As a kid, I grew up watching and laughing at Al Franken as Stuart Smalley on Saturday Night Live, the character with the self-help show “Daily Affirmations with Stuart Smalley.” Do you remember his famous affirmations, gazing at himself in the mirror? “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” Al…
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…
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…
Us humans really need sleep. No matter how varied our schedules, how much we can push ourselves, or how much coffee we drink, at some point, the body shuts down and absolutely MUST recharge. In fact, our design dictates that as adults, we need approximately 1/3 of our daily hours allotted to this activity! We know this, we know…
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…
It’s all about the base. Our amazing feet accomplish quite a feat (pun intended) in how they support and transport us for our entire lives. However, many of us have bad habits in our foot care and a lack of understanding of how important proper activation and alignment in our feet impacts our posture and…
