My distaste for activities that keep me (and the children) out late is not a secret. I am a sleep nazi and I go to bed early. And my children go to bed early. Period. However, as they are starting to get a little older and have found interest in certain activities, I have had …
If you could go back in time and give your younger self advice, what would it be? And would you want that advice to be taken, potentially altering the course of your life? After my trip down memory lane the other day while cleaning out the yoga studio, I began to go even farther back. …
I was walking the dog recently and had an interesting experience. We were at the school playground, a place we have been walking regularly since we got him over a year and a half ago. He loves to sniff and investigate all the new smells each time we go. As per usual, his nose was …
I’m going on a girl’s trip! I haven’t gone anywhere for almost exactly two years. No really, I checked the calendar. We went on a family vacation in Florida in September of 2019. That was the last time I traveled. My last girls trip was August 2018. It’s TIME! I will be away from my …
The word vinyasa in Sanskrit means, “to place in a special way.” In a typical yoga class most people think of the vinyasa as the movements from plank to chaturanga to cobra to downward facing dog. And in fact, that is one example of a vinyasa. It’s a transition and a way to move from …
This first week of school sort of went down as I expected. Chaotically! My husband always goes to a handball tournament over Labor Day weekend. He usually leaves the Wednesday before and returns home late on the following Monday. Which also leaves me home alone as a “single parent” during the first week of school. …
I began writing this before the school year started. Before the mindfulness series ended. I wanted to have a post ready to share about transitions because I’ve been thinking about them a lot lately. And they are hard. And I wanted to share ways to help ease the transition into this particular school year. I …
I rarely share such personal information about my family, especially about my kids. And I really try not to do it so close in time to when the event actually occurred. However, this was such a powerful moment and so relevant to the practice for the 8th Day of the series that I just have …
I firmly believe that everyone, yes everyone, is doing the best they can. Really. They are doing the best they can with the information and resources they have available to them at that moment in time. Pause on that for a moment. Yes I even believe this about people whose words and actions offend me …
Today’s post is the final article in this 4 week series. We’ve covered why the practice is beneficial, how it works in the body, and what it does (or doesn’t) have to look like. Today I want to offer my last bit of advice before the live/daily practice sessions begin. You could even print out …