Blessings of LOVE, dear ones. If you have ever toyed with the idea of bringing meditation into your practice, but need help preparing and focusing, then this is the video for you. Today’s video introduces part 1 of the metta meditation (or loving-kindness meditation). We…
Continue reading Day 20– Loving loving-kindness
Blessings, dear ones. There will of course be a video post today (it is presently uploading to YouTube), but I have been compelled to write for days and had a bit of inspiration during practice this morning that I wanted to share while it was…
Continue reading On Finding Comfort in Discomfort
I have new neighbors. They are giving me many opportunities to practice the yoga…like in this story. Have a beautiful weekend! Blessings of LOVE. Kelly [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn-Y73_9A1M]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCbOylkdxkY] BLESSINGS of love, Today’s video features some alignment techniques designed to bring your standing and balancing postures into full bloom. Try these out on Virabhadrasana i,ii, & iii (warriors i,ii, & iii); Utthita Parsvakonasana (extended lateral angle); and Ardha Chandrasana (half moon). Do you…
Continue reading Day 18– Firing Up your Standing Postures
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMX5-2wucLc] Namaste, dears. Day 15 means we have reached the halfway point of this vid-blogging challenge. Wow. It is going so fast. The more videos I make, the more ideas come to me for more! For today’s post, I was inspired by a comment by…
Continue reading Sequence for Release of Low-back Tightness
Occasionally, I find myself sore or tight in the upper back, neck and shoulders. Generally, these kinds of body aches follow a poor night’s sleep or a long day at my desk. (Can you relate?)I had such a fitful night (and next day) earlier this week,…
Continue reading Day 12~ Sequence for tight shoulders, neck and upper back
Hi Loves, I thought it was high time I shared another pranayama technique with you. Brahmari is a delicious technique that is so helpful in those moments of wired-tiredness. Find a tall, beautiful seat, and begin! Coming soon: asana sequence for the wired-tireds. Jai ma!…
Continue reading Day 11~~ Brahmari. The Bee Breath.
Namaste, LOVES. My new video camera arrived, but before it did…we had a major disaster! This post is Day 9 audio with a collection of old video. I hope you still enjoy it. (I LOVED talking about this topic). Please let me know your thoughts. …
Continue reading Day 9~~ Yoga Class Inspirations
My mantra for today: You must stretch beyond your present reality in order to grow. I have made my home in Seattle for three years (next week). This is a yoga city. I am within walking distance of countless yoga studios, yet there are many I…
Continue reading Branching out…
Too often, we strive and strive, we judge ourselves harshly, we set expectations for our bodies that result in the accumulation of more tension and dis-ease in the body-mind-soul. Judith Lasater’s beautiful book Relax and Renew– Restful Yoga for Stressful Times provides an antidote for the…
Continue reading Yoga Library: Relax & Renew–Restful Yoga for Stressful Times