“In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple.” -Tao The Ching View on Instagram https://ift.tt/2HMtUSs
Tag: #healing
Yoga after Bicycle Accident
I led my first yoga practice at the Dice House last night. Four weeks after the accident, I found myself back in our neighborhood yoga community surrounded by friends and neighbors and a whole lot of love. As I started the class, my heart filled with gratitude. What an incredible privilege it is to practice.… Continue reading Yoga after Bicycle Accident
Permission to Rest
Giving ourselves permission to rest, to settle in, quiet the mind–the essence of practice. Will you find time today to stop and be? via Instagram https://ift.tt/2HrqMek
Together
Going through life’s challenges together makes even the most difficult of times less of a strain. We travel back today for a follow up visit with my surgeon in Gainesville. Grateful for everything I’ve learned these past three weeks. Most grateful for the enormous amount of love I’ve experienced. View this post on Instagram A… Continue reading Together
Leap of Faith
Hanuman is said to have leaped from India to Sri Lanka in his quest to serve Ram. His feat was a demonstration of how love and devotion when embraced wholeheartedly lifts up the heart and enables us to do what seems impossible. My Hanumanasana is definitely a pose in process, one I may not fully… Continue reading Leap of Faith
Forgiveness Bell
“Forgiveness is the virtue of the brave,” my Instagram friend, @warith_me, quoted on his post this morning. Forgiveness is also the undoing of all stories of separation and judgment. In the Indian epic poem, The Ramanaya, Ram (God) asks Hanuman, ‘Who are you?” His answer helps us better understand the path of forgiveness in yoga. He… Continue reading Forgiveness Bell
Courage and Love
I was scheduled to teach a stress reduction yoga meditation class for six weeks at FIU, but given my accident, it was unclear I would be able to do it. It was a class that I thoroughly enjoyed last year. Not teaching would have been another loss for me. Thankfully, I was discharged from the… Continue reading Courage and Love
Regaining Trust
When there was a break in our rainy weather today, I got a chance to walk our yard. We live in a tropical hardwood hammock. As I turned the corner of our lot, I smelled the familiar damp earth, the gumbo limbo, oak, and mahogany leaves decomposing mixing with the oxygen exuding from the trees.… Continue reading Regaining Trust