The Return

In Association with Infinite Serenity Massage & Holistic Care Hi Everyone! I hope the rest of your February is splendid and that you have a fabulous remainder of the winter season. The last six months have been a tough time for me as you may have noticed. I have had a lot of fits and starts here.... Read More

Yogic Breathing & Techniques: Part 2

Nadi ShodanaA couple of weeks ago, we looked at a few techniques of yogic breathing. We only touched the surface of this pranayama (breath control) practice. In yoga, there are several breath practices that help you to be better in touch with your mind/emotions and body. Some of these breath pra... Read More

Yogic Breathing & Techniques: Part 1

Breath is the essence of life. Inhalations and exhalation sustain us. Most times, we never notice the breath as we go about our busy days. But it is always there to keep us going... both our unnoticed breaths and our noticed ones. The act of breathing is an autonomic, involuntary, one. That is, ... Read More

Musings on Journeys

Random Musings on JourneysThere are mental journeys, there are fanciful journeys, there are journeys to the self. Then there are the actual physical journeys that we take in the real world that we are all familiar with. All are journeys of discovery. A journey means that we start in a comfortable... Read More

Practice with Joy & Intention

If you are on my email lists you may have noticed my logo tagline states, "Practice with Joy & Intention." Today, let's address just what joy and intention truly mean in a yoga practice. These concepts go hand and hand. Intention and joy are tightly intertwined. So, let's discuss intention first.... Read More

If You’re a Control Freak, Take Control of Your Stress First

At certain times in our lives, many of us experience losing control of the incidents that surround our lives. It could be an illness that attacks the body, a sudden death in the family, an adult child moving away to start their own life. In all these incidents we have to let go. We are unable to ... Read More

Rewind: MLK, Jr. and The First 2 of 8 Branches of Yoga

Rewind: Yoga Principles and Martin Luther King, Jr.Each year on this holiday, I have written about ahimsa, the yoga principle of non-violence and how it relates to Dr. King. The tradition continues here. I've seen writings all over the internet that Martin Luther King, Jr. was a yogi. Well it's t... Read More

I Can't Do Yoga

I Can't Do YogaIn my thinking there are three types of people when it comes to getting introduced to yoga. There are those who just don't give a hoot and never will. Then, there are others who have thought about it and have played with the idea of taking a class even enrolled in classes regularly... Read More

The New Year

The New YearPhoto by DesignecologistIn the western world we think of the new year as a clean slate. We use it to start over with promises and resolutions to ourselves. The New Year is usually imbued with our own hope for wanting to see changes in the world around us and changes from within. We gi... Read More

Winter Solstice

Winter SolsticeThe southern hemisphere is currently transitioning from Spring to Summer. In the north, we are moving from Fall to Winter. Because of these differences in hemisphere, the Winter Solstice is officially called the December Solstice and the Summer Solstice the June Solstice. When you ... Read More