Chill Yoga
In July with heat blazing all around the world, it is best to do practice that keeps you cool. But since Hot Yoga was popularized 50 years ago, sweaty, stinky, mat-drenching yoga has been the standard. But today with outside temps like an oven and global warming upon us, it is best …
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For the Love of the Father, Shine
To be a father is a glorious, rewarding and rigorous thing. What I love most is the process of creating a life, one that grows and changes unexpectedly right before my eyes. As a parent, I am always called upon to be creative– to pivot, adapt, experiment and remain open …
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Teaching Yourself Joy
Joy doesn’t come easy. Especially in these times when people doom scroll and talk about the end of time. How to live joy in a time like this? Is joy a thing that can even be “put into practice”? You can’t expect joy just to happen like Chicken Little falling out …
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The World Through Your Window
For each of us, home affords a small view onto the great wide world. From the vantage point of your back porch, your kitchen window or from the top of your driveway, your view maybe small but immense. When you look out to the open tree, peer into the garden, …
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On the Open Road
This spring we take to the open road traveling the old country of Ireland, ambling across farmland, seaside and urban street. Travel loosens the hardness of self and unravels time. When your day can take off in any direction you feel that you are not living life, but that life …
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Seeking Deeper Connection? Discover the Transformative Power of a Yoga Immersion
In our fast-paced world, the demands of daily life can often leave us feeling disconnected, depleted, and yearning for something more. Perhaps you’ve felt a whisper calling you to slow down, to turn inward, and to dedicate time to nurturing your well-being. This is where the idea of a yoga …
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Ode to the Mother
Today we honor the mother, the one who gives of herself selflessly to nourish the world. We celebrate your strength and commitment to the long process of ushering a vulnerable being into the world, a helpless being, that is at first but a bundle of need. You are the progenitor of …
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Home is Where the Heart Is
When you practice in your own home, be it the small and humble space of a guest bedroom, office or studio, it becomes a portal to an entire universe. Having a designated space in your home for ritual and contemplation has a long history in India serving to connect domestic life …
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Tremble in the Heart
This is the time of year when the dormant ones awaken, shed their dead skin and crawl back to life. In various traditions of tantra yoga, the very prana in our veins is described as moving via a kind of tremble. It is palpable inside as a subtle vibration, like …
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Spring Awakening
There is no better time to awaken your faith than now. It is not just the fearless crocus breaking through the frigid soil, nor Jesus on the back of the mule riding into the city where death awaits him, nor the decision of our 30 something friends Peter and Ruth …
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