The challenge is to stay connected to what you value even while the rest of the world shouts about what you “should” be doing.  It’s hard not to let yourself be pulled toward shiny objects.  AND it’s really hard to forgive yourself and recover quickly when you inevitably lose your way…… So, What can you do to stay connected to what’s important?

We are invited to DO so much during the holiday season. How do you know what to choose?

It’s December. Every year for as long as I can remember I’ve spent December in a rush trying to get everything done for the holidays. And every year in the process I slowly drop more and more of my own self-care. This year I’m making a commitment NOT to do that……

We’ve all been taught to hold back. We’ve been told not to brag, not to bring attention to ourselves, not to show off or show other people up.

Open your body - Open your Mind - Open your Heart

Opening feels like FREEDOM

As soon as you let go of trying to make something happen, it happens on it’s own. That’s the paradox of Forcing or Allowing….

Yoga for the pose is yoga from your head

Yoga for the process is yoga from your Heart

Fire is warmth. Fire is heat. Fire is light in the darkness. And fire transforms. Take the broom and sweep through your mind and your life. Gather the debris and feed it to your fire. Deadwood burns best. So find the parts that aren’t working and burn them away.

A post for yoga teachers.

Consider the question: Does your yoga teaching love you back?

To me, this is Ashaya Yoga®. Welcoming, Loving, Playful, Empowering and Honest.

A resource is a source of supply, support, or aid. It connotes a sense of innate wealth. Some are finite, others are renewable. And all of us have them.

I believe each of us is born with three distinctly sacred resources. They are:

I am talking about letting people flourish as themselves. Giving the people in your life the same gift of acceptance and trust that you gave to yourself as you figured out your ways and letting them figure out what works for them

The point is, nobody knows your style, your nuance, your way of doing things better than you do. So, you don’t have to look to everyone else to tell you how to do things. Look inside, you can trust yourself.

Be choosy when you look for a teacher. Seek out teachers who serve you fully. Find the person with the depth to help take your practice deeper.

I wish I had known it was possible to shift my experience of ANYTHING and EVERYTHING by shifting how I was thinking about it.

When I talk about “your Heart” I mean the part of you that is deepest and most true. There are so many ways to talk about it…. read on..

If you’re like I used to be, you’re always waiting for someone else to tell you you’re good enough. You put your trust in another person who somehow is supposed to know whether or know you have enough skill and knowledge to do the job and do the job well.

Most of us think that an Easy life is what we want. Unfortunately, I’ve never met anyone who’s life doesn’t go up and down at times. What if there were another way of being in relationship with life?

If you’ve ever tried to start a healthy habit or practice, you know it takes a little work. They don’t just start and get running smoothly without your intention and attention.

I’ve decided I just can’t allow myself to get too busy anymore. And the more I try to build in little breaks the more I realize how deep a practice it is to create enough boundary not to be so busy anymore.