For those of you that know me, this blog post title is probably a surprise. For those of you that don't know me well, let me state upfront I don't curse (well at least not 99.9% of the time). Thanks to my parents & grandparents, I'm just not a fan of it. Though I'm sure we can all admit every now and then it's appropriate because every now and then sh*t happens! Stuff happens all the time, right? You've made it through airport security and you find out your flight is delayed 3 hours, … [Read more...]
How I Love Teaching Office Yoga
Last week I was grateful to teach a series of office yoga sessions for a huge global real estate company with several DC locations as part of their employee health & wellness program. After spending three days in a row in Bethesda (Tues), Washington, DC (Wed) and Tysons Corner (Thurs) teaching the benefits of yogic breathing and movement (yoga asana) in conference rooms, I realized a few things: Yoga is accessible to everyone, anywhere, anytime. In these office yoga sessions I actually … [Read more...]
Silence is Golden (sutra 1.49)
Every winter for a solid week my husband and I travel West (this year Snowmass/Aspen, CO) for our annual ski trip. The thing is I don't ski anymore. I get many looks and shocking responses when I tell people this. People further probe "don't you get bored?" or "what do you do all week?" Honestly it's the perfect vacation. Trading the hustle & bustle of the Washington, DC area for the beauty of the snow-covered mountains and fresh crisp air is a welcomed change. I unplug about 90% of … [Read more...]
The Only Constant: Change
"I'm coaching you to dance with the one constant in life: change. Do you choose stagnation or the unknown? Every choice you make can propel you toward change or keep you in the same dulling, suffocating box. Change is rebirth. When a caterpillar weaves herself into a chrysalis and undergoes metamorphosis, she emerges as a butterfly, bearing only the merest resemblance to her earlier form. Transformation can be really exciting, but we have to tolerate an incredible period of vulnerability … [Read more...]
yAY YogA!
It's no secret I practice yoga asana a lot. On a good week I hit the mat 6 days to enjoy my personal yoga practice. On an off week, I may only get to it 5 times. Sure there are days I don't feel like practicing but I know time on my sticky mat, even if it's only a mini-session of 20-30 minutes, will shift my energy, clear my mind and support my teaching. There are also times when I'm presented with sweet surprises in the midst of my practice session - such as when I explore/fool around in a … [Read more...]
Yoga All the Time
After my sweaty yoga practice yesterday morning at Down Dog, I headed straight to a small business lending workshop in Arlington. Suits surrounded me and there I stood in my professional yoga teacher uniform - black lululemon groove pants, blue canoe twist top and abellaYoga shirt. Not the point of this blog post, but I do love how I can go straight from a sweaty yoga outfit into a non-sweaty one and get away with it since it's my profession :) Anyway as typical for a breakfast event, it … [Read more...]