May 8, 2020 update: My podcast is now available on the following platforms:SpotifyApple PodcastsGoogle PodcastsPocket CastsBreakerPocket Casts During this last week of self-sheltering, I have felt so inspired to write and write and write. Many of you know that writing is a happy place for…
Seat of the Buddha_ Rest back.Settle into the parts of youthat you cannot see,the spinethe shoulder bladesthe tailbonethe part of your heartthat you keep safelyhidden away.Resist the temptation tobe always forward,eyes and organsexhausting under the strain ofhyper vigilance,the body becominga one dimensional odeto feverish anticipation.Fill…
Friday, March 13, 2020 To My Blessed Community – After careful consideration, I have decided to suspend BodyMantra classes for the time being, effective immediately. » If you are registered for class on Saturday, March 14, please go here to learn more about how that…
Friday, March 6, 2020 Friends … now that the first cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Colorado, it would be remiss of me to not begin addressing this issue for our community, given the intimate nature of our practice. I have been carefully following…
Divisiveness is fed when the mind oversimplifies to black and white. When we seek a definitive line between right and wrong, particularly when that line is meant to be blurred, a varying shade of gray, an artistic representation of what we think we know. In…
True resilience is rarely born of a toughened spirit, the gritting of teeth and wrenching of muscle that pulls us out of a bog by the skin of our teeth. For while this effort may remove us from situations of peril and trauma, rarely does…
TRANSITIONS give us the opportunity to practice moderation. To enter into conscious communion with a gradual crescendo, an intentional, measured leaning toward our next step forward. Allowing our metamorphosis to progress graciously so that we can stand witness to and absorb each note of the…
Each spring, we are invited to enter into the magnificent and tumultuous turning of the earth. A rite of passage that asks us to shed the weight of winter, draw ourselves over the threshold from hibernation to revelation. And while the show of spring is…
New Year _ Savor the quiver of anticipation as you stand on the threshold of this brand new year, pausing to close your eyes, breathe in fully the exquisite, tenuous scent of this moment in which past, present and future are suspended. Allow yourself to…
The survival of our Humanity depends on inclusivity. Our willingness and ability to set aside school playground antics, allow the best in each and every person to find its way through. The moment we cast someone out for reasons we deem justifiable, we initiate a…
