“May we never forget the crippled, wind-beaten trees, how they, too, bud, green and bloom. May we, too, take courage to bloom where we are planted.” —Br. David Steindl-Rast
April brings showers and May brings flowers…
This April definitely brought showers. Sometimes I think about this past April, and wonder, what IS blooming from all of this, and what WILL grow from all of this?
Read MoreWe talk a lot in yoga about “the practice” of yoga. How yoga is not a destination but a journey.
A journey with no arrival but instead, a constant unfolding of self.
Whether you’re a “yogi” or your favorite “practice” is Spin class, TRX, or Bootcamp, like me, you all have a practice. A practice of waking every day, getting your coffee, reading your email, going to work, picking up your kids, going to the gym.…
Read More“A calm and healthy mind has a very positive effect on our physical health and well-being.” —Dalai Lama
These days it seems like each day is crazier than the one before it. Now, more than ever we need to practice resilience and focus on what we can do to maintain a healthy mind, body, and spirit.
From our end, we are rising to the challenge and are setting up online classes using Instabook. We are starting with body-weight centered Bootcamp, Pilates mat classes, and Yoga. Check the class schedule for classes being offered Virtually.
Read More...and yet, if one drop of water is missing from the river, does it really matter?
Think of your life as a river. In that river, each practice on and off the mat—each asana, each seated meditation, each recitation of a mantra, each Pranayama practice, each decision to show up for class, or not show up to class, each conscious encounter with another is a drop.
Read MoreAll my best-laid plans…
For all of the goals I have set, the intentions I have made over the years, not all have been achieved. Time becomes the great equalizer. It has taught me that without commitment to myself, there is no goal or intention that can be achieved. And even with commitment, it’s time and and the business that invites me to begin again and again.
Read More“...I’ve learned that loving yourself requires a courage unlike any other. It requires us to believe in and stay loyal to something no one else can see that keeps us in the world–our own self-worth....”
—Mark Nepo
Love is a verb. An action. What will you do this month to love yourself and continue to build your foundation, your true north?
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