Meditation – Devi Yoga

Courage

Posted on February 22, 2018

Courage Last night I watched my daughter get up in front of hundreds of people sit down at a keyboard and do a beautiful rendition of Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World. Part of what amazes me about this is not just that my daughter has a beautiful voice, or that she is continually teaching herself new music, new instruments. Or that she has the courage to do this, exactly. You see what amazes me most, is just how courageous she is in general and that with no announcement she just decided to do this thing. You see she is a pretty private and somewhat reserved person. Outgoing, social, yes but an introvert who has pretty clear ideas, and boundaries, about who she lets into her inner world. Her music is a rich part of that inner world, particularly her singing. While she will sing along to the music on spotify...

BREATHE

Posted on January 29, 2018

in Meditation

This morning I lay in bed not quite ready to get up and meet the day. As I watched the sun rise, I notice the rise and fall of my breath. I am always amazed at the complexity of breath – of all the stories it tells about where I am in the moment and intricate layers of where I have been. It’s a funny thing, breath. We don’t usually give it much thought – it’s automatic right? I mean that’s the whole point, it’s automatic so we don’t have to think about it because we humans are distractible and if our breath relied on us paying attention to it. Well let’s just say, our species would be short lived. The thing is, it’s not quite that simple. Of course, we breathe enough to be alive but the breath is actually a complex multi layered thing. It can tell us so much...

My Definition of Self Care

Posted on January 11, 2018

in Asana, Brain, Curiosity, Meditation, Process

I have been thinking about self-care a lot lately. Going through cancer treatment tends to make you reflect on things like that. But I am also hearing that phrase a lot from other people and in the media. I think it has become a buzzword, and because of that, I often wonder what other people mean by self-care. Does it looks anything like what I mean when I say to my clients “self care is the advanced yoga”? I say this because I often see, in my friends and clients, how hard it is to really pay attention to what we need. It is even harder to make time for ourselves to do the things we need to feel balanced, let alone joyful, and thriving. It is an art, a science, and a process. It is the basis of my yoga practice. When I say self-care, I literally mean caring for...

The Power of Attention

Posted on December 16, 2014

in Brain, Meditation

On a similar note, my niece and I do yoga together. Lucky me, we trade: my one on one yoga sessions for her talent as a designer (and she is incredibly talented… did you see my logo?). This arrangement is so much fun. ...

Does Meditation take discipline?

Posted on December 16, 2014

in Meditation

When people find out that I have a daily meditation practice, they often will say things like “wow, you must be disciplined!” or, “I could never do that, I don’t have the motivation” . At first, I thought, yay! I am disciplined, isn’t that great. But in truth, it hasn’t nothing to do with discipline. I mean sure, in the beginning when I was trying to develop my meditation practice, there was something similar to discipline involved, and I have to admit I wasn’t very good at it. ...