Theme of the month: NEW BEGINNINGS
Shakti Sistas: Heels over Head playshop
I went to a training recently where one of the teachers freely admitted that he spends a great deal of time upside down... He’s pushing 90 so it must…
How to Achieve Pain Relief Without Drugs
A lot of people struggle with physical pain, but not many have built a tolerance for it. In these cases, some turn to painkillers to ease their agony. Being…
Set aside your expectations, set alight your dreams
I often get to this point of the year and come up with a huge to do list of things I want or don’t want anymore. I think this process of renewal is…
Why do you delay what is most important to you?
“Seek first the Kingdom of Heaven and all else shall be added onto you.” - Jesus "Since death is inevitable, why not do as the sages…
Self Practice - Hanuman gets his name
This will be an ongoing series which is a practice you can do at home in your own time. Depending on the time you have available you can hold the poses for…
Acupuncture for the Needle Phobic
Two years ago I decided to try acupuncture, and ended up going fairly regularly to a practitioner who saw clients at the yoga studio I frequent. It…
The world owes you nothing
What a difference your attitude makes. Some people live this life believing they deserve more. They are right - everyone continually deserves more - but…
Simplify, Simplify, Simplify
"Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify." Today my post is inspired by Henry David Thoreau and his classic work, Walden…
Opposite Ends of the Yoga Spectrum: Bikram vs. Kripalu
The other week I got a wild hair and decided to try out Bikram Yoga at Yoga Crossing. After having a brief conversation about my yoga experience with the…
Home Practice: Hanuman's beginnings
This will be an ongoing series which is a practice you can do at home in your own time. Depending on the time you have available you can hold the poses for…
Emotional Chutes & Ladders
Kripalu Yoga teaches us to "ride the wave" of emotion using a technique abbreviated "BRFWA" -- Breathe, Relax, Feel, Watch, and Allow.…
Aparigraha – Taking nothing seriously
Aparigraha – non attachment, non grasping – is a key yogic principle. It’s often applied to external things, like possessions. But what I…
How to Replace Complaints with Contentment
A few months ago I was in a yoga class, and the instructor said something to the effect of: "Complaining is simply a rejection of the present…
Chanting Your Way to Joy
My First Kirtan Experience My first kirtan happened over 12 years ago, probably among one of the first couple of times I visited the Kripalu Center for…
We are all becoming. The Question is: Becoming What?
There's a goodness, a beauty, and a love that lives in our hearts -- it's who we are when we're not busy convincing ourselves we're not.…
Rebirth.
It’s getting colder. Down into the 40s at night. The sun sets earlier and rises later. I walk Hank in the dark in the mornings. It’s…
Where is your mind now? And now...and now?
I believe that everyone should strive to be mindful, in everything we do--throughout our moments, hours, days, weeks, months, years and lives. This post…
Nutrition, Exercise and a Paradigm Shift.
I went to see a nutritionist ten days ago now. Not because I do not know how to eat healthy and properly, I’m aware of the whole; “Eat plenty of…
Turning upside down
For long stretches (pardon the pun) I find myself going without an inversion. That’s going upside down, technically when your heart is lower than your…
How to Prevent Jet Lag: A Remedy Reviewed
Before our recent trip to Belgium and Amsterdam, I decided to try an Ayurvedic remedy to prevent jet lag. Typically whenever I fly long distances with more…
Begin Again
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” Buddha The beauty about being human is that in every moment we…
Living the Yoga wisdom, my experience at teacher's training course
Living for 21 days in the womb of the Himalayas which have been a stronghold of yogic wisdom and spirituality for millions of people was magical and…
Miracle Daily: 2. Touch bottom
My body screams in pain for a long while. For months. Last year, moving from India to Ireland, I was too busy to be perfect. Great mother, team working…
Miracle Daily: 1. Yoga with Cows
Yesterday I started my new yoga class with 6th graders in the French school in Dublin. They were attentive, bright and curious. They were not aware that I…
Wake up and Smell the Coffee! (Tips for Santosha)
Stop and look around once in a while.... Santosha – Contentment I have just realised that I am a real life Billy Goat’s Gruff –…
What Do I Suck At?
