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Where is the Infinite?

I can remember, as a child, learning for the first time about the concept of infinity. It was a concept that my limited little mind was...

Discovering My Innate Beauty

For most of my life, I believed what I had been taught about beauty and "being pretty." I believed that being pretty meant that my hair...

What is Yoga?

What is Yoga? Ask several people and you are likely to get several very different answers. The fitness buff might say, “Oh I LOVE yoga! ...

Love, Free of Charge

Four years ago, I was sitting in a hospital waiting room with my then 9 year old daughter. We were waiting to be called back to the lab...

Cultivating Peace When Life is not Peaceful

Recently, I was honored with an invitation to speak to a group of first responders (EMT’s, firefighters, and police officers) about...

On Pain and Suffering: The Balance of Effort and Surrender

How Soon Can you Let it Be Over? If there is one thing yoga has taught me, it is self-awareness. In fact, at the very heart of the...

Remembering

Don’t fidget, be still Release your will No judgement or anticipation So nice to let go of it all for a little while There is no...

Imbalance and Imperfection: tales of a real yogi.

18 years ago this month, I was attacked by a camel. A man I hardly knew pulled the 1600 pound beast off of me and saved my life. Years...

Moving Meditation

Recently, Madelynn, my 13 year old daughter, came to one of my vinyasa flow classes. It's a challenging class that pairs breath with...