I just returned from a sweet weekend in community with some yogini sisters in Sisters, Oregon. My teacher, Kira Ryder, and her friend Kari Sims Anton, hosted a deeply meaningful retreat called Our Wild & Quiet Dharma. We hiked, we sat, we laughed, we cried,…
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OM. All of life’s smells met me as I pedaled home. Twilight smells of coolness and dish-washing, ordinarily. But tonight, I smelled all the last-suppers, my grandparents’ country club, rose perfume, and a pail of dirty diapers. And this conglomeration of life somehow spoke…
Continue reading A collection of thoughts on the barely-waxing moon// An Ode to Shiva
This post has been sitting in my queue for over a month now. I began to write it when I was in the throes of vata-imbalance. Vata is one of the Doshas (constitutions) of Ayurveda (the ancient science of health). Vata is associated with dryness,…
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Spending time in the water, particularly the ocean, is so soothing for me. I am instantly calmer, clearer, and more grounded. My Dosha (Ayurvedic constitution) tends to be Vata (air) and water is one of those elements that has assisted me in dropping down a notch when…
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Namaste dears. Over the weekend, I traveled to one of my favorite spots on Earth: the Oregon Coast. We shared a beautiful house on the beach with dear friends. Your yoga practice can be a source of grounding during travel. Additionally, time away from your…
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Blessings, dears. In today’s video, I share a food staple at my house: the green smoothie! I eat a high raw-high vegan diet (keeping it chill is a goal of mine as well; i.e., not stressing about eating cheese pizza). [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7u5E_IQQl4] Do you have a…
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Dear Sweet Readers, Although I’m pleased as punch that my husband and I spent our Saturday morning sprucing up the basement, the dusty endeavor has left me with a mean case of the sneezes and wheezes. Drat, right?! Right, except that once the allergies start, there…
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It’s time for a new yoga mat. Namaste, dear readers.After over ten years of consistent practice, my Gaiam yoga mat is ready to be retired. This was the first real yoga mat I ever purchased (having cut my own mats from carpet padding previously), and…
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