Winter Solstice and Dancing Lights (Homage to the Goddess)
How wonderful to be given a day to stay warm indoors with the lights of the solstice tree dancing.
Yoga Alignment for Snow Shoveling
When out shoveling (see photos from tonight here), use these Anusara alignment principles as a mantra to keep yourself doing them: shins in, thighs out, tailbone tucked, upper arm bones integrated into the shoulder socket, shoulder blades hugged to the… (READ MORE)
Blizzard Conditions Cancel Serenity Saturday Workshop
Why did it even take me this long to decide? I think sometimes that by today’s standards, I am too cautious and not enough “fun.” Going out in a foot of snow is not my idea of fun, but I… (READ MORE)
The Real v. the Unreal Redux (candy canes on the tree?)
Dreaming of Rain, Actuality, and Viveka (yogic discrimination)
Last night I dreamed that it snowed a couple of inches and then turned to rain, which melted the snow. As happens more and more often with my dreams, I was conscious that I was dreaming and knew that the… (READ MORE)
Coming Snowstorm (and Heyam Dukham Anagatam)
As I think about whether I will be able to get up to Willow Street to teach my last classes of the session, how much shoveling I will need to do , whether the next forecast storm (middle of next… (READ MORE)
A Trip to the Spa, Restorative Yoga (and Serenity Saturday at Capitol Hill Yoga)
A few weeks ago, when I was planning how to use my “use or lose” vacation time, recognizing that I could not take a long vacation because of the pressures of a project that is supposed to go fully public… (READ MORE)
The Space of No Words Required
The other day, after having worked, been on the phone, and continued in the social whirl of the holidays, the thought sprung up in my mind that I wanted to “go to the place of no words.” It felt absolutely… (READ MORE)
Opening to Grace (the beginning and the end)
For the fall session, we have been examining in detail and in sequence how each of the Anusara physical alignment principles can deepen our practice and awareness. It is my practice to start each session with the overarching principles of… (READ MORE)
The Terracotta Warriors of Emperor Qin (and Iccha Shakti)
I went today with my younger sister and brother-in-law to see the Terracotta Warriors exhibit at the National Geographic Museum. Even with only a few of the warriors and photographs of the site, it is possible to imagine the sheer… (READ MORE)