I didn't even know getting Covid twice in six weeks was possible. But, it has happened. Which explains my absence. I have been either sick or recovering since Christmas!  But, with the impossible comes realizations! ‌ Whew! I really had to move into 2022 slowly and mindfully, making sure to take good care of myself and find ways to love myself even through these trials. I did get some creative foundational work done like redesigning my website (check it out!), making some beautiful content to help you gain a deeper understanding of your energy and spirit, some interesting new blog posts, and…

In a world that has been ruled by fear for the last two years of a global pandemic, we are being called to lift ourselves out of the weight of the media and government and into a space of wisdom, love and peace. Yeah, that might sound impossible. But through the awareness of the vijñanamaya kośa it is absolutely possible. It is the wisdom body that helps us make sense of our experiences, both good and bad, so we can learn, grow and evolve. A present moment experiment Get comfy. Stretch your neck, shoulders, chest. Let  your eyes relax and breathe deeply.…

The Yoga Sutras is an ancient book outlining the practice of yoga. It shares with us the basis of how yoga has been practiced throughout history. Some people may claim that the Sutras have little to do with how we practice and teach yoga in today’s world where we focus primarily on the body. I beg to differ. Without even realizing it most of us are utilizing the wisdom and practices taught in the Yoga Sutras. Studying this book brings conscious awareness to how we choose to live our lives. That awareness empowers us to be more embodied on this…

Most people who study the Yoga Sutras get their first taste of them in their Yoga Teacher Trainings. I love that teachers start seeing the wholeness of yoga from the beginning of their training. Unfortunately, most yoga schools only give a little nibble of the Sutras in their trainings. Rarely do they spend more than a couple hours on the topic and they usually only give a glimpse of a few sutras, far from the entire book. Why? Does Body Oriented Yoga Need the Yoga Sutras? I think it is because there are a lot of schools out there that are very…

In my previous post I gave you a brief history of the yoga sutras and who wrote them, Sri Patanjali. Most people are introduced to the Yoga Sutras through their Yoga Teacher Training. Today, I want to provide clarity around how I believe YTT’s are not giving a complete look at this book.  They are giving a disservice to their students.  So many students leave their YTTs with confusion around the sutras instead of clarity. Here’s why. How I Was First Introduced to the Yoga Sutras Like many people who study the Yoga Sutras in the West, I originally did so with…

The Yoga Sutras in my opinion is a book filled with timeless wisdom that is offered in a sort of mystical way, and I love it! At first they can be hard to understand. The first time I read them I felt like I couldn’t relate or apply any of it to my life -- it was hard to grasp the concepts to say the least. And there is a large contingency of yoga teachers out there who think that the Yoga Sutras are old, dusty and outdated for how we live our modern lives. They haven’t taken the time…