You ever have one of those weeks where you keep bumping into people and things that amp your vibe?  Yeah, well that's what happened to me this week. It started with this blog post by Chris Brogan where he talks about people who just do "what needs done."  And they do it with love.  "Because … Continue reading Inspiration Bonanza

This week I am grateful for: My velvet comforter. (Yum.  The nights are getting chilly.) That the ventilation system in the studio was fixed. (Holy "Hot Yoga," this week, Batman!) Yin Yoga --both being able to teach it, and my private practice of it. My awesome pranayama runs this week (every day!!) Nasal breathing is … Continue reading Friday Gratitude

Morning yoga, as predicted, has been shelving off pretty dramatically lately: cool, dark, foggy mornings do not inspire early rising.  There are only 2 more mornings left of 6:15 yoga classes, then morning yoga goes away until April. When I got to the studio on Wednesday, no one was there, so I decided to do … Continue reading Yin and Yang: A Story of Two Yogas

1. Pajamas to yoga clothes. 2. Yoga clothes to running clothes. 3. Running clothes to gardening clothes. 4. Gardening clothes to dog walking clothes. 5. Dog walking clothes to sacred writing pants. 6. Sacred writing pants to (shower) and then back to (different) yoga clothes. 7. Yoga clothes to pajamas. Am I the only one … Continue reading Costume Changes

So just a short post tonight so I can get some sleep before my  alarm clock starts tweeting little birdy sounds in the dark at 4:30 in the morning. Seasonal update: It's getting colder.  How do I know this?  I had to wear gloves on my pranyama run this morning. And a little hat. And … Continue reading Easing Into Fall

Some nights I am brain dead and this is one of them.  Maybe a just quick "Friday Gratitude" post? This week I am grateful for: My heavenly Labor Day vacation at the beach. The return of my yoga students. Yin Yoga, both at home and at the studio. This great book I'm reading called Yoga … Continue reading Tired and Heading to Bed

Now that it's officially the end of summer, it's time for an assessment. I sat down and made a comprehensive list of all the things I did and accomplished since May, and it's a  pretty impressive list if I do say so myself: travel to California, Oregon and North Carolina. A Half-Marathon, a long bike … Continue reading End of Summer Wrap-up