I was having a very enjoyable conversation yesterday with some good friends and the focus of the discussion turned towards how to be more body positive. I thought it might be good to share here my contribution to that conversation.
Continue reading “Being More Body Positive”How Much “Woowoo” is Too Much in a Yoga Class?
I wonder about this frequently. I wonder about it from both a student’s and a teacher’s perspective.
Online versus Studio Yoga — which is better?
Up until six weeks ago, I never contemplated teaching yoga online. Every Tuesday night, I happily drove to my home studio and enjoyed the best part of my day with the lovely folks who came to my Gentle for Everybody class. But, since the shelter in place order went into effect, my home studio converted over to a virtual environment and we are teaching and practicing online. We are all grateful to have this option. But, I wonder, what is on the other side for us when we go back to having the choice of going back to practicing in the studio — will many of us decide that we actually prefer the online offering? In this post, I’m going to explore which, in my opinion, is better?
Continue reading “Online versus Studio Yoga — which is better?”The Difference Between Then and Now
As I write this, I’m in my fifth week of working from home. Quite the switch from being a person that spent over ninety minutes or more driving to and from work, Monday through Friday. Moreover, I have not even been out in my car for over a week. I am “sheltering in place”.
Continue reading “The Difference Between Then and Now”Becoming Body Positive in 2020!
If there is one thing that informs my yoga teaching it is helping people develop more balanced, joyful self-care and a relationship with their bodies guided by love, forgiveness and humor.
Continue reading “Becoming Body Positive in 2020!”500 Hours…
Sheesh, it’s been a long time since I wrote a blog post. Not because I don’t love writing blog posts…because I actually do. The main reason is that for over a year, I was pursuing advancing my education as a yoga teacher. After a tremendous amount of work, I am now a 500 hour registered yoga teacher (500 RYT) with the Yoga Alliance.
Continue reading “500 Hours…”Yoga for the Busy Times
December can crush the best of intentions when it comes to self care. Between all the tempting goodies, parties and shopping, our healthful practices may slide off our plate! And, then, you know what happens next…it’s January and now it’s time to get momentum going again. Ugh!!!
We know it can be hard to get in synch with being regulars doing things such as yoga. The establishment of a habit is much harder than maintaining it. In the beginning, it can be like pushing a rock up the hill to get out of inertia and get something started. But once we get the wheel turning, it’s not so bad to keep showing up and doing our thing.
But, it doesn’t have to be. In this case, we can have our “cake” and eat it too. But, we have to adjust our practices for our schedule – even if that means making a big adjustment to what we do. The important thing is to do something, to bookmark our practice in some way because in that way we keep our habit intact.
Continue reading “Yoga for the Busy Times”New to Yoga
It’s that time of year when a lot of folks starting thinking seriously about making some changes towards living a healthier lifestyle. That’s when I start seeing emails coming into my email inbox with the subject line, “New to Yoga”.
The big question or focus of these types of emails centers around the writer’s concerns about the size, shape or health of their body and whether they can “do yoga”. Sometimes this question is paired with its companion question: “Can yoga make me a healthier person?” Continue reading “New to Yoga”
A Summer of More and Less
I blinked and then it was the end of August.
But, to back up…there has been a lot of yoga, a lot of training and letting go over the past few months. And, it has been a time of bounty.
Being Body Positive
Last weekend I had the very great fortunate to train to become a Facilitator in body positivity training. This is something I have wanted to do for about a year and it came with the added benefit of getting to spend a little time in Berkeley, California. It was the typical type of trip where you are in and out quickly but at lunchtime, I did get to walk around and take a few snaps of some of the cute bungalows in the neighborhood and the sweet details the residents add to the landscape.
