Overseas travel and yoga, part 2

Fear of flying I have a number of overwhelming fears that might keep me from things I love, if not for some amazing yogic tools that allow me to go on and do it anyway. I feel lucky to have this resource to fall back on when one of these little buggers threatens to keep me from something I want. Flying is one of them. Yes, I know all the stats; driving to the local store is more dangerous than air travel, and air accidents are rare and unlikely. But flying seems so unnatural to me;... Continue reading

Overseas travel and yoga, part 1

The Road Trip Car to plane to bus to train to plane -- and so on and so forth. Getting from the U.S. to Europe can be grueling, as spinal immobility is the body's worst enemy. I am a practitioner and sometimes teacher of yoga for a number of reasons, first and foremost being self-realization. But while traveling, yoga is my practice for restoration. It is for survival. I was accompanying my youngest daughter to France. Her first job out of college as an assistant English teaching... Continue reading

A morning ritual of gratitude

  It's early morning; the sun is barely peeking over the horizon, and I'm in my pajamas, still a tad groggy, padding barefoot across the kitchen floor to get the cup of coffee Jean has lovingly prepared for me. Java in hand, I step into the office and pull the iPad from my desk, and then head back through the kitchen and out onto the deck, where I pull a chair out from the table and sit back to start my morning routine. I open the iPad, but I'm not looking at... Continue reading

A home-based yoga practice

LISTEN to your inner teacher! Years ago, 22 to be exact, I was in my early stages as a yoga practitioner. It was six weeks after I gave birth to my youngest daughter, and my doctor cleared me to return to my normal routine. I was practicing a very challenging style of yoga, and the author of the book I was following promised his practice could cure just about anything. To this day, I believe that yoga can aid you in all aspects of life. What I have learned is that yoga is NOT... Continue reading