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This past week I observed many people starting to emotionally crash, myself included! Getting ready for work I received the 10th call of the season came from the superintendent of my kids’ school announcing yet another snow day. I admit I spent several minutes in tears on my closet floor feeling exhausted, frustrated, limited, and certainly not wanting to deal …
The energy of life is never static. It changes – just like the weather. And sometimes the changes are extreme like what we all experienced last week when our temperatures swung from 50 below to 50 above zero, all within 5 days. Our emotions and feelings can also undergo these extremes. Sometimes we are flying high emotionally, and sometimes we …
What do you want? It’s a powerful question and also one of the hardest questions one might ask. Getting clear on what you desire is not easy. But it is a question worth pondering. I ask myself that question in a formal practice every day. In the style of meditation that I practice and teach, every session begins with 4 …
“For those wounded by civilization, yoga is the most healing salve.” ~Terri Guillemets Very few of us are not wounded by civilization. It’s a wild, unpredictable world out there. The truth of this hit hard as I re-acclimated to daily life after a week teaching a yoga retreat with Fannie in Costa Rica. It wasn’t so much the cold Iowa …
Happy New Year! Here we come 2019. How are those resolutions? I quit setting New Years resolutions a few years ago after reading the dismal research that only 6% of resolutions are kept. Despite not writing down formal things I want to fix or change, a new year always feels optimistic to me – a chance for a fresh start …
The front entry to our small neighborhood has been closed due to some plumbing work, requiring all of us to enter and exit through the back entrance. One of the neighbors that lives by the back entry has been sending angry emails to the neighborhood ranting about people’s speed and overall driving skills. After the first 2 emails it became …
I’m a firm believer in owning and telling your story. When we do this we often find meaning in what has happened to us, it can feel cathartic, it allows us to bond with others who have experienced similar things, and it can be empowering. Our stories have value and deserve to be told. But there does seem to be …
I’m just finishing an exhilarating 2 days at the Fields of Yogis festival in Cedar Rapids Newbo district. People’s openness and desire to grow, transform and be a brighter light is infectious. It is so helpful to spend time around like-minded people in sangha, or community, as a powerful reminder of how good we can really feel. This weekend, one …
Your body is the most amazing thing you will ever own. Here is evidence for this fact: Your heart beats 100,000 times per day. Your body is made of 37 trillion cells. Nerve impulses travel to and from your brain as fast as 170 miles per hour. The miles of blood vessels in your body could circle the earth 4 …
I always say that I am a recovered perfectionist, but just like any other addiction, it’s something I have to continually manage. For me it turns up as a tight body, a running commentary in my head about doing things “right”, self-condemnation when I don’t measure up to my own high standards, and fear of failing which sometimes paralyzes me …
