Midweek Metta Meditation

The following wisdom of Donna Farhi that I shared in class this week (from her book Bringing Yoga to Life) deeply resonates with my metta meditation and Yoga practices: “What we discipline, then, is this movement of awareness, training ourselves to stay with rather than run from all that we experience. When we choose to stayContinue reading “Midweek Metta Meditation”

November: Stay open with More Classes and Metta

I wanted to thank you for your support over the years, and over the last couple of months of teaching online. I am so grateful to those of you who have made the time to practice with me.  I shared these words from Sharon Salzberg in class last night. This is a simple and hopefulContinue reading “November: Stay open with More Classes and Metta”

Reading: Fear is Good

Thanks to my good friend Andrea, I have been reading this relatable and inspiring book The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield.  I’m just a third through and have found the following passage useful in explaining the fears I have around teaching.  Within a few days ofContinue reading “Reading: Fear is Good”

Readings: Rolf Gates

Very popular reading from his book Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga: “The obstacles in our path are the path. Every time we stretch beyond our resistance and our fear, we make a choice for life. And every time we choose life, fear loses its grip on us. We allContinue reading “Readings: Rolf Gates”

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