Tag Archives: self care

First edition: Yoga for You

Last week, I started a new series on the blog and posted the first round of “Where Were We?” Those folks that guessed got it right, we were in Zion. With our friends the Goldsmiths and we spent one night in Vegas. This is the original photo, with our kiddos at the NP sign. NowContinue reading “First edition: Yoga for You”

Letting Go – Aparigraha – Week 5

Photo Credit: Me – November 2015 – Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains: Our day of hiking turned into a wet slog as we toured the park in pouring rain. I wrote in my book, that while we were traveling, I had to remind myself and my kids that not every day would epic.Continue reading “Letting Go – Aparigraha – Week 5”

Brahmacharya – Week 4

Brahmacharya simply means, “Right use of energy” or moving toward Brahman meaning “Ultimate Reality” or Divine Creator – we can also think of Brahman as a higher power. In Hindu religion it was about shedding away of all extras and just moving through life with just what you need so that you are able toContinue reading “Brahmacharya – Week 4”

Asteya – Week 3

*Sunset from one of my favorite places, Seabrook, Washington. A moment of peace away from all the things.* This week we are talking about the third Yama – Asteya, which means non-stealing. For a recap of the first two Yamas click here and here. Most of us know that taking or stealing something that isContinue reading “Asteya – Week 3”

Ahimsa – Week 1

Starting this week I am diving back into my yoga studies. I finished teacher training in 2017 and over the pandemic I embraced online yoga teacher training and studied everything from Ayurveda to Art History of Yoga. Once things started opening up again and I started teaching more in-person classes, my studies or Svadhyaya (selfContinue reading “Ahimsa – Week 1”

🧘🏻‍♀️YOGA in the PARK 🌳

JOIN ME FOR YOGA IN THE PARK! ❤️What: Donation based yoga class in the park, to connect as a community and support Moms Demand Action (last year we raised $300 – let’s see what we can do this year!) 🧡When: Wednesday, June 21st – Summer Solstice, International Yoga Day & my sister’s bday! – @ 9:30am – 10:30am Continue reading “🧘🏻‍♀️YOGA in the PARK 🌳”

Diagnosis

I will be hibernating the next couple months. In September, I was diagnosed with Hairy Cell Leukemia, a rare blood disease (apparently only 1 in 3 million people get HCL each year, wish my luck was on the lotto not on Leukemia). It is treatable but not curable, this will be my chronic disease forContinue reading “Diagnosis”

Not Perfect… But Ok

I set up my mat and blocks and waited until 10am rolled around. I was excited to be teaching my first, online, at home yoga class for the employees at Expedia. 10:15 passed and as it got to be 10:20 I realized no one was coming to my thirty minute online class. While preparing forContinue reading “Not Perfect… But Ok”

February ReFresh

I am giving myself a little break in February. First, I have decided to pause my yoga classes on Monday mornings. I am teaching a number of other classes in the week and the early mornings on Monday have been weighing me down. While I love seeing the beautiful faces of my regular students, IContinue reading “February ReFresh”