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Growth Happens During Darkness
Travel has always been my reset, and with each adventure I can tell you the magical moment of shift and release. With all the trials (both personal and world-wide) of the last year, I needed a hard stop between then, and whatever the future holds. I've spent the last 2 months living with my brot
Neutral simply isn't an option
The last few days have been extra heavy, which is notable when the whole year of 2020 has felt intense and amplified.Another black breath stolen, and life lost. The virus of white supremacy has proven to be the most deadly, vicious, and insidious of them all. It’s pervasiveness throughout America
Dealing with pain in paradise…There is so much to learn from the dark
I spent months planning the dream family vacation, instead of Thanksgiving. It had everything...beautiful and pristine beaches, zip-lining through jungles, adventures to secret islands, and a fair amount of opportunities to connect with wildlife in humane and natural settings. In the most boring s
The perfect yoga body….
Is the one you have right now! Seriously, if you’ve got a body, you can do yoga. I repeat, IF YOU HAVE A BODY, YOU CAN DO YOGA. The most powerful example of this truth is that of Matthew Sanford. Matthew was paralyzed from the chest down in a car accident at the age of 13, and was told repeatedly
Ethics in the Yoga Community
In 2006, the phrase “me too” was coined by Tarana Burke in a revolutionary move to unite women, particularly women of color who had been sexually abused, when no one was listening. Fast forward 10 years, repeated reports of sexual misconduct in Hollywood have brought attention and awareness to the m
Yoga in Action
It seems like everyday I wake up to a world that is more chaotic, bleak, and filled with hate. Is the world changing or am I slowly waking up to what’s been happening all along? Many people have always lived in a world full of hate, discrimination, violence, and disadvantage. I’ve had more than my