by Sonja Semyonova | Jan 8, 2021 | Journal
Preface: This was written in response to the January 6 coup/riot in the White House. As I watched the media coverage I was struck by the familiarity of the faces I saw. As if I had met each of them in the course of my life. Indeed I have. I know that man. He was the...
by Sonja Semyonova | Dec 8, 2020 | Journal
Here is a new column series I’ll be sharing, called Dear Men. But I warn you that this essay will be the last of this series published on my public journal. If you want more, sign up for my newsletter to access Tier 1 of my secret journal when it goes live. Dear Men,...
by Sonja Semyonova | Dec 1, 2020 | Journal, The Nest, Yoga at Home
December yoga tutorial: supta apanasana...
by Sonja Semyonova | Nov 15, 2020 | Journal, The Nest, Yoga at Home
November guided meditation: Emotional release This meditation uses the Buddhist practice of tonglen breath. You may use this as a guided meditation, or as a tutorial for using tonglen whenever you’re confronted with big emotions. The concept is simple: on an inhale,...
by Sonja Semyonova | Nov 9, 2020 | Journal
Truth is simple. It is not always convenient, but it is pure and elegant. And while it would make sense for Truth to be something we could scientifically prove, it’s something best understood by the way it feels in our bodies. When I say to my 1:1 clients that the...