Wait – What are you doing? Sam, here. Have you ever taken a yoga class and looked around noticing a teacher placing hands on the students’ bodies? The person next to you is folded in half and here comes the teacher, gently placing a hand on the back of the student’s neck. Have you ever […]
When you hear the word “yoga,” you probably have a general impression of what that means. Your brain sorts through all the files and references and images you’ve stored throughout the years. You probably generate both an image of an Indian man sitting cross legged and covered only in a linen wrap around his waist […]
You can feel it, can’t you? The anticipation. Excitement is building, smiles, spirits, and hearts are lifting. Change is coming. The change we wait for every Spring. The birds return and twitter endlessly at 5 o’clock in the morning, green is sprouting here and there if you slow down and look closely. Warmth replaces bitter […]
5 Things I Learned About Practicing Yoga While Pregnant Before you read any further I want you to know that what I am sharing is based on my experience and what I learned while practicing yoga during my pregnancy. At the time, I was not a trained yoga teacher, I just loved yoga. Also, when […]
Challengers and beginners! (Because lets be real, we are all embarking on a challenge and in many ways we are all still beginners. We are both. Do you know THIS is the beauty of this practice? That we are all in different places on the same journey, experiencing it together, learning from one another? There […]
Oh, 2018. The year of becoming untangled. Of finally being free from the lingering emotional mess of 2016. The one that began in 2014–the same year, unrelated, as the opening of Rise. (Or is it unrelated? Because everything is connected and happens for a purpose, right?) The groundswell of 2014, that would become the earthquake […]
This is about that. This is a phrase, a mantra, I have quoted many times over the last 10 years. Meaning, what is perceived on the surface is not what is actually true. Ten years ago, I began a journey of breaking down walls, self-discovery and self-development. I lived a hard-shelled and emotionally stingy life, […]
Cue Vicente Fernandez. High level research went into preparing for this trip to Mexico. Chef’s Table, Coco, Frieda, The Distance Between Us, Vincente, probably lots of chips and salsa and a few margaritas for good measure. Basically, thank you Hollywood for any ideas I may have about what I might expect while traveling to rural […]
For the past almost 9 years, my dad has had a second family. Yes, my mom knows about them. We all do. We hear stories about names and see photos filled with faces. He visits them every six months or so. My sister has met them. And now it is my turn. My oldest son, […]
It the 4th of July. America’s birthday. All the talk in the news and on the street is about who’s in and who’s out. Whether or not its right to separate families. Who are we America? What were we founded on and what do we stand for? I’ve seen the posts, the protests, the panic. […]
