Category Archives: Quotes

Reading from Class: Re-inspiration on 7 years of Teaching

Thanks for visiting. This month marks my 7th year of teaching. I am so grateful for this. Here’s inspiration I found last year from Philippe Vernier and a post I shared this time last year. “Do not wait for strength before setting out, for immobility will weaken you further. Do not wait to see clearlyContinue reading “Reading from Class: Re-inspiration on 7 years of Teaching”

Reading from Class: “Balance is the state of the Present…”by Iyengar

“Balance is the state of the present – the here and now. If you balance in the present, you are living in Eternity. (…) One has to find the median line in each asana so that the energy is properly distributed. When one wavers from the median line, then one goes either to the pastContinue reading “Reading from Class: “Balance is the state of the Present…”by Iyengar”

Reading from Class: Awareness (…for the Earth)

Early Earth Day Inspiration: “There is nobody on the planet, neither those whom we see as the oppressed nor those whom we see as the oppressor, who doesn’t have what it takes to wake up. We all need support and encouragement to be aware of what we think, what we say, and what we do.Continue reading “Reading from Class: Awareness (…for the Earth)”

Reading from Class: All Possibilities – Spring Inspiration from Sri Robert Adams

“It’s never too late to completely change your entire life. To become a better person. To become an asset to this world. To be of service to humanity. To transcend your Earthly predicament with love, compassion and humility. Never believe it is too late to rise to a higher vision. Each day is a fresh, beautiful opportunity to attainContinue reading “Reading from Class: All Possibilities – Spring Inspiration from Sri Robert Adams”

Reading from Class: Charles Dickens and Impermanence

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” – Charles Dickens This is a favorite I love sharing this time of year.  Living in Boston it is easy to relate to these words andContinue reading “Reading from Class: Charles Dickens and Impermanence”

Reading from Class: Regular Practice Can Change Your Life by Erich Schiffmann

100% agreed.  As I approach my 10 year mark, I am so grateful for this practice. “The regular practice of yoga can change your life in very profound ways. Do not underestimate the value of being balanced, centered, and coordinated, of being strong and light, of being more flexible, without pain, experiencing the subsequent feelingsContinue reading “Reading from Class: Regular Practice Can Change Your Life by Erich Schiffmann”

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

“Always be sure that you struggle with Christian methods and Christian weapons.  Never succumb to the temptation of becoming bitter.  As you press on for justice, be sure to move with dignity and discipline, using only the weapon of love.  Let no man pull you so low as to hate him. Always avoid violence. ….I still believeContinue reading “Readings From Class: ahimsa inspiration from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”

Readings from Class: Buon Anno 2014 – Peace and Love!

Happy New Years 2014! Starting off 2014 with L’Amour!!.. Louis L’Amour: “Up to a point, man’s life is shaped by environment, heredity, & movements and changes in the world about him; then there comes a time when it lies within his grasp to shape the clay of his life into the sort of thing heContinue reading “Readings from Class: Buon Anno 2014 – Peace and Love!”

Reading from Class: “The Power Needed in Yoga” by Sri Aurobindo

Thanks to Kate for reminding me of this reading I shared in the past “The power needed in Yoga is the power to go through effort, difficulty, or trouble without getting fatigued, depressed, discouraged, or impatient and without breaking off the effort or giving up one’s aim or resolution.  A quiet vigilant but undistressed persistenceContinue reading “Reading from Class: “The Power Needed in Yoga” by Sri Aurobindo”