Tonight I went for a run. While I don’t consider myself a runner anymore I love to get out from time to time. I don’t plan ahead or have a set amount of time or miles to cover. It comes as answer to something my body wants. It was a beautiful evening. The sun shining…
1. Yoga is about the union of the mind, body, and spirit. It isn’t about where you are going but instead about the journey in getting there. Find integrity in all movements small or large and grace in transition. 2. Yoga is about you. It doesn’t matter what the person on the mat next to…
Somewhere between Columbus and Vermont I lost my script. Maybe I left it at the airport in Washington, Burlington, Cleveland, or perhaps it floated out the window as I flew above the snow-capped mountains and sunset lit skies. Whatever the case I lost it and I don’t want it back. I’ve forgotten my lines and…
So much has happened since I last left you with my journey into Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy. While my initial intent was to blog throughout my time in Bristol, Vermont I quickly found that writing publicly about my experience was proving to be quite difficult. It was a jarring transition from the training environment to…
A few days ago I came across an online article from the New York Times Magazine called The Fat Trap, written by Tara Parker-Pope. It was run yesterday in print as the lead story of this widely read weekly magazine so I suspect that word about it has gotten out. This story hit a sensitive nerve…
The holiday season is often a time where the normal day-to-day schedule is disrupted. Time usually devoted to working out can easily give way to family, friends, parties, shopping, and the like. Even more so than the food, this “lost time” used to be my biggest fear. What would happen if I didn’t get my…
Lately I have been doing a lot of reflection and watching of my teaching and how it affects my students. I’ve been keying into the subtle aspects of it that exists beneath the larger movements and the sequencing. A sense of awe and wonderment has begun to manifest within that these living, breathing, people listen…
Welcome to the weekly round-up of the best in eating disorders, yoga, and whatever else struck my fancy this past week! Yoga for when you are sick or injured. It happens to us all. Be ready! Clothing sizes. Vanity abounds. Is a size 4 really a 4? I say nope. Number alert ahead; I can…
It has become the norm in the fitness industry that the instructor does the class they are teaching along with their students. The spinning instructor spins, the kickboxing instructor kick-boxes and the yoga instructor does yoga. Or does she/he? Back when I began yoga I took classes at a Bikramesque studio. I went several times…
Sunday Media time! I hope you all have a wonderful day and enjoy this fall like weather (at least in Ohio!) Now off to another full day of yoga teacher training with Laurel Hodory. Along those lines, if you live in Columbus and practice yoga you should consider coming to her next First Friday’s workshop…