A few weeks ago, I found myself at an interesting blog post titled "What do you suck at?" by Danielle LaPorte. For the most part, I feel like…
Home Practice: Celebration!
This will be an ongoing series which is a practice you can do at home in your own time. Depending on the time you have available you can hold the poses for…
What are the causes of disease?
There is only one real cause which combines every cause, and that is imbalance. Whether it is ecological or pertaining to our lifestyle, diet, mind…
What Makes You come Alive?
Don't ask yourself what the world needs - ask yourself what makes you come alive, and then go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have…
Where to begin?
It’s such an exciting time right now for the yoga world. Suddenly it’s gone from this thing that your eccentric aunty did or you read about in…
Petitioning the Universe
Early in her book Eat, Pray, Love, Elizabeth Gilbert describes an activity a friend had her do while she was waiting to hear from her lawyer about whether…
Walking in the air
This will be an ongoing series which is a practice you can do at home in your own time. Depending on the time you have available you can hold the poses for…
Yoga & Loss
As many folks know, my husband and I recently lost Ferris, our feline friend. In this blog post, I discuss some of the challenges of the situation from both…
Yoga's Place in the Workplace: Part 3
Today I return to my "Yoga's Place in the Workplace" series with the second yama (character-building restraint) called satya. (Please see Part…
The Yoga of Childbirth; Homebirthing a Mountain!
Our son was nameless his first ten days in the world. I had felt certain his name from his beginnings in the womb was “Kailash”, but my…
Home Practice: The End of the Rainbow
This will be an ongoing series which is a practice you can do at home in your own time. Depending on the time you have available you can hold the poses for…
6 Common Barriers to Meditation, and How To Overcome Them
Since I started leading a weekly meditation group a few months ago, I've chatted with lots of folks about meditation--both those who are interested (but…
TANTRA
TANTRA: Tantra is a practical system. It is called a sadhana shastra, which means that it is a practice oriented scripture. Its purpose is to give…
The Yogi at a Dance Convention.
After not having set foot on a West Coast Swing dance floor for about 3 months, this past weekend I attended Boston Dance Challenge. I started doing this…
Home Practice: Step 3, Fly Free
This will be an ongoing series which is a practice you can do at home in your own time. Depending on the time you have available you can hold the poses for…
I have finally met the Real Guru...
I am humbled and feel blessed to have met, learnt and polished by the projected manifestations of the pure energy embodied as various masters~…
It's all Hatha Yoga!
I was at a yoga event recently. Waiting to register and pay, I heard a woman ask what Hatha yoga was and the official answered; "Hatha is more of a…
Home Practice: Step two, plug in
This will be an ongoing series which is a practice you can do at home in your own time. Depending on the time you have available you can hold the poses for…
Yoga Teacher Assistant.
It is Friday evening, 10 minutes to 9pm. The dinner is nowhere near ready , kids are running around and screaming and I am trying to create three…
"BREATHE" Ireland's Yoga and Green living show.
BREATHE, The Irish Yoga and Green Living Exhibition is an exciting new event, and is the first of its kind in Ireland. It is a groundbreaking day …
Bring the softness back!
The other night in class I over heard a fellow Ashtangi student admitting “I’m frustrated – I’m even frustrated at being…
Live in the moment, live joyfully
This will be an ongoing series which is a practice you can do at home in your own time. Depending on the time you have available you can hold the poses for…
Understanding Avidya.
Avidya means having the wrong or incorrect comprehension of something. In our daily life, it is what stops us from seeing things as they really are. Our…
What's outside is inside, what's inside is outside
We've definitely witnessed the forces of nature over the last few weeks in the UK. Constant rain in the South East, much more like I remember…
The attachment of practice; The practice of non-attachment.
A little lesson came up for me recently that I had to learn the hard way. Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t seem to learn lessons unless they are…
Am I yogi enough?
One of the most ridiculous conversations I have been having with myself lately is: “Am I “yogi” enough to be a yoga instructor? I am…
Polarities.
It is remarkable how often people respond to each other in opposite extremes - like children on a seesaw. If one goes up, the other goes down. As one…
If You're Happy and You Know it; Just Sit There!
