Love

Love

I am so inspired by the ‘seeds’ our Yoga from the Heart community cultivate and grow (see previous post) that they are informing my class planning this term as we move toward the spring equinox. So many wise teachers from varied traditions have told us...
Nourishing Winter Solstice Seeds

Nourishing Winter Solstice Seeds

The Winter solstice is a time of nurturing and nourishing seeds of our intentions, dreams and vision that are coming to light in ourselves and in the world.  At the Yoga from the Heart studio, our community added ‘seeds’ to the tree and I have...
You are light in form

You are light in form

I love the idea yoga offers that we are light in form. Prakasa is the source light and Vimarsha the power by which we know ourselves (and everything else) as a unique expression of that light. I had a teacher liken this idea to the light that shines through a crystal,...
Bringing effort to grace

Bringing effort to grace

In my life with my adult children and my aging mother I am challenged to find a balance between offering my help and guiding, and letting go and trusting their path and that they will find their own unique way, their own solutions, their own svadharma (path).This...