Healthy Foods for Good Digestion: Bananas and Smoothie Recipe
With a sensitive gut like mine, it’s hard to find fruits that I can easily digest. That’s why I love bananas. They are my go-to morning staple. Bananas are packed with fiber and potassium, both of...
View ArticleYoga for Digestion Sampler Series | Episode 7
This is one of my favorite sequences. It is more active and great for the whole body, so those without tummy concerns can benefit too. Go slow and move at your own pace. Remember to keep the breath...
View ArticleBe Patient with the Process
“Hold the vision. Trust the process.” -author unknown Patience is a virtue I am always working on. Overall, I feel I’m a very patient person. If you ask my husband he might say differently. This is...
View ArticleYoga for Digestion Sampler Series | Episode 8
This is wonderful flow practice where we connect breath to movement to warm the body, massage the abdomen and organs of digestion, and stretch the torso. Move at your own pace. Enjoy on it’s own or...
View ArticleSelf-love and Self-acceptance: The First Steps Towards Bliss
“Self-acceptance and self-love are the first steps to bliss.” -Vasant Lad A few weeks ago I began my studies in Ayurveda at the Himalayan Institute. I have always been drawn to this practice, partly...
View ArticleSupport One Another
I posted this on my Facebook page (and personal page as well) and Instagram wall today and wanted to make sure I shared it on this blog too. The catalyst for this came to me after multiple...
View ArticleGetting Right Side Up
After Noah was born, I spent many sleepless nights and sleep deprived days dreaming of the time when I’d be able to get back to my routine, my yoga mat and teaching. I vividly recall during one late...
View ArticleWhen You Judge Another…
I wanted to share this post from my Facebook page. How do your perceptions of others cloud your judgement? Here’s a plain and simple truth for your reflection time… “When you judge another, you do not...
View ArticleGhee: An Ayurvedic Elixir
I’ve just returned from part three of my Ayurveda Yoga Specialist training at the Himalayan Institute. This weekend’s focused on the six tastes, the different forms of agni (digestive fire), and how to...
View ArticleLess is So Much More
After a few months of being home with Noah, I desperately wanted to get back to teaching yoga. I thought that the faster I got back to teaching, the faster I’d start to feel like my old self again....
View ArticleSoften Into Love & Compassion
I’ve been trying to think about what I might talk about today in class on this Christmas Eve. This time of year hold so many beautiful insights. The one that keeps coming up for me is LOVE. The act of...
View ArticleNew Year’s Intentions: Finding Forgiveness
I’ve been thinking a lot about my New Year’s intention. Last year it was confidence. This year, it’s all about forgiveness. Forgiveness is this funny thing. You can say you forgive someone, but then...
View ArticleSoul Warming Chai
As you may have heard, we’re a little snowed in here in the DC metro area. Though winter storm Jonas has made it’s way out of here, we’re now dealing with serious dig out. Feeling chilled by the cold...
View ArticleYou. Are. Enough.
Enough. Good enough. Strong enough. Brave enough. Enough is enough. I woke up this morning with this word reverberating in my minds-eye. I wasn’t quite clear where the message was coming from, but...
View ArticleThe Realness of Teaching Yoga
I once had a friend tell me that teaching yoga was not a “real job.” I was, at the time, working 40+ hours a week managing a yoga studio and teaching full-time, so it sure felt like real job to me....
View ArticleYou Can Do More Than One Thing
You can do more than one thing. I just have to say that. You can excel and have interest in more than one thing. You can love teaching yoga and love mathematics. You can love playing the violin, but...
View ArticleMeditation, One Day at a Time
If you been following me on Instagram, then you know that today marks the final day of my 40 days of meditation. I’m really proud of myself. When I started this, I thought there was no way I’d find...
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