I hate yoga. At least, that is what large swathes of my personality will tell you. It feels hard to hold poses my body is unaccustomed to. I would rather be swinging kettle bells, doing pushups, or riding my bike. I do all of those things, but spring is here and my body is craving more movement, so yesterday, I felt compelled to take a class. I was working in my office and remembered there was a 4:30 class within short biking distance. I kept working. At 4:15 something told m

“If you’re comfortable, you’re probably making the easy, wrong choices.” – Scott Sonnon Lately, I’ve been feeling extreme discomfort. Changes have been coming in my work and my Work for a long time. I’ve been training, taking steps in the right direction, and yet, I have not made a big shift that will actually free up the time, energy, attention and grace necessary for the larger, deeper change to activate. My ego has been resisting this, fearing the bigger risk, not wanting

The power of silence includes the power to slow down inside, to arrest our worry, attempts to fix things, or rush to get things done. I say this to my students all the time: don’t ramp up the energy inside to match the energy outside if you want to effectively get things done. Slow down. But sometimes I forget, too, despite my words and practice. I was caught by such a moment just this week. In navigating crises, in looking at my stack of work, in recognizing I would be out o

One facet of life, magick, and courting desire that is very important is that of full engagement. When we do things half-heartedly, they never gather the momentum that brings about joy and the feelings of success. Why do we do things half-heartedly? Either we don’t fully understand how these things support our larger goals, or we are afraid of making a commitment to something we will fail at anyway. Either of these attitudes can keep us from our larger wishes. I currently hav

I greet you, oh Morning Sun, As I greet my soul. I greet you, oh Morning Sun, Dawn of a new day. I greet you, Oh Morning Sun, As I greet my soul. I will light my way. I will light my way. #selfrealization #yoga