Stay awkward! No, really.

Stay awkward! No, really.

Jul 30, 2019 | Blog, Listen, Love, Practice

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...

Finding A Way Forward

Jan 15, 2017 | Blog, Listen, Practice, Svadyaya

I remember in my 20s wishing I could live a multitude of lives. It seemed like I would need to live more than one so that I could experience all the different possibilities I wondered about. What would it be like to live in California? What about New York City? I was...

What Drew Me Into Yoga Philosophy

Apr 26, 2016 | Blog, Practice, Svadyaya

I bought my first book on yoga philosophy, a translation of the yoga sutras of Patanjali How to Know God, around the time of my first yoga class back in 2000. At the time I was practicing kundalini and was longing to understand better why yoga left me feeling so good...

Arriving Here

Jan 6, 2016 | Blog, Listen, Practice

I know it’s the time of year when we tend to set ambitious resolutions or intentions for how this will be the best year yet. And I’m not discouraging that. I haven’t been feeling that this week. Usually I have a list started, a word I want to focus...