Close out the old, make a New You. Yes, you get a reboot. I hear it accentuated every year,” this one’s got to be better than…!”. But really, was it all bad? We should find things to be grateful for if we reflect with that intention. We will discover positive events, and lessons. I spent more time with family and friends, moved out from 22 years of comfort into a new
Traditionally the spirit of this holiday season includes a desire to gift give to show love. I admit, this is my lesser need of the 5 Love Languages, by Gary Chapman. It’s not that I don’t appreciate them but my preference to express and receive love has always been “acts of service”, linked with “quality time”. I naturally enjoy helping others. When someone does something helpful for me, and shares
Right Now. Pay attention. I’ve heard it many times from parents, teachers, and my own inner voice. Yes, I get easily distracted. Think “squirrel!”. The student who looks out the window in class, more visual than audio oriented. I hit “rewind” often. With the help of yoga I have learned to focus more on my presence in the moment. If I catch myself not attentive, I pause and refocus. Yoga Sutra 1.1,
Temple of Dawn in Bangkok, Thailand, named for the stunning way it appears at dawn as light shines upon it to reveal its magnificence. Change is one of our best teachers, encouraging us to grow instead of remaining stagnant. In younger days I ran from change. A new schoolteacher, friends, season changes, moving, you name it. I cringed, preferring predictability for comfort. I moved to Asia at 7 years old, crying
Let’s get Down and Up with our favorite yoga dogs! As we enter winter and our final month of 2024, let’s warm up our muscles and strengthen our bodies. I often see some who rush to get into these poses that I would rather savor and process as I am transitioning, feeling myself align and transcend. Remembering my early days as a yogi in Downward Facing Dog as I cringed hearing