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"I feel so much better now"

my friend texted me, after today's late morning outdoor practice. We usually meet twice a week but this week, with so many feelings of...

The Silence of the Fourth Syllable

Since the pandemic, to avoid causing extra mouth opening for my students, I haven't been chanting Om in our group practice. I miss it. ...

resilience

In the woods on the mountain I was newly struck by the beauty of the aspens. Their scars, their gorgeous imperfections. Stubs and...

Social Distancing and The Eight Chakra

My first son was born, at home on my bed, seventeen years + a couple of weeks ago. He spent his first days on that bed, then the next...

What is a Yoga Studio?

As the world begins to exhale, I wonder what it will be like to begin to invite students into my studio. I think about what was "given...

The Great Equanimity

As the world begins to shift yet again, divisions deepen. People act from places of fear and frustration; patience runs thin. The last...

Peace in Uncertain Times: Part Two

Walking my dog yesterday evening, watching fireflies, I chatted with a seventeen-year-old about uncertainty. She talked about how hard...

Cultivating Peace in Uncertain Times: Part One

As murmurs of yet another shift begin to circulate, a shift towards "a returning to normal", I remind myself that there is never a going...