During my weekly Friday morning yoga class with one of my favorite teachers, I accidentally dozed off in the middle of class. You see, I decided to skip the back bending series and lie on my back with my knees together and somehow, I fell asleep, only to be nudged by the teacher to join […]
Look at the people around you. Who stands out for you? Who embodies characteristics that you wish you had? Who do you look up to? Make a list of what makes those people great. Are they fearless? Are they willing to be vulnerable? Are they authentic to their lives? Write it all down. Every single […]
I often find myself using language such as “go big” “live without fear” “open your heart” etc etc. Strong language to get the mind inspired and the heart revitalized. A part of me is hoping by writing these words, fire will be ignited in my own bones and I will act in line with what […]
Ok ok, maybe I am exaggerating a bit. I don’t LOVE being injured. In fact, most of the time you’ll see me moping and whining about it. But something happened this weekend that made me realize how we can use injury as a way to self discovery. The saying “suffering is what brings you closer […]
What a weekend!! Saturday I spent the whole day at my yoga studio celebrating it’s 7 year anniversary. The day was filled with students, teacher trainee grads, and lots and LOTS of yoga. And food. It was pretty fabulous. After the all day celebration, we had our graduation ceremony and I received my certification. Know […]
My New Year celebration was everything I could have wished for and more. I went to NYC to spend the weekend with my beautiful friend MT. Saturday we went to a manifestation workshop and for two and a half hours we did pranayam, kriyas, asanas and lots of journaling. We were asked to write down […]
wish I could be in Brasil w my four cousins… Last night I was rereading Pema Chodron’s book Start Where You Are. If you haven’t read it, what are you waiting for?? Pema’s words are like liquid gold, every drop is filled with such wisdom it takes your breath away. Anyway, the passage I read […]
“… if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understrand why you are here”. The Alchemist When I was young, I received a small glass dolphin as a gift on our trip to […]
Fuzzy Peach T-ism: Sometimes we get so caught up thinking about the past and the future – we do not notice what is straight in front of us. And if we fall into that trap, which we inevitably do, what is right in front of us is no longer clear. We must be present and […]
As I am typing this it is Sunday night of my second to last yoga teacher’s training. Two days of four hours of asana practice, advanced pranayama, intense meditation, and yoga sutra studying. Like every Sunday night after YTT, I am spent. Every being in my body is just done. And yet, I also feel […]
