What is Yin Yoga? Yin Yoga is a style of yoga asana whereby the practitioner holds floor-based yoga shapes for 3-5 minutes. Yin yoga is distinct from yang styles of yoga, which are more active/vigorous/heating. The yin yoga practice has a different purpose and effect than more dynamic styles of... Read More »

Dear Friends, How are you? Really, stop and feel into that question for a moment, how are you? Do you sometimes feel split in two? One part of you, out in the world, doing the things you have to do to sustain yourself and your family. Showing up with a smile and a brave face, 'cause I know how ... Read More »

Dear Friends, It's been rich to spend some time in-person with some of you in the recent weeks. I've had the blessing of inviting small groups in for yoga, as well as a few for Reiki trainings and 1-1 healing sessions. In all of these offerings, I'm sensing a palpable depth of presence and spacio... Read More »

Happy New Year, Dear Friends, Victor Frankl writes, in Man’s Search for Meaning, “Everything can be taken from man but one thing; the last of the human freedoms - to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way“. From a man who lived to see the other side of 6 ... Read More »

Hello, friends, From Wayne Dyer to Eckhart Tolle to Simon Sinek to Brené Brown and more, I feel like I read every self-help book I could get my hands for about decade. Maybe you, yourself, are a Rachel Hollis, Gabby Bernstein or Steven Covey follower. Who is your most inspiring self-help "guru"? ... Read More »

Happy Thanksgiving, dear Friends. I awoke this morning with John O'Donahue's name top of mind. It certainly seemed kind of random, he hasn't come to mind in a long time! I started planning for this note to you, and then searched his name on Google. This poem, On Waking, spoke to me. On Wakingby ... Read More »

Dear Friends, Have you been going through contemplation about how you want to show up in the world, these past months? I feel so strongly that the actions we take right now are going to shape our own future, and effectively, shape the future of our planet. I'm thinking about the micro level, whic... Read More »

Dear Friends, Let's talk about sleep. If there is one piece of consistent feedback I receive from Reiki, Restorative Yoga and Yoga Nidrā clients it's this: "I slept like a baby after my session". Some even feel like having a NAP after one of these rejuvinative practices - and that's ok! It's th... Read More »

The Rising Resistance to the “New Normal” – It’s Not What You Think Inside of me, I feel an agitation, even an indignation, when I hear the phrase “the new normal”. Before digging into this any further, I need to clarify that I am in full support of the Department of Public Safety’s response to C... Read More »