If something hurts, feel the pain. If something confuses, ask questions. If something angers, trace the anger’s source. If something is untenable, reach out to what you can reliably touch: a friend to give a comforting hug, a donation button to give material support, or the earth where you’ve planted – with eternal optimism – your summer tomatoes.
Read moreVenture Into the Stream
Everybody needs a slipstream once in a while, like a tired cyclist drafting behind a fellow rider, hopping aboard a current of flow created by another body when our own inner resources are depleted or MIA.
Read moreCome Stretch With People Again
As caretakers of this diverse and storied tradition, 21st century yoga practitioners also have their hands full. We’re reckoning with social, economic, environmental, and political upheaval in the not-unrelated midst of a 20-month-old pandemic that has its fingerprints in all aspects of life.
Read moreShall We Dance?
Whether we feel it or not, we are always dancing. Next time the self-critical creep of laziness leaps to mind, get wise to its misinformed ways. Grant yourself permission to sit still, or lie on the ground, or wander aimlessly on a wooded path, and allow yourself to feel the inner dance of simple life
Read morePreserving a Fragile Ecosystem
We’ve known for a long time that we live in a fragile social ecosystem, often confusing which gates to open wider and which ones to keep shut. The pandemic and social upheaval of 2020 pushed this fragile balance into sharp relief. As yoga practitioners, our call hinges on keen discernment of actions that will serve the cause of connection for the most while causing harm to the fewest.
Read moreZero Degrees of Separation
If you've benefited from the wisdom practice known as yoga, rooted in centuries of teachings originating from South Asia, then you are connected to India.
Read moreLearning To Be Together Again
I wanted to hug everyone, but I knew we weren't ready for that yet.
Read moreFinding the Spring You Need
The simplest practices of steady breath, accessible movement, and gentle tending to heart and mind allow our true spirit to shine anew, at once reliable and miraculous, like blossoms appearing on a warm spring afternoon.
Read moreMoonlight and Perception
Imagine you found yourself sleepless, wandering alongside a lake in the middle of a dark, windy night. Restless, your troubled mind might mimic the choppy water whose fluctuations fracture an otherwise steady beam of reflected moonlight.
Read moreProbables and Possibles
Few things are ever guaranteed beyond the daily sunrise—and even then, stormy skies can block our view. Last March is a bold reminder of how sharply the course of our lives can shift.
Read moreWould you like some poetry with your science?
As we navigate today's turbulent pandemic seas, what will hold us intact as we find our way to safer shores? For sure, we all need tangible and scientifically-proven invaluables such as healthy food, warm and dry shelter, reliable internet, and masks to reduce the transmission of infection. But I also need a little poetry to go along with my science.
Read moreRemember to keep air in your tires. This is a metaphor.
Just like car tires, we fare better with the unexpected when we've done steady maintenance – such as regularly checking our own inner resources, noticing when we need to top off with self-care, and employing our tools skillfully to cushion the inevitable bumps in the road.
Read moreEmbodied Gratitude
We know what gratitude feels like in the "body" of Sun & Moon. It feels like the promise of a fresh, warm breeze in spite of so much uncharted chilly territory. It feels like knowing that we still stand in humble service, with hands joined, ready to guide your next breaths.
Read moreIt's getting wobbly again out there
The only thing we're really ever required to do is pay attention. Notice the fullness of every moment – pleasurable and painful alike – and allow that awareness to feed steadiness, and steadiness to breed support. It may indeed be a windy winter, but together we can reinforce our shock absorbers, cushion ourselves in the presence of the buffeting winds of change.
Read moreBehind the Mask by Chrissy Boylan
Are masks inconsequential in my mind’s eye? Maybe. Or maybe my human ability to connect via eye contact and body language rises above. Someway, somehow the reality of wearing a mask fades into the background of my felt experience as soon as I begin moving, breathing and focusing.
Read moreMindfulness in the Mayhem
Craving a crowd? Or indulging your peak introverted self? The same events provoke as many responses as there are souls in the world...we hope you're finding what you need.
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