Nov 8, 2021 - Today is Monday, and I woke up a bit on the scattered side of things...got do this and that, being drawn in different directions. Then I thought about how nice it would be to set up my week how I wanted it to be, instead of being pulled in all these directions.

The way to set up...

Nov. 9, 2021 - In the Bhagavad Gita, the warrior (Arjuna) is advised by his chariot driver/God (Krishna) that he should be his True Self and be a warrior. Of course, it’s all an analogy to life. We are Arjuna, and we are trying to figure out life and there is a lot of uncertainty. What the Bh...

Nov. 11, 2021 - I have a squirrel living in my shed. It's been there for a few months, but I've never actually seen it. Yesterday, after I taught my morning class and before I went to work at UVM, I was doing some dishes, looking out the window at the shed. As a watched, a squirrel worked thei...

Nov. 12, 2021 - I read an article today that said mental states like PTSD, ADHD, depression, anxiety, are for the most part a temporary state created by environmental conditions, rather that some permanent mental experience….and, that these states are really about helping you deal and helping you...

Nov. 15 2021 - It being Monday and all, it’s a good day to set your intention for the week. It’s like laying down the tracks for where your train will travel this week, and then, maybe it works out and maybe not…but, it doesn’t hurt to start out with some direction, rather than not.

Nov. 16, 2021 - People tell me sometimes that I must be so calm and happy because I teach yoga and meditation all the time. I tend to agree…I SHOULD be all calm and happy from doing this, right! Actually, in a way, I think I’m the opposite. I find I have a much more diverse palette of emotions ...

Nov. 17, 2021 - Today I am really feeling appreciation for the fact that I am here, teaching yoga. It’s somewhat amazing, and weird, and not a place I ever thought I’d end up. I feel very lucky, and, at the same time, this time of year is pretty stressful in the teaching world…as the teachers ou...

Nov 18, 2021 - I am listening to a book right now called "The Extended Mind." Super cool! It's this idea that the activities outside of the mind can help us "extend" the mind. For instance, being in nature, having a comfortable house or office, moving the body and hands. I like that last one....

Nov. 19, 2021 - As I enter into the final weeks of teaching at the University...we are starting a week off for Thanksgiving right now (YAY!), I am reminded of all the different highs and lows of emotion I've had this semester. Every semester is somewhat a roller coaster, but COVID adds a whole o...

Nov 22, 2021 - WIth this being a Monday, and the beginning of Thanksgiving Week, it's a good time to set an intention for how you want to day/week to be. Maybe taking the time to be in class is all you need, and you just want to be really present. Or maybe you have a work or phrase you want to ...

Oct 27, 2020 - If you see yourself as something bigger, it can make you feel good. We are carrying the good within us, and we need to remember that.

Aug 7, 2020 - In this class we talk about how are strengths comes and go, and we need to have the will power to embrace our best Self right now...which may be different than a past best Self. AND...hot air balloons play a big roll in today's class. Enjoy!

July 8, 2020 - This class is about setting a target for the week. There are so many choices...let's narrow it down!

Feb. 10, 2021 - I like the concept of setting a target where you want to focus the mind. Somewhere to turn your attention. I think of it as if life is a bar. There noice, there is distraction, there is lots going on.

And, with all of that, you are trying to be present. So, there is a dart boa...

Feb. 9, 2021 - Teaching has started back up at the University. The whole thing with being a teacher, or a student, is a whirlwind. You go back and forth from students and classes and energy to none of that. It’s quite the rollercoaster.

When school starts back in for me it normally take a few ...

Dec 16, 2020 - In the philosophy of the teachings in the "Vijñānabhairava", it speaks to the idea that we can't separate ourselves of goodness and light, just like water can't be separated from wetness. Isn't that awesome! I love that idea. So, we'll celebrate our light today as we connect to ...

Jan 6, 2021 - Early this morning a black man from Georgia was elected to the US Senate. It gave me a sense of hope for a positive future in America, but I also was thinking about the hope he had to have to made it this far. So, I don't a little search on what it takes to have hope. I found a s...

Jan 5, 2021 - In the Yoga Teacher Training I run we talk a lot about language. As a yoga teacher, you talk a lot. So, what you say matters. Not just in terms of the postures, or your theme, to on a more subtle level. It's important to enforce positivity. AND, as a yoga students, and a person...

July 12, 2021 - One thing I like about yoga philosophy is that it is quite diverse. There isn’t one “yoga philosophy”, there are lots of options. One option I talked about on Friday was the idea of “Not This”, which is basically the concept of not paying attention to the world, because the worl...

August 2, 2021 - I have been thinking about all the people that travel for a living. I have done a little traveling as a musician, so I was thinking about musicians who travel full-time. Then there are people who do a lot of traveling that are teachers…like world traveling yoga teachers. Enter...

July 7, 2021 - Today Jane and I have been married for 22 years. Right on! Something that we did for eight years was go to Kripalu twice a year and assist a friend who was teaching a Couples Retreat. It was really fun, and very much a retreat for us. One of the things that would happen at the ...

July 19, 2021 - Today we work on the flow of the body in relation to the flow of life. Check it out...join in. :-)

July 9, 2021 - Here is a meditation/yoga practice to empty the find as a way to connect to Pure Consciousness. The idea is to let go of everything this you can perceive by repeating “Not This” to anything you are aware of, so that you are left with nothing, being in a state of Pure Consciousness...