Happy Endings?…or at least at peace with change

(I ended up on this tangent on impermanence while finally finishing my newsletter as I got some reminders lately, both personally and as a teacher.  I did not find it appropriate to include right now, however, thought I would still share as someone may benefit.)   Life and most everything we associate with our livesContinue reading “Happy Endings?…or at least at peace with change”

August 2013 Newsletter – announcing vitoyoga.com

Happy August! The return of the mythical newsletter or I’m back in email newsletter form.  I want to start by apologizing for the delay in updates; there has been a lot to share since last fall.  I want to start by saying I am really grateful to have you as part of my community andContinue reading “August 2013 Newsletter – announcing vitoyoga.com”

Readings From Class: ahimsa inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

With a theme of ahimsa for January and in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his life’s work of peace and love for all, I’ve been sharing the following over the last few weeks:  “Always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weapons.  Never succumb to the temptation of becomingContinue reading “Readings From Class: ahimsa inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Reading From Class: Ajahn Sumedho’s wise words revisited

“To practice we must start exactly where we are. Of course, we can always imagine perfect conditions, how it should be ideally, how everyone else should behave. But it’s not our task to create an ideal. It’s our task to see how it is and to learn from the world as it is. For theContinue reading “Reading From Class: Ajahn Sumedho’s wise words revisited”

Fall 2012 Newsletter

Ben tornati Amici! * Welcome back! * Bentornato l’autunno! “If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger – we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.” – Sharon Salzberg I really connected to the reading above in this season of home coming, change,Continue reading “Fall 2012 Newsletter”

Summer 2012 Newsletter

Cari Amici, Che bell’estate!!! Hope you are having enjoyed a chill summer, a bit of slow down to accompany the beautiful weather and heat! That slow down has been literal in my completion of this email – originally June, then July, now July/August. And you will likely hear from me sooner than later as IContinue reading “Summer 2012 Newsletter”