Resilience, Connection, Courage. Cultivating a steady mind, compassionate heart and faithful spirit in tumultuous times. While this poem is dated as it is a reflection from way back in April about COVID from our Youth Poet Laureate, it still speaks to me quite profoundly and so I’d like to share it with you as …
Yin Yoga Antidote to a stressful and busy life. Join me this June 1st-3rd, 2018, for my presentation at the Restorative Arts & Yoga Festival in Tahoe. I’ll be offering “Yin-permanence”, a class exploring the concept of impermanence through a full Yin Yoga practice. Caffeine. Sugar. Endless to-do lists. The stress of social and …
Wanderlust Pass Giveaway Contest! Lauri Glenn, owner of Bodhi Therapeutics in Truckee, Ca will be giving away a FREE 4-day pass to Wanderlust Squaw Valley to be held this July, 2017! There are multiple ways to enter and daily entries are accepted. Invite friends and get more entries for every friend who joins the contest! …
Part One I am not one to discuss politics often or freely and I’ve no intention to do so here. However, I feel an inherent responsibility to express how I am feeling in light of Tuesdays election. I am fraught with emotion that oscillates by the minutes and hours through sadness, anger, shock, disappointment, …
Yummy, Seedy, Sattvic Energy Bites Recipe Ive had a few different versions of these seedy bites over time and LOVE the ones you find here at our local health food store. They are a little sweet, a little salty with a gentle crunch of seeds! YUMMY! So, I have been trying to recreate them at home for awhile. …
Mama’s Mala’s “Made with the Divine Love of a Mother.” These beautiful strands of 108 beads, have been used in the yoga tradition for meditation practice (similar to rosary) and have come to be of growing popularity in the yoga world. But you certainly don’t have to be a yogi to wear one. Rapidly …
What is Yoga? (excerpt from my Intro to Yoga Workshop) Why do we do this practice of yoga? Certainly, we improve balance, focus, flexibility, endurance, fitness, wellness, happiness and peace of mind. These are all lovely and practical and amazing benefits, but what IS this yoga? “Yoga is not about touching your toes, its about …
LAURI’S “GO-TO”, BEST COOKIES EVER! 1/2 cup honey or brown sugar (or a tad less for a less sweet treat) 1/2 tsp liquid stevia (again, a touch less for less sweetness) ½ cup coconut oil (or ¼ c butter and ¼ c coconut oil for less coconutty taste) 1 egg 1 tsp vanilla 1 tablespoon …
UN-GRATITUDE Tis The season to be Jolly! Right? Fa-la-la-la-la-la…blah-blah blah. Right. But what if I don’t FEEL Jolly?! This is the subject I’ve been exploring personally and in my classes lately. There is a lot of talk at the Holidays and in the yoga world in general about Positivity, Kindness, Joy, Happiness, Love, Light, Grace, …
BIG CHANGE, BIG FEAR, BIG GRATITUDE Change is good, right? That’s what I hear anyway. And while I know it to be true, it doesn’t always serve to squash the fear that often accompanies change. I’ve recently (as some of you know well) given up a full time position as a paramedic to commit …