Category: Meditation

  • Yoga Teacher Training: The Beginning, First Meditation & First Yoga Class

    “If only we would let ourselves be dominated, like by some immense storm, then we would not need names.” -Rainer Maria Rilke This quote was shared by my new instructor during Savasana in my first class with her. It hit me so deeply.  Once it hit, I removed my eye pillow in fear that I might…

  • Sinking Higher

    The lights lowered as our class rested back into Savasana. For the past hour we all spent contorting ourselves, wringing out every last bit of tension. There is nothing like a well-deserved Savasana. As the music lingered on, the faint sounds of chirping had me believing I was drifting through the Amazon, lost deep within…

  • Healing Yourself Through Imagery

    Whenever an acquaintance of mine discovers that I have a chronic illness, they always react with shock, “You’re always in pain?  You don’t act like it!” Maybe I was born with a positive attitude.  Maybe you were, or you weren’t.  Either way, I believe it is possible to train your mind to react positively to…