Archives

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 [...]

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 [...]

Updated 10/16 Most people think of sexual orgies when they hear the word, Tantra.  At least I did.  Because it has been popularized in the West as a scene for singles to hook up and explore their [...]

I don’t think I would’ve identified myself as having low self-esteem if someone had asked me 10 or 20 years ago.  And I don’t think most people who knew me then would’ve [...]

This last couple weeks in classes, I’ve been discussing appreciation of the body. It’s been perfect timing with Thanksgiving and the Holiday season, when we often get upset with how [...]

Recently, I came back from 5 days of Creativity Camp with my teachers, Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks.  What I most appreciated was all the ways we explored expanding our creativity.  Some of the [...]

I’ve had a fabulous time leading my course called Self Esteem Group for Women.  It has way exceeded my highest hopes.   There are 13 women of ages approximately 14 to 55.  They are all very [...]

Last week in classes, I was teaching about the power of letting go of ego attachments.  One term for this in the Yoga Sutras is vairagya, which refers to letting go of our attachments to others, [...]

This is my new tagline for Inner Freedom Yoga.  It feels so aligned with what I’m up to in my teaching.  To me, this is ultimately what yoga practices are about.  They’re about [...]