Robyn's Blog

Do you ever feel stressed when you can’t seem to accomplish everything you set out to do? Well, if so, it’s not a surprise. You see, when we have high expectations of ourselves, we tend to be in a pattern of pushing and putting a lot of pressure on ourselves to achieve these expectations.  And this…

There’s a lot of difficult stuff going on in our world right now, from mass shootings to California fires, political news, environmental disasters, abuse,  and more. I notice that if I dwell on it, I start feeing depressed, heart-broken, helpless and overwhelmed.  One thing that helps me is to remember that even when there’s a lot…

Trauma has become a buzz word in the last few years. It’s great because we are all learning about the important impacts that trauma has on our lives. I want to help you understand more about developmental trauma and how it directly affects our ability to have healthy thriving relationships. Developmental trauma, what I’m trained…

“We are having a crisis of disconnection – humans in western countries report being more lonely, untethered and scared than ever before. True belonging is the spiritual practice of believing in and belonging to yourself so deeply that you can share your most authentic self with the world.” -Brene Brown I talk to many women…

I just returned from a sweet weekend of communing with the local and visiting Sufi community at Sufi Camp on the Van Duzen River.  I always feel like my heart gets filled up through the numerous ways we interact and connect there.  There are Sufi dances which combine singing spiritual songs in various languages and…

I have been exploring heart-opening themes in my life through various means for a long time.  In Anusara Yoga, we emphasized Opening the Heart through the practice of chest-expanding poses like back bends woven with “heart themes” like compassion, loving-kindness, generosity and gratitude.   After classes, I would feel expanded, up-lifted, happy, more connected to others. …