Everyone is unhappy. I felt it this morning like a weight bearing down on my heart. It was so much it brought tears to my eyes. It doesn’t matter if you are black, white or brown. Gay or straight. Rich or poor. Conservative or liberal. Old or young. If you live in the country or […]
Shame vs. Love and the Inner Battle We Are Currently Fighting
Our world is going through so much right now: a global pandemic, racism, protests and riots… The questions that comes to mind for me are: Why are you so hard on yourself? Why are we so hard on others? We are all human and we are all fallible. Why do we have to make things […]
Politics and Spirituality? 3 Ways to be a Part of the SOUL-ution
I’m stepping out on a limb today to talk about the two things you should never talk about: Religion and Politics. Well, not exactly religion. I, like many of you don’t follow a particular religious dogma yet am highly spiritual. Can politics and connection to spirit really coexist? I think so. We just have to […]
A Yoga Studio Owner’s Quest for Love and Connection
My whole life has been a search for love and a journey to my spirit. I started my search with my family and friendships. My journey led me to an engineering university and a year abroad by myself. Yoga found me when I was just 20. My heart told me I had to share it […]
How To Establish & Reconnect With Your Meditation Routine in 2020
We are on the cusp of a new decade. The 20s are sure to bring highs and lows for each of us individually and collectively. As thought leaders and consciousness activators, it is important that we are prepared for the opportunities, evolutions and transformations to come. Which is why it’s more important now than ever […]
Why Schools Don’t Spend Much Time On The Yoga Sutras
Most people who study the Yoga Sutras get their first taste of them in their Yoga Teacher Trainings. I love that teachers start seeing the wholeness of yoga from the beginning of their training. Unfortunately, most yoga schools only give a little nibble of the Sutras in their trainings. Rarely do they spend more than […]
An Introduction to Manifesting with the Chakras
Manifesting and chakras are both common topics in the yoga world. Today we are going to look at manifesting with the chakra system! Chakras are energy centers in your body aligned from the base of the spine to the top of your head. We will be looking at the seven primary chakras. Understanding the chakra […]
3 Shifts Parents Feel as Kids Go Back to School
It is that time of year again when the transitions of late summer move into fall. Many of us feel this as “back to school” time. Whether you have children or not we all feel this energetic and physical shift in the air. Something changes. Your yoga class is a little more full. The roads […]
“Yoga Beyond Asana” | The Story Behind MA
Yoga has been a part of my life since I was 20 – a young college woman traveling the world looking for balance and health. That’s when I picked up my first yoga book and started to practice the breathing and physical practices. A few years later I discovered the philosophy behind it all and […]
You Don’t Need The Mirror To Practice Yoga
I’ve had a couple interesting conversations recently about the fact that we don’t have mirrors within the practice space at my yoga studio. To me it seems quite clear why we don’t have them. And yet, through my conversations I realize that we are a bit of an aborition for yoga studios in these parts. […]