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Notes on the beautiful, difficult practice of living awake.

Compassion off the Mat

I felt compelled to share a little story with you today around compassion and what it looks like to practice it as a yoga practice off the mat… If you’ve been following me, you know that I...

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Happy Summer Solstice - Litha

Happiest Summer Solstice Blessings to you! (Also known as Litha) This is the time of year the Sun is at its highest and strongest point of the year as well as the longest day of the year....

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Feel the Fear & Do it Anyway

I’ve been living in Italy for nearly 2 weeks now. Living here doesn’t feel much different than when I visit every year except now we have our own home (which I adore BTW). The first week...

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Finding Magic in the Paradox

These last couple of months I have found myself living fully in the paradox of life. I have been preparing and celebrating new life possibilities with moving abroad with my beautiful...

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April Showers Bring May Flowers

We hear the saying, “April Showers bring May flowers” often but I thought I would elaborate on it a little and explore how it can apply to yoga off the mat. Seasonally speaking, the rain...

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The Season of Cycles

Today I want to chat a bit about cycles. Everything is cyclical. The universe, the galaxy, the planets, the moon, the sun, the earth, the seasons, our bodies, our thoughts, our moods. We...

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Planting the Seeds of Intention

The Autumn season taught us to let go of which that doesn’t serve us. The coming of winter taught us to go within and face ourselves and the lessons we learned to get complete with that...

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The Cultivation of Winter

Every season provides a guide map for living. The last few months I have talked about letting go of what doesn’t serve you, finding gratitude for your blessing as well as provided yoga...

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Finding Contentment

I had just finished my personal practice in my favorite park next to my favorite pond. I had no intention other than to be present. Rather than meditating with my eyes closed, for an...

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The Harvest & The Queen

Ahh…. Fall has arrived! The season of the queen. The season of letting go of which that does not serve us. The season of reaping the harvest of our blessings. I love this sacred time of...

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Special Announcement!

Hello fellow yogis! I want to first take a moment to thank those for your presence in the classes I have taught at North Port Yoga + Wellness. You may not realize it but you teach me just...

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Flying under the Radar

As I arrived for my 6 week postpartum checkup, I was handed a questionnaire for me to fill out in regard to having postpartum depression. I sat down with my baby to fill it out among two...

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"Blossom Where You're Grounded"

Seven years ago I was introduced to this quote, "Blossom Where You're Grounded" by my yoga mentor Elinore Cohen, in Los Angeles. It was the quote that her studio, Urban Lily Yoga lived by....

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Shout Outs For April!!!

Giving a SPECIAL THANKS to North Port Yoga + Wellness for having me as a lead instructor for the past two seasons! Our beautiful trainees Graduated on April 16th and I couldn't be more...

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Approaching Balance in the Present

Balance is tricky isn't it? It seems every time we get the hang of it life has shifted and we have to re-balance. At least this is one way of looking at it. We are creatures of habit....

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