Repair and Growth

Repair and Growth

Earlier this month I introduced forward folds by saying that they support healing because they can bring our nervous system into the parasympathetic state of rest and digest, or as I recently saw it termed, repair and growth. The truth is any yoga pose can be a yoga...
Letting Go Wisely

Letting Go Wisely

  I received a happy update last week: Mr Darcy has officially been adopted by the person he’s been with the last couple months! He’s doing so well and they sent me a video of him playing and so happy. So. Many. Feelings. Gratitude for his new person and all the...
Be Kind + Honest: Practicing Yoga in Relationships

Be Kind + Honest: Practicing Yoga in Relationships

There’s a saying from the late and well-respected yoga teacher TKV Desikachar that if you want to know if you’re advancing in your yoga practice, look at your relationships. While on the surface we’re often practicing breathing and poses, we’re really learning how...
Who Are You Being Today?

Who Are You Being Today?

Who are you being today? I find this question a good wake up to cut through our own BS and begin noticing how we are actually living our lives. We can get caught in old ideas of who we think we are or who we’ve never quite been. I used to be a freelance writer before...
Mercy Now. Self-Compassion in the Age of Anxiety

Mercy Now. Self-Compassion in the Age of Anxiety

”Every living thing could use a little mercy now….. We hang in the balance dangle ‘tween hell and hallowed ground. And every single one of us could use some mercy now.” — Mercy Now by Mary Gauthier I was reminded of this song on writer Glennon Doyle’s Instagram...
Stay awkward! No, really.

Stay awkward! No, really.

Some weeks are messy. If you’re trying something new, it’s messy and awkward at first and often feels impossible. There are weeks as a teacher and writer that I feel like a 2-year-old learning to speak so others can understand me. I’m feeling it in some ways this...