Class #6 - Today our focus is on the first of the yamas, ahimsa, which means non-harming.

Class #4 - Another great, mellow, calming class.

Class #3 - Relaxing heart opening class with slow breathing.

Class #2 - We start with a really nice chest opener for easy breathing.

April 30, 2024 - Today we enjoy the effects on the mind and body of short breath holds.

April 11, 2024 - Today we work on the Parasympathetic Nervous System, learning what it is and how to activate it.

April 10, 2024 - The word yoga means both to find the light within, and the practice the helps you do that.

April 4, 2024 - We focus on the two meanings of yoga. Yoga is a state of being where you are connected to your most perfect self, and yoga is also the practice you are doing to get you to that state of being. Cool, eh.

April 3, 2024 - Anywhere you are you can make that space your meditation hall, even in your living room doing yoga. :-)

3.20.24 - Gratitude is an incredibly powerful tool for mental health.

Mar. 19, 2024 - A foundational idea of yoga philosophy is that all the light that is available is already inside of you. All you need to do is "open your eyes" and see it. :-)

March 18, 2024 - In yoga philosophy, a common idea is that wherever you are is a good starting point. That means if you are distracted, focused, happy, said, flexible...whatever, that is a good place (the best place!) to begin.

March 15, 2024 - Today's class we have another poem to consider.

PREFERENCE, by Mira
Stuck with another moment
How should we pass it?

If anything worked for you before ---
I'd give that preference.

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.

9.29.23 - From the Sutras of Patanjali, in the 2nd chakra, 16 sutra, is says "Future Pain Is Avoidable." The way I think about that is that the way the deal with your mind, body and heart today can lead to less mental, physical and emotional pain tomorrow.

I think this is a great way to look at...

In this first class of our series, I talk a bit about how to sit, setting yourself up for success, and we do a nice mediation with the breath. I hope you enjoy it. :-)

This is the beginning of our 2nd week, and with that we'll do a meditation practice, focusing on the senses.

Today we do a favorite meditation of mine, "Only This". All you do is keep repeating the phrase "Only This," reminding yourself that really, there is only this. :-)

A lot of meditations I do are focusing on one thing...choosing a thing and focusing on it. The meditation today is the opposite that - it's focusing on everything. I like it, I hope you do, too. :-)

The meditation today is about reminding ourselves that we are part of numerous webs of community that support us.

For today's meditation we practice the wonderful, heartfelt, "loving kindness" meditation.

We start this 2nd series with a cool meditation visualizing the movement or orbs, connected the body and the breath. It's really cool. I hope you like it. :-)

WIth the meditation today we focus on finding our self in a world of sound.