This is why we yoga. Leeann asked me if I would be interested in writing something about my experience this past year. After immediately thinking “No way, I can’t write!”, I took a breath and said, “Sure”. I was...
Read moreWell Read: The Swamp
ELEVEN showed up.
As a yoga teacher, I have the excellent fortune to bask and be surrounded in the glow of light that shines from the students’ faces. Every week this is my privilege. Yesterday was no different, even with a dark, rainy, chilly morning...
Read moreLOVE carries us through/from a daughter
You have taught me so much throughout my life , and I still am learning so much from you, even when you don’t realize it. You’ve taught me to embrace the art of living. Not that I have perfected it, yet. But Mom, you do life...
Read moreTHIS is why we yoga: The crippling shame released
It’s been two years of urging myself to stay in this pose. Telling myself to take ten deep breaths and maybe the feeling will dissolve. Every time I went into a frog pose (a deep groin stretch) my body tensed and I was consumed in a feeling of...
Read moreFall RESET!
FALL CRAVINGS Are you craving pumpkin, fall leaves, apples, crisp air, or the cozy feeling of sweatshirts & flannels? Craving the need to slow down a bit, take a time out and regrouping mentally, physically & emotionally before the hectic...
Read moreShhh. It’s a secret repost. Happy Birthday America
Posted every year, because it matters. Have you ever discovered something in your travels that you feel is the best kept secret in the world? I have discovered the very best July 4th parade. This will be my 8th year attending this fabulous...
Read moreNothing Grows Inside Your Comfort Zone. To all 2018 graduates! by Isabella
On behalf of the Class of 2018 – we thank you for being here, for getting us here and for sharing in this special day. I want to start off with something that a dear friend once told me, and it is something that I have taken with me since my...
Read moreWhy Yoga? Nikki
I’m back on my mat. I was gone for a while doing this and that, focusing on school, career, you know-life. I was then stopped in my tracks, the big C….now what? My body had betrayed me, my mind wasn’t far behind and my soul was no where to...
Read moreWhy…….Yoga?
I am an alcoholic. My sobriety date is June 26, 2012. From that day forward I started a journey of finding my higher power, clearing the wreckage of the past, healing myself, and learning how to be of service to others. About two years ago I had...
Read moreDon’t miss the moments.
Sometimes when we get caught in our plans, we miss the sacred moments. What I learned from this experience, now I know for sure. We know. We just don’t always know we know. A continuation of the last blog-excerpts from my journal...
Read moreA Story About Love, Hope, and Miracles of Life.
This is my story about love and hope and the miracles of life. It is a story about birth. It is my mom’s and my story. My mom was a nurse. I grew up knowing the one physical ailment she did not want was a massive stroke. In October of...
Read moreMe and My Fascia by Laura Walsh 500 RYT
Fascia has become a buzz word in the wellness field. Everyone talks fascia. So you might already know that you are made of more fascia, (you know that gooey stuff that wraps and protects our inner body?) than anything else. If you have not...
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