The other day I noticed that my daughter had moved the clock in her room. When I asked her about it she told me that the nightlight on the clock was making the cat figurine on the shelf look creepy. I proceeded to give her this long “mom talk” that I remember hearing when I […]
I taught my last in-person class on March 14, four and half months ago. It’s been a time of such upheaval. But it’s also been a time of soul searching, a call to dig in deep and find the stuff we are made of at our core. What better time to be a yogi? Yoga […]
It’s the third day of protests in the DC area (as well as in many other parts of the US.) By now, everyone has heard about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 and the understandable outrage over his death that has sparked these protests. Despite the fact that I typically write […]
The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown. -H. P. Lovecraft Seems appropriate for our current global crisis, right? The uncertainly of these current times lands me somewhere between low grade anxiety and full on freak out these days. You too? […]
I was in college studying philosophy and comparative religion when I had this revelation about myths and folklore and stories of all sorts. We are always every character. I don’t remember which brilliant professor planted this seed for me but I think about it all the time. I mean this idea sort of changes how […]
Last Sunday I had just returned home from my annual winter Restorative Yoga retreat and I was dragging my feet about unloading all of the things from the car. I happened upon a book about geckos that my kids had left out. Just to be clear, I don’t care at all about geckos but some […]
I once worked in an office job where part of the decor were so-called inspirational posters. You know the ones, right? They have these cheesy photos overlaid with glib sentiments like: “There is no I in team.” “Whatever the problem, be part of the solution.” “Continuous effort is the key to unlocking potential.” But there […]
Today, I Rest I don’t need fancy moves today. I don’t want handstands or crow poses, hollow body holds or revolved triangles. I don’t want breath of fire, or skull shining breath, or breath retentions. I don’t begrudge the repetitions. I don’t hate on the powering through. I don’t look down on the empowered muscled […]
Seems a likely time to talk about monsters on the day after Halloween but it was actually something else that inspired this month’s musings. One of my family’s favorite board games is called Castle Panic. Do you know it? All of the players work together to save the castle from invading monsters. It’s a combination […]
