Hello Embodied Souls of Wonder – Context gives meaning to our experience. The canvas gives a particular field on which the paint is expressed. Silence is the space that holds and shapes sound. In other words, it is so very important to have a larger view that helps hold and deepen our specific experiences. Truly, one…

Hello Embodied Wise Ones – Hello Wild Elements Frolicking as a Human Body and Psyche – In June we adopted two 8 week old kittens! Oh my goodness… what aliveness, curiosity, silliness and softness. Our house is so full of life as it unfurls and discovers itself in the form of cats. Each day reveals new combinations…

Hello Embodied Wise Ones – A few months ago I had the opportunity to walk a labyrinth. I love this practice. The process of embarking on an outer journey of twists and turns with a central destination and a re-emergence mirrors our inner process of growth and transformation. It is an ancient and potent practice and…

Hello Embodied Wise Ones – Perfection…the drive to attain the unattainable, at least that is how it often plays out in our culture. Yet in older cultures the idea of perfection was found in the imperfection itself. The idea that beauty lies in the messiness and the not quite polished product. In other words, an…

Hello Embodied Wise Ones – Here is how my Thursdays often unfold… I teach a two hour yoga and meditation class to male inmates at the Monroe Correctional Complex for the non-profit organization, Yoga Behind Bars. Some of these men have been incarcerated for many years yet they are seeking freedom inside themselves. Then in…

Hello Wild Beings of Body, Mind, Heart and Soul- Sometimes I sit down to write this newsletter and the words and ideas come pouring forth. Sometimes I sit here blank, tired and completely at a loss for words or inspiration. Today is a day of lack of words, ideas, interest… yet I have a commitment to connecting…

Inside This Clay Jug- Inside this clay jug there are canyons and pine mountains, and the maker of canyons and pine mountains! All seven oceans are inside, and hundreds of millions of stars. The acid that tests gold is here, and the one who judges jewels. And the music that comes from the strings that…

Hello Wild Beings of Body, Mind, Heart and Soul- The month of March in the Northern Hemisphere is the time we welcome spring and the subtle but profound shift from shorter days and longer nights to increasing light and diminishing darkness.  The threshold of the Spring Equinox on March 20 has been honored by many traditions as a…

Hello Wild Beings of Body, Mind, Heart and Soul- Yoga is the practice of relationship, as is life. We are in relationship to everything all the time. Pause for a moment and consider this…right now you are relating to the words you are reading, the chair you’re sitting on, the air you’re breathing and the tree outside your window. You (and I) are even…