The other week I started a puzzle: a beautiful landscape scene of a river between mountains under a clear blue sky. It’s the type of landscape I love and the type of place I’d like to visit. It’s been years since I’ve worked on a puzzle. Too many years to…
For quite some time, I’ve wanted to build a more mindful practice into my life, finding myself often rushing through the day with my mind multi-tasking even in conversations. And then of course, there have been the added stresses that have arisen over the last year from a global pandemic.…
With the shift to live streaming classes, one thing that changed for several streaming classes for some of my classes was the exclusion of a playlist. And you know what? At first…I didn’t really notice. Perhaps I should begin with the admission that I love music. Love it. I used…
The first weekend of this month, I attended a mindfulness weekend workshop at The Mat Yoga Studio, a part of which was hours of a short, silent retreat. Which I’m not going to lie, seemed a bit daunting to me when I saw that on the agenda. Sure, I can…
Our lives can be busy and are often connected to…everything. To each other, the news, social media, work, whatever it might be. Disconnecting to connect with our breath and our mind can sometimes seem like a luxury, but a necessary luxury. Maybe it’s even recognizing that we might feel more…
I hear it often in the beginning of class. It’s usually said in those first few minutes as we sit or lie with eyes closed and shift into the space from our days: take a moment and, if you wish, set an intention for the practice. Sometimes it’s only there…