When we lose our self, we find our Self. From this position we can observe local consciousness and know that we are more.”
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