I realize that people sign up for one of my yoga classes not because they are doing great, but because they are hurting. Maybe some sign up because they know the blessings that come from this ancient body wisdom, and want community and accountability. But mostly, people come to relieve tightness, pain, and recover fromContinue reading “Ready to crack the cocoon?”
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What do I see in the blood red sun?
As I walked down the hall, a surprising light shone in the window, staining the floors with a streak of orange. I went to the window to investigate; the sun hung just above a bank of cloudy mist, a blood orange ball. I remember the sun appearing this way in the polluted skies of China,Continue reading “What do I see in the blood red sun?”
What is yoga?
Nearly 20 years ago, I taught creative movement at an arts focused magnet school within a public school district. While I was amazed and delighted at the creativity and openness of staff, families, and students, the place I felt resistance was when I used the dread word—- yoga. One afternoon, after the buses left, theContinue reading “What is yoga?”
Dear Breather, This is easier than you think.
It was the first big family gathering for my husband and I in more than 2 years, and I escaped into a quiet hallway to breathe. For a highly sensitive introvert, these breaks from social energy is necessary. It gives me the quiet I need to relax and get back in there. To me, beingContinue reading “Dear Breather, This is easier than you think.”
Remember the light.
The author reminisces about their childhood fears of bed monsters intensified by their cats’ behaviour. Those fears now influence their sleeping habits and safeguarding during nightly walks. They observe that shared societal fears and anxieties seem to darken the skies, reflecting troubled times. However, they diplomatically navigate fear using grounding practices and appreciating simple joys like morning coffee, and their dog Emma. Despite persistent fog and grey clouds symbolizing lingering unease, they find comfort and peace in the changing light, nature’s cycles, and the promise of a new day.
A Space of Maybe: Lifting the chokehold of ‘othering’.
We talk now of the word other as a verb; othering–used to define treating people as different or inferior based on personal opinion, belief, or culture. It is that judgey social media voice that you find everywhere; from cooking blogs to twitter feeds; keeping the narrative all about who is right and who is wrong, what isContinue reading “A Space of Maybe: Lifting the chokehold of ‘othering’.”