We practice - not to fix, not to chase - but simply for the sake of practice itself. We ‘stack the blocks’ simply because it feels right. Because there is nothing we need to gain that isn’t already here, right now.
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In yoga, we talk about balance - between effort and ease, strength and flexibility, breath and movement. But there is another balance that plays an important role in both life and practice: repetition and novelty.
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Your yoga practice is a great place to develop awareness. Even during your practice, you will find clear habits… some which may be decidedly worth repeating and others that may be ready for release. As you play with the shapes of your body (Asana) watch what happens (What do you avoid? What do you over-perform?)...
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Being a good Yoga Teacher calls for continuous learning and growing. Of course that could look like getting on your mat for hours every day (good job you if that is part of your life!). But realistically we tend to learn and grow in spurts - which is perfectly matched with immersive experiences and trainings ;)
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Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means “a reason for being.” The word Ikigai is composed of two parts: iki, which means life and gai, which describes value or worth. Discovering your Ikigai could also be defined as finding “your reason for jumping out of bed in the morning.”
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During an interview with the Dalai Lama a reporter once asked, “How do you fit in daily meditation with your busy schedule?” In a cheeky sort of (teacher-ey) reply the Dalai Lama said that on a normal day he would meditate for one hour… but on extremely busy days he would meditate for two…
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When I really consider why it is that YOGABLOOM needed to exist for me… it boils down to the feeling of connection that we have with each other through sharing space and practice. We become ‘related’ through the time we spend in this community.
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Recently I said YES. And trust me, every bone in my body was whispering NO. I brushed up against my fear - it was attached to feeling like maybe I wouldn’t be ‘enough’, maybe I would ‘fail’ and maybe I would have a classroom of eyes on me watching while it happened (teacher problems).
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When we need them most, life’s lessons seem to have a way of finding us. Recently, I was stuck in a rut. But while watching my eldest daughter navigate a new App Game I realized that my rut was just something to be shifted. Here is a short story about getting back on my path with renewed perspective and energy.
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November is my birthday month. Actually one of the important details of my birth was that although I was expected to arrive at Christmas time I ended up interrupting my family’s Thanksgiving plans instead. And it is maybe because of this that I like to joke (with an element of truth) that…
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The way that we think about and talk to ourselves will often impact us and the way that life unfolds. What could reality be like when we infiltrate our thoughts and self-talk with positive affirmations? The words, as shared above, can become the positive foundation (and belief-system) on which we and our children grow.
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As we reflect on these last days of 2020, we are making rest a priority. For us rest doesn’t always look like a good nap or a full night of sleep - in fact, it rarely looks like that! Rest is so much more. Guided by some of our friends and colleagues we have been reframing rest as the recovery time that we give ourselves to come back to center.
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“I am sorry!”
The words don’t always come out exactly like that, but an apology is the implied message.
After a Family or Toddler Yoga class this implied apology is pretty common. It is made on behalf of a child who was more interested in running than yoga-ing, or for the kid who cried or screamed during class, or for the little one who sat to the side seemingly uninterested… or any number of other yoga blunders.
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Children are wonderful teachers.
If you would like to learn something about life, look to your child.
Just last week I watched my child prepare for, accept and recover brilliantly from a simple (although certainly uncomfortable) surgery. I also watched myself deal with each of those stages of her experience - often with much less grace than she.
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As a parent it often feels like you need to choose between time for ‘you’ and time with your child or children. And that can be challenging. Because we all know that we need space and time for ourselves as individuals but we also like to share important and meaningful experiences with our kids. Now you don’t need to choose between ‘me’ time and a fun shared experience. Gloriously, you can have both.
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I don’t know of one parent who isn’t being pushed by busy schedules and pulled by digital overload. Do you? We all have good intentions to truly and intimately connect with our children every day, but our demanding load of daily distractions often get in our way…
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The other day after I told my daughter how much I love her she said something like, "Yeah, I really love me too." She is five and I can't tell you how happy I was to hear her say that. There is nothing more that I want for her then to have a healthy view of her Self and to be comfortable in 'her own skin.'
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I found my way into teaching Family & Kids yoga by following a Why. I was motivated by my - then - nearly 2 year old daughter. Since she entered my life she was and always is my Why - my reason for taking any direction in life (I guess you understand that feeling!?)…
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