December is the darkest month of the year and signifies the end of a cycle and the beginning of the new one. The earth takes a big exhalation and with the diminishing light, it’s a call to slow down. But culture insists that we speed up almost to a frenzied pace!  Amidst all of the rushing around, yoga calls us home to our heart. To align with nature during this time is to slow down, step back, take time to meditate and do yoga , to calm our nervous system. It’s time for inne

In the yoga world, I think Kali gets a bad rap. She’s dark, scary, vicious, and her tongue hangs out of her mouth. She wears a necklace of baby skulls, a belt of cut off arms and legs, and she holds a severed head that drips blood into a bowl – blood that she’ll drink later. Gruesome!  She is perfect for a Halloween haunted house!  However, there is a bright side to Kali. She represents a universe of possibility. Empty of concept and limiting beliefs, she is the pure potency

In the mantra below, from an ancient yogic scripture, the Guru Gita, knowledge of the self is needed to clear our eyes of the veils of...

(not the actual bear) While cycling on Wednesday, July 2 nd , I hit a bear! Or maybe, the bear hit me! I was biking the last 4 miles of...

Fire is the most powerful element for change. I call it the element of alchemical transformation. In yoga, Fire, or Agni in Sanskrit, is related to Tapas, which means heat or austerity. Tapas is the dedication it takes to prioritize a steady daily yoga and meditation practice.

Recently a friend of mine died of cancer. Her death sent me into a very deep inquiry about the nature of my own life. Read more...

In the Tantra, it’s said that when Shiva closes his eyes (Nimesha), he conceals the entire universe within his own being. Sva Prachodhana...

No matter how well we take care of ourselves, no matter how interconnected we are with our network of friends and loved ones, no matter...

The Secret to Loving Yourself – Embrace Change! Love is change. How is that true? Well, life is always changing. Change is the only thing...