These days, as I ready myself to sit, I gaze out the window of my studio at a tremendously tall Doug Fir tree about a block away. My part of town has lots of them, but this one commands my attention through each season, every…
Continue reading You Can’t Hurry Love/ Why Practice
For the first time since my daughter was born (nearly 2 years ago), I have a habitual, formal meditation practice. This feels really good. Of course, I tend to think that parenting itself is my ultimate practice in mindfulness. And I was quite literally so…
Continue reading Still Sitting/ Sitting Still
hello Yogi-hearts! For the past few weeks, I have had terrible insomnia! This is so strange for me. After feeling particularly worn-down on Sunday morning due to a fitful night, I decided to pull out all of the stops and do all of the things…
Continue reading Sleep! Video blogs day 7 & 8.
Oona and I have been practicing a lot of yoga together lately. We got to take our practice outside into the sunshine the other day! Makes me so happy!
The smile on students’ faces as they leave their mat and take that love-peace-contentment out into their worldly interactions. The air is dense with intention. The eyes are light with love. The illusory separations between “you” and “me” have faded away. It is my intention…
Continue reading One of the Many Reasons I Teach Yoga
In class this week, we practiced Asta Vakrasana (8-Angle Pose). Many students approached this posture for the first time. I find arm-balances to be an exhilarating addition to the physical practice. Aside from the liberation one feels when the feet and the seat lift off the…
Continue reading Pose Mechanics: Asta Vakrasana
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…
Continue reading Day 29~~ Yoga for Travel
Hello hello. Can you believe we have come this far on the vlogging journey? I’m excited to share this next little video with you on forward folds. In my opinion, forward folds are an often-neglected, though supremely useful part of the physical practice of yoga. …
Continue reading Day 27~~ Digging Forward Folds
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2iSYw9bdkU]Want to take your backbends deeper? Come into your quadriceps, lengthen your side body, plug-in the shoulders and ~BOOOOOOM!~ open your heart. Blessings to you all, Kelly
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