Lean on Your Practice
About 20 years ago, I went through a very difficult time. I wasn't sure what the future would hold for me, and I really doubted -- whatever was to come -- that I could handle it. I had been...
View ArticleLet Your Inner Toddler Dance
Please watch this toddler dance; watch how inspired and deeply moved by the music she is. (I promise it's worth the minute of your time just for sheer cuteness and entertainment value.) Then, try to...
View ArticleHow can KY help when your roof is leaking?
When the school board called a snow day for Tuesday, I was thrilled. I love when there is nowhere to go; I love no alarms to set; I love no rushing. I love stopping. I love expanses of unstructured...
View ArticleDwell in Magic: A Family Story of Synchronicity
I'd like to share a family story with you today, which I think is relevant to the work we do at Montclair Kundalini Yoga. My grandfather, Paterson Bond, Papa to me, was a larger than life figure who...
View ArticleYou Are Enough!
We live in a judgment-filled world, and many of us have internalized that and developed harsh inner critics. I work with my own EVERY DAY. She's already tried to tell me this is a stupid idea for a...
View ArticleBe Your Own Whisperer
I know my way around a baby. I've been taking care of babies since I was a teenager. But a few weeks ago, I had a humbling experience that taught me not only about babies but about all of us and our...
View ArticleBack-to-school. Back-to-the-mat
The back-to-school vibe always gets me in the mood to envision an upgrade to my lifestyle. It's a new beginning. New notebooks, new pencils, better habits. Do you feel that too?If so, what will that...
View ArticleWe Are All Kindred
I want to say a word about community today. I've said before that our yoga community is kindred spirits coming together to practice and dwell in sacred space, to prioritize ourselves, inner and outer...
View ArticleAfter a Week of Silence, a Guest Post from Savitri
The expansive emerald lawns of Omega institute have a special dapple of sunshine and shade that is so inviting, so soothing - a living, breathing reality all its own. Omega has gracefully enveloped...
View ArticleDon't Add Suffering
I'm extra-grateful for you all this morning because my commitment to writing to you once a week has helped me shift.See, yesterday, an adult said something hurtful to my daughter. And I have been in...
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