“Know thyself.” –the Oracle at Delphi Hello everyone, I’m back! Between this post and the last one I took time to survive the holidays, set intentions for the new year, keep my children and marriage alive, teach seven yoga classes a week, maintain my meditation practice, and prepare myself for this moment of writing. If this is your first visit to my blog, and if any of the sanskrit terminology seems foreign, it might...
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“Self-discipline burns away impurities and kindles the sparks of divinity.” –Yoga Sutras Coming back to my blog right now feels like an out of the blue phone call I’m making to an old friend with whom I haven’t spoken in a long while–it’s bound to be a bit awkward, I’m feeling kind of nervous, and I have lots of anticipation and hopes for reconnection. I’m asking myself, Why did I get stuck...
Read MoreThe restraint of the modifications of the mind-stuff is yoga. (Patanjali, Yoga Sutras, Pada 1, verse 2) I am a mother of two and often find myself rushing between kids and tasks, wishing I could catch up, have more time, have more help. When I walk into the kitchen and see dirty dishes in the sink, and have no idea what I’ll prepare for our next meal, and then I hear my kids getting fussy and needy, wanting to eat RIGHT NOW…when I know...
Read MoreMore than a year after I published my last post, I have a seven month old baby to show for all of the nausea and vomiting that kept me from being out in the world and doing stuff–like teaching yoga, reaching out to other people, and in general, enjoying the act of being alive. Things have begun to really settle around my house. We’re in a rhythm. Aforementioned seven month old has been sleeping through the night since he was seven weeks old....
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