Do What You Can

If you practice with me, you know I yammer on about offering the moment what it needs. Right action. I think this Teddy Roosevelt quote sums that up. No where is that truer than in our yoga community right now. Each day since last week I receive emails with a live or video offering ofContinue reading “Do What You Can”

Weekend Yoga Retreat – June 14-16

Wednesdays are my day off and outside of the mundane errands one does on their “weekend”, I’ve tried to incorporate something fun. Of late, it has been a lot of museum hopping. Brooklyn Museum, Guggenheim, The Met, The Frick and so on viewing the various shows and exhibits currently on display. Yesterday, with definite SpringContinue reading “Weekend Yoga Retreat – June 14-16”

Weekend Yoga Retreat – November 9-11

We had an early taste of Autumn over the past week in New York City. A coolness in the air. Jackets came out. While the Labor Day weekend is an artificial transition into Autumn, we felt the shift. While there is still another week or so of official summer, the leisure of the summer monthsContinue reading “Weekend Yoga Retreat – November 9-11”

December Happenings and Special New Years Day Class

Happy December! As we move into the holiday season, we can feel rushed along by the rush of things. If we’re not careful, we can miss the really important things. I’m encouraging my classes to take five minutes in the morning and/or evening through January 1 to sit still and pay attention to the breath.Continue reading “December Happenings and Special New Years Day Class”

January Happenings and Beyond

A Very Happy New Year to You! I trust the last days of 2016 and the first days of 2017 have found you setting intentions for a solid foundation in the upcoming year. May you have happiness, joy, and freedom throughout! The only constant is change and the end of 2016 brought the gentle reminderContinue reading “January Happenings and Beyond”

Help Yourself!

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson The political discourse these days has me feeling a little glum. While I don’t believe the noise created byContinue reading “Help Yourself!”

September (and Beyond) Happenings!

Even as I border on an upcoming rather significant birthday (translation: I’m OLD!), September still feels like a time of new beginnings, to learn something new, and provides additional space for reflection. As we move towards the end of the easy livin’ of Summer, we might feel rejuvenated and energized to take on new challenges.Continue reading “September (and Beyond) Happenings!”