Life on and off the mat

It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted. I needed the break and I’m thrilled to be back to my writing practice. I hope you’ll continue to read my posts about yoga, Ayurveda, parenting, politics, activism, food, social justice, health and more. I’ve recently made a...

I was introduced to Ayurveda when I took my first yoga teacher training in 2007. Though it was the most basic and cursory introduction, I felt an immediate connection to it. I felt drawn to it enough to know that I wanted to know more, that I needed to know more. I...

Hard to believe Labor Day weekend is upon us once again! I hope you’ve had a great summer doing all the fun things you like to do in summer and maybe trying some new things as well. For me, this has been my first really...

Are you only practicing one-eighth of yoga?  I’ve been wanting to do a series of posts on the Eight Limbs of Yoga, specifically, the first two limbs, the Yamas & Niyamas. If you aren’t familiar with the eight limbs of yoga, that’s not surprising. In the modern,...

My last couple of posts have had pretty heavy subjects. And though I’ve gotten some wonderful feedback on them, I want to shift gears and give you something lighter this week. Joy. I think we all want to feel and...

For the past few years, I have dreaded Father’s Day. My father died in May of 2016. My daughter’s father died in January of 2017. I miss them both terribly. My biological father died in 2018, and though we weren’t that close, I have found myself missing him much more...