Keep it Cool

Viewed through an Ayurvedic lens, Summer is pitta season.  Some characteristics of pitta dosha include hot, spicy, oily, sharp, pungent, spreading.  If you find yourself hot-tempered, reactive, over-heated, inflamed, give these practices a try: Zoom out.  Relax...
Move with Maitri

Move with Maitri

May you walk with maitri through the known and into the unknown.May maitri be alive in you through each moment of this New Year.  The cultivation of maitri, a brahmavihara or sublime attitude, which Pema Chodron describes as “unconditional friendliness toward...
Living Without Greed

Living Without Greed

I’ve spent the past two Sundays clearing out… closets and cabinets and basement shelves.  Yeeesh.  I like to think I keep tabs on what comes in and when it’s time to let things go but still am astonished at how much we manage to accumulate. This experience got me...
Guideposts

Guideposts

In the upcoming months, you may find yourself overwhelmed by circumstances. The holidays can be challenging to navigate; there will be less sunlight, there will be more demands on your time and attention.  The practice, philosophy and world view of yoga can offer...
Welcome Home

Welcome Home

Thank you for practicing yoga.  I believe that the more we work to know, love and honor ourselves, the more compassionately and clearly we can see and connect with others.  I believe that by granting ourselves respite, we are better able to serve. As the weather takes...
Wonder Connect Create

Wonder Connect Create

You may have seen the words wonder-connect-create accompanying my logo.  These words encompass some of my values and guide the intention I pour into what I offer.  They get me back on track when I feel down or separate from myself or my purpose.  Have...