The other day, I had a great conversation with a friend about the nature of happiness, particularly about how as Americans, happiness seems to be something…
Be a Squirrel; 5 Ways to Move Beyond Fear.
Often referred to as anxiety, panic, or phobia, fear by any other name still indicates an attachment to the anticipation of something that has yet to…
The Ebb & Flow.
We are all a part of nature, and like the moon’s waxing and waning, the tide’s ebb and flow, and the rhythm of the seasons, we experience…
Self- Acceptance
Man can never accept himself and his faults; and in a way this is a good thing for it motivates him to overcome his apparent limitations and elevate himself…
HATHA YOGA
HATHA YOGA The word Hatha is composed of two syllables, namely ‘Ha’ and ‘Tha’. Ha means the ‘moon’ and Tha means the …
Fearing your Face
If Love is the basis of Union then Fear is the basis of Separation, in short, Love unites and Fear separates. Fear is that single force that alludes us from…
Mother! Every step is her inspiration her
Mother; a word that invokes, stirs, triggers, or out-pours the most basic emotion in deepest part of our beings, "LOVE". It is the most precious…
The Three Treasures of Life
The Three Treasures of Life The Three Treasures of life are: Body (essence), Prana (energy) and Mind (spirit). They comprise the three fundamental levels…
What's YOUR Love Language?
Sometimes we have moments or days that are just bad. They are exhausting, long, tedious, overwhelming and just plain ol’ bad. They are full of doubt,…
Bhagavad Gita for a Fish
Gita for a Fish Let’s say you are a fish Swimming in the sea. Only you’re a very very smart fish, Smart enough to…
The Global Impact of Yoga
Worldwide, billions of people covet the industrial world's wealth and are replicating its system of modern consumerism as rapidly as possible. But what…
Surya -Sun God
Surya From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Surya (disambiguation). Surya A 19th century painting of Surya on his chariot …
Connected
It is truly amazing how connected we are in this life. Recently, I read a networking article that claimed we are no more than six degrees of separation from…
Pranayam
PRANAYAMA As per yoga practice ,breath,life and energy are all interconnected.Yogis have a single word for all three--Prana. The word is…
Choose Stress
Since the publishing of my book, Choose Peace: A Practical Guide into Consciousness, I have noticed a funny trend in how people react to it. …
FLEXIBILITY
FLEXIBILITY When man is born, he is soft and flexible; When he dies, he grows hard and rigid. So it is with all things under Heaven. Plants and…
What is Yoga?
When we hear the word yoga, what comes to mind for some of us (particularly those of us in the West) might be a type of exercise that involves…
Comment corriger son élève
Question que tout professeur se sera posé forcément, à un moment donné. Le rôle du professeur consiste à donner les…
DIABETES AND PANCREATITIS
WHAT IS DIABETES? Diabetes is a chronic disease in which there are high levels of sugar in the blood. Diabetes (diabetes mellitus) is classed as a…
The “Paradox” of Freedom
To be completely honest, I am afraid of true freedom… Correction: my mind and ego are afraid of true freedom. Why? Because…
Obesity
Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide, with increasing prevalence in adults and children, and…
Because I knew you...
This year, for the first time in my life, I have felt completely free! I have finally found a “job” that I love & can make money at everyday…
Straight Walk, ALL THE WAY HOME.
“How many of us remember things how we want them to be?... You are retelling a story to a friend, and you are excitedly explaining a confrontation…
Diary of Yogi - True story
Today in yoga class, all was going as usual. The sun-salutations were over – phew! But the excruciating standing postures were still going…
What is self-love all about?
Lately I have been hearing a lot about self-love. I have been reading from Gala Darling about Radical Self-Love, I have been reading yoga articles and blogs…
MENTAL PROBLEMS
MENTAL PROBLEMS Mental problems, phobias, fears and their elimination are such an important factor in our lives. The people who know that they have some…
Narad's Ego
NARAD'S EGO (from Shiv Puran, Dwitiya Rudra Samhita) Once the great sage and son of Brahma, Narad went to do great meditation in a deep Himalayan…
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