Chair Yoga and Is Worth Your Time.

In addition to mat yoga classes at public and private corporate gyms, I spend another four to five hours teaching chair yoga at active adult communities and assisted living facilities throughout the week. A few days ago, I was invited to share chair yoga virtually with the St. Louis County Public... Read More

Nourishing and Uplifting

In last week's practice, we used the 3rd and 4th limbs of yoga (asana and pranayama) to bring more peace and calm into our practice and our day, and this week we will use those same tools (movement and breath)to nourish and energize our bodies and minds. Those pauses in our breath at the end of o... Read More

Yoga is an Eight-Fold Path

Did you know that yoga is an eight-fold path? In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali creates an outline for our personal journey to freedom from suffering. The 8 Limbs of Yoga acknowledge that we have all the answers to life inside of us. To access those answers we need to pay attention to our inner world... Read More

February's Yoga Enthusiast of the Month

The best part of my job is connecting with others. I've been introduced to so many remarkable human beings through teaching yoga, and they inspire me to be a better teacher and a better person. Each month, I share with you someone I'm grateful to have met. Tricia has been practicing yoga for a fe... Read More

Yoga Enthusiast of the Month

The best part of my job is connecting with others. I've been introduced to so many remarkable human beings through teaching yoga, and they inspire me to be a better teacher and a better person. Each month, I share with you someone I'm grateful to have met. Carol is a dedicated yoga practitioner. ... Read More

Putting in the Effort

We've been exploring the third niyama, tapas, on our mats lately. Literally translated as heat, we know practicing tapas causes positive change through self-discipline, effort, and simply making the choice to show up for yourself day after day. We are whole and complete, but sometimes we need to ... Read More

Hello from Sierra Vista!

We're spending the weekend down in southern Arizona for a high school mountain bike race. Armed with the advice of a local mountain biker, I went on a few solo rides around here to scout out some trails for a ride with the MoB on Saturday while my husband was working with the league. It wasn't ex... Read More

Finding Contentment

Santosha means contentment, and it's the second of the niyamas - our habits and rituals that support our journey to inner peace. Finding contentment in the world we have created can honestly be a struggle. We are almost constantly bombarded with advertisements for whatever it is that will make us... Read More

September Yoga Enthusiast of the Month

I'm catching up my blog with my weekly updates. :) Bear with me please. The best part of my job is connecting with others. I've been introduced to so many remarkable human beings through teaching yoga, and they inspire me to be a better teacher and a better person. Each month, I share with you so... Read More

Give Yourself (at least) 5 Minutes

When life feels heavy, like everything is coming at us at once, and like everyone seems to be shouting at us or at each other, well that can be a very good time to take a break. Even if it's just five minutes of intentionally following our breath. It's not running away; it's finding peace. The ot... Read More