Overcoming the Odds From the Inside Out
All too often, anymore these days, the situation that is presented in front of me is a complete dichotomy: yin and yang. For example, recently on a very stormy evening, just three people showed up to my class. One wanted a very relaxing yoga session. The other two wanted balls to the wall action. It wasn’t…
Read MoreI DID IT! I DID IT! YAY!!!!!!!!! I finished my Yoga Teacher Training!!! Please understand that I haven’t “accomplished anything” in years! To be standing at the top of the mountain: I forgot what this feels like! Even though I am very passionate about yoga, and I selected a very gentle program, completing this training…
Read MoreWe’re all so accustomed to looking outside of ourselves for answers, for direction, even for stimulation, but happens when one decides to practice one of the most introverted exercises out there? When I started my own yoga practice, it was nine years before I even stepped foot into a yoga studio. Why was that? Well, for…
Read MoreQuite some time ago, a fellow from Norway private messaged me on my Yoga Page about a natural, simple sugar called d-ribose. Of course I thought the man was trying to sell me something, until I did a little research on the subject. Instantly, I was blown away by all of the positive reviews on…
Read MoreProfundity has pulled me from what I thought was a simple path. For quite some time I innocently drifted along. Feeling a strong urge to take myself into my next stage, I asked the universe to deliver: “I want to be trained in yoga professionally. I want to attend Yoga Teacher Certification Training.” Within a…
Read MoreLast night I had this interesting dream. I shared it with my boyfriend and my best friend, but for some reason, I feel compelled to document it here as well. I’ve been practicing present moment awareness for three years now, and I realized this past week, that I’m able to spend most of my day…
Read MoreAugust 9, 2014 Wrestling with the reality of being unable to escape this pain, I spent the day thinking that there wouldn’t be much to gain. But with this day, I received reminders, pursuing on the path I chose to take, Of experiencing life deeply, with my mind and soul, while my body surely does…
Read MoreJuly 30, 2014 As I was getting ready this morning,I felt the front of my ankle cave in.A pain I had never felt before, A bandage became my friend. Becoming unable to walk, all I could do was yelp.Desperate and in despair, I asked the Universe for help:“Please Universe, a crutch or cane will surely…
Read MoreJuly 9, 2014 As I was practicing a mindful meditation walk,my eyes saw every detail, crisp and clear.Each blade of grass, sharper than ever,Hidden insects seemed to magically appear. My eyes fixated on a thin, leafy branch,one section a bit thicker than the rest.Taking a step closer I saw it was a caterpillar,Had he hatched…
Read MoreWhile on the road to Self discovery, layers of reality miraculously appear with every step you take. Some layers material, some spiritual. For me, one of these layers, known as fascia, uncovered a greater understanding of the overall network of my body, and possibly my soul. This matrix-like web of tissue should become a household…
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