Discomfort in Meditation: The Gateway to Improve your practice
There's a paradox at the heart of yoga practice that took me years to understand. We come to the cushion seeking peace, yet peace often arrives through discomfort. I didn't learn this all at once. I learned it slowly, through struggle, through giving up and coming back, through being willing to face the painful parts of myself.
Infant Massage: Loving touch communicates security and wellness
Infant massage as bonding between baby and parents.
Winds of Change
This week we've come face to face with some big shifts in nature, from the noticeable time of the rising and setting of the sun to the gusts of wind and drop in temperatures. Change is certainly upon us. Of course, we also have to contend with additional changes such as Daylight Savings, and other human-created changes looming.
Lighting the Inner Lamp: Diwali Through the Lens of Yoga and Meditation
Every year, Diwali arrives as a festival of lights - a celebration that shimmers through homes, hearts, and horizons. It’s a time when diyas(earthen lamp) glow along doorways, sweets fill our tables, and the air hums with hope. Yet, beneath the sparkle lies a profound invitation: to awaken the inner light and clear the darkness within.
This Little Light
This time of year may not seem like a time of growth, yet all parts of a cycle are not meant to contain visible evidence of progress. This season becomes one focused on tending, where we draw energy inward, release what we don't need to carry through winter, and allow what has been to compost and give nutrients to what will be.
Reflecting on the Past & Preparing for the Future
As 2022 winds down, we can't help but look back and reflect on what a year it has been...
Navratri: Celebrating the Divine Mother
Beginning on the first new moon in early autumn, there is an Indian celebration of the Divine Mother, Durga. Durga represents shakti, or female Divine energy and purity...
Yoga for Good: Cure Sanfillipo Foundation
Yoga for Good... a message from Hollie's friend Alina, and the story of their journey through Sanfillipo Syndrome...
Hope Has Wings
While all of those feelings are okay and normal, there is room to remember that there’s more. There is room for Hope...
Witnessing the Human Experience
Grief. It is often an unspoken word. At times, the experience resides in the shadows, known most intimately in the solitary depths of one's heart...