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According to the yoga sutras, all of existence is of one piece. Our senses restrict us to the one-way linear field of time, but we have roots in another dimension. The goal of yoga is to dis-cover and experience the atman, the enlivening core of us that always dwells in that other dimension even as…
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In the evenings, my husband likes to play guitar and I like to sing. My voice is untrained, not a lot of range, but I enjoy sharing the music and the effort to improve. I’ve been using my daily asana practice to melt some restrictions I feel around my neck and throat. Then I get…
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In my experience, the most difficult thing about starting a regular home yoga practice is just showing up. The most difficult thing about maintaining a practice is continuing to show up. Once you show up, you’ll probably stay and do something interesting. Maybe you’ll stay and do something boring. That doesn’t matter much in the…
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I fell in love with yoga at a busy time in my life. We lived on a small farm with our young children where we raised fruits, vegetables, and livestock for our own use. We had a small goat herd, milking twice a day by hand to make cheese and yogurt for sale. It took…
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The Eight Limbs of Yoga Are Worth Your Attention On a road trip, some people revel in the changing scenery and don’t want to look away from the window. Other people delight in the map and love to chart their progress. This post is for the map-lovers among us. It is a little theoretical, but…
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Last week, I wrote about the last niyama which is also the third and final act of yoga: ishvara pranidhana. I translated it as surrender and suggested (a little counter-intuitively) that it was THE necessary skill for practicing accountability, which is important if we are trying to change habits. A more complete translation of ishvara…
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I just got the edits on my novel back from the publisher. Don’t hold your breath; the novel won’t come out until 2025, but getting it written and published at all still makes me proud. I have meant to write a novel since I was a little girl. Other things took precedence until my children…
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Why don’t I always stand up straight? Why do I eat chocolate late at night? And then more chocolate? Why don’t I close the cupboards when I’m done? Why do I lose my temper when I’m frustrated? WHY DON’T I DO WHAT I KNOW I SHOULD DO? I’ve practiced yoga a long time and learned…
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I’ve been feeling anxious lately. Maybe it’s the state of the world, maybe it’s the state of some of my own projects. Either way, I’m doing what I can, but still I’ve been feeling anxious. So, in honor of Valentine’s Day, I used my morning meditation to turn my attention to love and joy, and…
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The other day, I and several other shoppers waited about ten minutes while the clerk made sure it was okay to sell me alcohol. The clerk had my identification. And I’m sixty-five years old. The problem was that the electronic reader was having trouble with the barcode on my license. About forty person-minutes were spent…
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