Black Dog Yoga Classes Online Starting March 17

Black Dog Yoga Classes Online Starting March 17

Tuesday and Thursday Basics/Beginners 9:15–10:15am Class is on Zoom, which you can download for free through the link below. I recommend signing in by 9:10 so that you are ready to go. Suggested, but not needed: yoga blocks (hardcover books work), a blanket, strap,...
Getting Stuck in Our Rightness

Getting Stuck in Our Rightness

I’ve been seeing this in my feed the last couple weeks. Intellectually, I hate this. My mind argues right away when I see it. There is a difference between right and wrong. It matters to be right at times, like when people’s lives are involved. There are right...
Find Your Comfort Zone

Find Your Comfort Zone

We’re heading into the time of year when we can get inundated with the message that to grow we must step out of our comfort zone. This is true and important. So much of our work in yoga is practicing getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. But there is also...
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...

Slowing Down to Wake Up

L I S T E N☝️ It’s so hard for so many of us slow down and take in what’s happening right now. I don’t mean in the news. I mean right in front of you and within you. I mean it in a real way. In the way of the world right now saying WAKE UP WAKE UP. For me, too. When I...
Recognize Yourself As Your Friend

Recognize Yourself As Your Friend

“Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as your friend.” I came across this quote from Elizabeth Gilbert the other day. It felt like relief and at the same time, I drew a blank when I tried to call to mind an actual...