Practice and Letting Go

Practice and Letting Go

I was in class with my teacher Tracee Stanley the other day and she asked us to contemplate what we have faith in. After two pandemic years followed by this new time of devastation in the world, the cliche platitudes I might have grasped in the past don’t hold up....
Widening Our Perspective

Widening Our Perspective

I spent my drive out to Colorado in the fall listening to the podcast You’re Wrong About. If you haven’t listened, the idea is this: in each episode the hosts reconsider a zeitgeist moment from the past with the 20/20 vision that only comes from hindsight. So,...
Deepening Our Humanity

Deepening Our Humanity

Hi all, apologies to those who had signed up for the upcoming sunset yoga class with Athleta on June 11. It was a difficult decision to cancel — I had been so looking forward to seeing so many of your faces! Here’s the thing: I’ve been flattened by autoimmune...
HOW WE RELATE

HOW WE RELATE

In the chaos and uncertainty of this past year, one thing that was driven home for me was that what ultimately matters is our bonds with each other. That even as they continually change, our relationships are what carry us through tumultuous times. This past year...
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...
Thoughts on Yoga and Anti-Racism Work

Thoughts on Yoga and Anti-Racism Work

Like so many,  over the past month I’ve thrown myself into anti-racist work, in books and workshops directly related to yoga and outside of yoga. I’ve been considering how this work dovetails with yoga and how it doesn’t as I incorporate it into my life. Anti-racism...