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Playlist and Reading from Classes, Week of April 22

So, you know how in classes I always say “We’re all human and can do what we can do”? Well, time for me to take ownership of being human and totally not following through on posting my playlists and readings lately! I know that I tell you not to judge yourself or apologize for being human, but I’m going to come right out an apologize because in my humanness, because I promised you guys I would post my playlists and readings weekly and I didn’t follow through. So I am sorry. And I am back – posting the playlists and readings as promised!  Thank you for understanding that I’m human…and a human with a very busy little kid at home!

Now on to the in-class yoga stuff. This week we talked about giving ourselves permission to be happy. continue reading »

Playlists and Reading from Classes, Week of March 11

The heart center is believed to be the place where we find love, compassion and understanding – not only for others, but for ourselves. It’s for this reason that we focused on a heart opening practice – not only in the reading, but also in the physical poses we explored – last week.   continue reading »

Playlist and Readings from Classes, Week of February 25

Window ledge arm balance in the hotel in Seattle.

A bit of a delay in getting this up, as after I finished teaching on Wednesday last week, I was packing and prepping to board a plane for my first trip to the West Coast – Seattle, WA. Sorry for the delay, but hope you enjoy this anyway!

I would like to thank Elizabeth for covering my classes the week of March 4th so that I could explore Seattle and try out the rules I shared in class the week before.  continue reading »

Playlist and Readings from Classes, week of February 18

I had such an inspirational weekend: Saturday, I spent 7 hours at Princeton Center for Yoga & Health with the amazing thinker, Leslie Kaminoff (and a bit of a yogi rebel, borrowing the phrase from fellow teacher Maria Webb). Then Sunday, I spent the morning and afternoon with Christopher Walken (yes, that Christopher Walken…the sometimes scary, always entertaining actor).  Hearing from and being in the presence of such passionate and inspired people really impassioned and inspired me. The weekend helped me to remember an important thing I often forget: reality. continue reading »

Self Love Poem by Charlie Chaplin

A few weeks ago, I shared a self love poem by Charlie Chaplin in my yoga classes. Many of you fabulous yogis and yoginis asked for copies of it and I promised I would post it to my website. A few weeks behind, here it is! continue reading »

Playlist and Reading from Classes, week of February 4

When the universe hands you all sorts of things at once, and all of those things need to get done at the same time, and, oh yeah, that time is NOW, how do you respond?

Many of us respond by getting stressed out, frazzled, upset, overwhelmed. What does that lead to? Tension in the mind, tension in the breath, tension in the body, tension in words, tension in actions, tension in relationships. YIKES. continue reading »

Playlist and Readings from Classes, Week of January 21

Heels can’t reach the earth today? That’s OK.

Just gotta keep on keepin’ on, that’s what I say.

It doesn’t matter if you can’t reach the fullest expression of a posture today. What matters is that you take a step toward it and do what you can.  continue reading »

Readings and Playlists from Classes, week of January 14

What is asana? Yoga postures, yes. But, really, why do we come to our yoga mats to do them?  continue reading »

Playlist and Readings from Classes, Week of January 7

This week we revisited Truth, or as we call it on your yogic path: Satya.  continue reading »

Playlist and Reading from January 2 Class

Happy New Year, folks!  A new year is exciting and inspiring…and as I sat down to create an exciting and inspiring class/theme for January 2, I realized that there are two things about a new year that I don’t like: (1) the phrase “new year, new you” and (2) resolutions.  continue reading »