“I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.” Maya Angelou I’ve been thinking about alignment this week, in yoga and in life. Have you ever had this experience? You’re in yoga class, practicing a posture you find challenging and the instructor offers a hands-on or verbal Read More
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Connection–The Key To Happiness
A Great Need “Out of a great need we are all holding hands, And climbing. Not loving is a letting go. Listen, the terrain around here is far too dangerous for that.” Poet Hafiz This summer has been a hard one for me and for my family. When I am sad, I isolate. And this Read More
What Do Parents and Olympic Athletes Have in Common?
“When you make friends with fear, it can’t rule you.” –Anne Lamott For the past several weeks, we’ve been hearing stories about olympic heroes and heroines overcoming obstacles. Quietly, and just as heroically, parents have been overcoming obstacles of their own, on their own. So, what do Olympians and parents have in common?
ASANA AS RITE OF PASSAGE
“A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.” ―Paulo Coelho, Brida Through parenthood we die and are reborn a thousand times. We go from couple to family, parents of infants to parents of toddlers. Each of these transitions can feel like loss. In the birth of the Read More