I used to think that when a similar theme arose in several different contexts in my life that it was a coincidence. As I have grown as a Mindfulness & Yoga Teacher (and as a human being) I have realized that those are actually lessons from the universe offered to me in many different ways;…
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Two weeks ago when I was prepping to teach my classes I realized I didn’t have a message to share. I sat quietly the evening before my first class and thought about why that was the case. I knew it wasn’t that the universe had no messages for me, instead it was clear that…
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Recently I read an opinion piece that ran in the NY Times. It truly inspired me and became my message for last week. I shared the article with my classes in small segments throughout our practice. (The article is attached below if you would like to read it) The article is entitled; Let’s hear it for…
Read MoreThe word Practice in the context of Yoga implies growth and exploration… moving forward on our journey. However, often in our lives we fall into patterns of habitual thoughts and actions that develop out of a different kind of practice; the practice of comfort and complacency. There is nothing wrong with habitual thoughts and actions…
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This past week I taught at a Wellness fair at my son’s school. Two large groups of 4th & 5th graders and I went on an underwater yoga adventure together; exploring animal and sea life poses. We started off in our boat pose that took us out into the ocean and we even simulated…
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Last week I was blessed enough to spend seven days in beautiful Aruba with my family. Usually those trips bring me lots of inspiration. Although we were having a great time and I was very relaxed, no messages from the universe had clearly come through as of day 5 of the trip. That morning…
Read MoreSometimes the universe sends us subtle messages, and other times the message is very loud and clear. I live in a small town on a dirt road right next to 250 acres of woods about 15 miles north of NYC. I walk my dogs in those woods several times a week. Often during the week…
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I have been thinking a lot about the distinction and dichotomy of Pleasure versus Joy. I was partially inspired to explore this by an interaction between my children. They were having an argument last week (I know it is shocking that siblings argue) and my son who is younger said something very harsh to his…
Read MoreLast week I had a difficult couple of days. Sometimes in our quest to grow and be better we occasionally falter, we make mistakes, we don’t see. Then when we come out of the blindness things can look pretty dark. I needed to remind myself that none of us is perfect and our journey…
Read MoreAs we start to get into the swing of school I have been thinking back to the last couple of weeks of summer which included a lot of unstructured time with my kids. Several times I found myself asking one of them (sometimes quite incredulously) what their intention was after a negative comment or action. This…
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