Class #4 - The senses are the way that we connect to the world all around us.

Class #1 - This is the first class of 45 minutes...yay! Today we focus on the breath and doing various breathing exercises while we practice.

May 3, 2024 - Today's class is about the how amazing Spring is.

May 2, 2024 - I am thinking about new beginnings with the new changes at the studio.

April 29, 2024 - When practicing yoga, in order to make it "yoga" it's important to keep coming back to finding a connection to your best Self.

April 26, 2024 - It's a good time for some mental, physical and emotional Spring cleaning!

April 25, 2024 - I find it interesting how things in the outside world can be somewhat the same day to day, but they can look so much different. They also look different depending on who you talk to. I reminds me of this idea for the Radiance Sutras, "The Light That You See By Comes From Inside."

April 24, 2024 - I am excited to be moving into a new phase with my online yoga study! Starting new things is fun, and it's good to remember that the foundations of yoga are build on the idea that you get to start where you are, right now.

April 23, 2024 - Today we focus on the breath.

April 22, 2024 - It's nice to be back on the mat after a weekend, or a week, or a year, and begin.

April 19, 2024 - We'll continue with more awaring practices.

4.18.24 - Awareing is the practice of being deeply aware.

417.24 - Ritual matters. :-)

April 16, 2024 - Today we will consider Daoism, water, and the yoga practice.

April 12, 2024 - Today we work with the "fight or flight" system of the body.

April 9, 2024 - Seeing the eclipse yesterday was absolutely awe-inspiring. It was amazing. And, it makes me consider the value of awe in our lives.

April 1, 2024 - Today we look at the practice as a fresh beginning, referring to the 1st sutra of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - "Now, We Begin the Practice of Yoga."

3.21.24 - We open the hips as a way to go with the flow of ourselves and of life.

March 12, 2024 - Having an intention for practicing can be helpful. You might not notice any type of difference from your practice immediately. With an intention you are setting the direction and purpose of your practice over the long-term.

Mar. 11, 2024 - Today's class is based on a poem "Tenderly" by St. John of the Cross.

Tenderly,
I now touch all things,
knowing some day we will part.

Feb. 20, 2024 - In Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of Love, there is a sutra that says "It reveals itself in an able vessel." What this means is the love reveals itself if you are open to it. Isn't that nice. :-)

Feb. 15, 2024 - One of the great things about practicing yoga is that you can leave behind everything else. Taking time to experience a foundational idea of yoga from the Sutras of Patanjali, to "calm the fluctuations of the mind." Today we'll take time and let go of all the other stuff. It's lik...

Feb. 14, 2024 - Today is a good day to open your arms like wings of the heart. :-)

Feb. 13, 2024 - What is great about a yoga class is that you can get what you need from the experience, whether it's physical, mental, or emotional.