A question I am asked as a yoga teacher is how many days a week do I practice yoga. Answer: every day. But the next question should be what is a yoga practice? What it should not be is a source of stress or guilt. Rather, a daily practice should be whatever you have time for, considering what you need each day physically, mentally and spiritually. I often compare …
A Year of GratitudeThis week, BFYH starts its second year in business. What did the first year bring? Not to keep you waiting, I will skip to the thesis statement; Yoga brings out the best in people. Forget the physical aspects. It is the human side of the story. The power we hold to hurt or heal each other. In the studio this past year, it was a story …
Gratitude For Year One Anniversary of My Yoga Studio Read On…
As we journey to the end of 2013, the word intention is a hot button; a hot button that often goes lukewarm in the first 30 days. But it doesn’t have to. In setting intentions, first there needs to be an awakening – accepting yourself as you are presently and knowing what it is you want to achieve. Then you can keep the fire lit by transforming the habits …
“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.” – The Alchemist, Paulo Coelho It is not a coincidence that this line appeared on the same day I got the first glimpse of the Holiday season 2013 at Menards. Seeing red and green, the tinsel and a life size Santa put the annual string of lights around my throat. The flashing “Peace …
What a confusing time for Wisconsin. This reference is not to football or politics, but rather the weather. 58 degrees a short time ago with no measurable snow fall. After a few days with our nose linings stuck together and seeing lots of white, we are in the depths of winter. The snow and cold was predicted, but reactions to winter finally arriving have been mixed. In Colorado, extreme …
If you have ever built or remodeled a house or know someone who has, you know how difficult the decision process can be. Its not unusual to become wishy-washy, second guess the second guesses, or transcend into the “I don’t care anymore” arena. While walking through my friends beautiful newly built home yesterday, I found her streamlined approach to decision making remarkably simple but thoughtful- “ALL SQUARES”. Recognizing early …
(This first person perspective on using yoga therapy to heal a concussion was written in July 2010 while 6-20 days post-concussion. The timing of the concussion was incredibly serendipitous; six days later I was scheduled to attend an 11 day Yoga of the Heart training with Nischala Joy Devi at Kripalu Yoga Center. The program is designed for cardiac and cancer therapy, but it was a remarkable recovery option …
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