I don’t know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should […]
The other day I went to a yoga class taught by a colleague of mine and I was reminded of what an absolute treat it is to be led in practice by a skilled teacher. The topic of skill is one that I contemplate regularly and am deeply interested in. As a student of yoga […]
There is a lovely Buddhist story about a conversation between the Buddha and his disciple Ananda, in which Ananda has just enthusiastically declared; “Surely this is half the holy life lord; admirable friendship, admirable companionship, admirable camaraderie!” to which the Buddha replies “My dear Ananda, admirable friendship is actually the whole of the holy life”. […]
“[Sacred space] is an absolute necessity for anybody today. You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don’t know what was in the newspapers that morning, you don’t know who your friends are, you don’t know what you owe anybody, you don’t know what anybody owes to you. […]
I believe in story, and I believe in practice… As a teacher of yoga I believe my job is to inspire others on their own path of practice. (I also have a role as an educator but that is another topic for another time.) One of the primary tools I use to inspire others is storytelling, […]
It is late February, and here in Whistler where I live we still have snow on the ground. But the snow is wet and melting fast, the streams in the forest are running full, and the damp earth is beginning to show through winter’s receding blanket of frost. It is early Spring and this means […]
“If there are words for all the pastels in a hue- the lavenders, mauves, fuchsias, plums and lilacs- who will name the tones and tints of a smell? It’s as if we were hypnotized en masse and told to selectively forget. It may be that smells moves us so profoundly, in part, because we cannot […]
I am a huge fan of journaling, intention setting, and seasonal check-ins in general. This last year I did not get the personal time I usually like to take in the autumn season to do a full review of my year, and so I am actually doing it right now, in the first month of […]
Teaching is a giving profession. And for those of you who teach yoga you know that we are often giving, and holding space for others, on multiple levels of being. Our students come to us for guidance on their physical practice, as well as to receive support in creating spaciousness and peace in their lives. […]
Yesterday I got on the phone with Vancouver based yoga teacher, Ayurvedic practitioner, & bio-energy healer Madhuri Philips to talk about the intersection of yoga, Ayurveda & true healing. Madhuri is the author of Your Irresistible Life: 4 Seasons of Self-Care Through Ayurveda and Yoga Practices That Work, she was a primary faculty member for the […]
