A Week Long Mini-Journal into the Ether Element As part of an assignment in a therapeutic/rehabilitative yoga course I’m taking, I had to look a one of the basic five elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether/space) and observe its presence in my yoga practice, teaching and in life, and to journal about it. We…
Fear. It can paralyze you. Those horrible dreams, where you want/need to scream out for help, your mouth opens, but nothing comes out? Only to eventually and gratefully awaken from the nightmare, intact and safe. Or it can mobilize you to fight or flee. Ever been cut off while driving, and you get a sharp…
And other random thoughts… The lovely little 5 letter word guessing puzzle, Wordle, purchased by the NY Times, was originally developed by software engineer Josh Wardle for his partner, Palak. It has taken the world by storm and rapidly became popular. It has a very sweet background…if you’d like to read the story from the…
We all want to be free. To feel liberation in our circumstances, in our bodies, our minds. How can our yoga practice deepen our understanding of the paths to freedom, and how does that relate to our lives off the mat? Qualities of Nature – The Gunas Our mental, physical, emotional and spiritual health depend…
On a recent family trip to Jerusalem in the spring, we toured this complex city that has layers and layers of dynamic history. Not our first time here, but as our first time touring with all of our school age children, we decided to hire a tour guide for the day…an individual with an excellent reputation for…
A great entry point for understanding your monthly cycles is the simple modification of your yoga practice. This is often a huge paradigm shift for the women I teach. We have, by and large, grown up in a culture that teaches us to perform and expect to perform at a consistently high level all the time. Much…
