Posts Tagged ‘Yoga’
Give UP and Forgive
When we hear “Giving Up” it usually has a negative association, but it can have a POSITIVE one as well…to Give UP means to surrender, to let go, to truly release up and out whatever is holding you down. This past week it was about Giving UP to find forgiveness. I recently ran into a friend who is…
Read MoreNever Say Never
This past week I asked my students to think of something they had accomplished (either off or on their mat) that they never thought they would. I then asked them to grab a bit of inspiration from it and dedicate their practice to that inspiration. They breathed and flowed and opened their minds to the possibility…
Read MoreCatch Your Breath
I have found myself using the phrase “Catch My Breath” quite alot these days; usually in the context of…. I am having trouble doing it….. with two children, my classes and various other responsibilities I have taken on. But last week I stepped back and made some commitments to myself including spending a little more time…
Read MoreBeing Present is a Present
I have spent a bit of time this past week talking about something that we all strive for; to be PRESENT in our own lives. An example I often use is we each can think of a time when we got in the car and drove to our destination and then once we arrived, we realized that we don’t really recall the actual drive; we have no specific memory…
Read MoreAttention is Generous
You never know when inspiration will strike; the trick is paying enough attention to notice when it does. A few months ago I was in my daughter’s classroom for the end of the year writing celebration; an opportunity for the children to read something aloud that they created in school. On the back table my daughter’s teacher had baked some muffins and…
Read MoreIt’s all about the JOY
As I reentered my world this past week after a great vacation, (my last post on this I promise!) I was really thinking about space. The space and perspective that came with stepping away was truly JOYful. Holding on to a bit of that space and JOY each day became my focus this week. Often…
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