by Sonja Semyonova | Mar 31, 2020 | Emotional Digestion, Journal, Self-love
When my mother texted to tell me that the doctors had found cancer in her lungs, I called and yelled at her. Standing on the streets of New York City, I was one more voice in the irate cacophony of the Financial District, sharing my outrage that some things should not...
by Sonja Semyonova | Mar 1, 2020 | Journal, The Nest, Yoga at Home, Yoga Nidra
How to set up for SevaMama digital yoga classes I like to keep a home yoga practice very simple. For all classes, I suggest you have two yoga blocks and a folding chair (or an ottoman, coffee table, or couch) to use for savasana at the end of practice. In most...
by Sonja Semyonova | Feb 14, 2020 | Journal
I struggle with Spanish. No, let me say it this way: Lucho con el español. This can be a problem for me, as I live in Mexico and most people I know are Mexican. I studied Spanish for years in school, but, until now, I hid my fluency in the pages of my textbooks. Now...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jan 22, 2020 | Journal
I am in a dark room. Doors are closed. Music is pumping but the room is silent outside of my earbuds. Alone, I am dancing to a song that makes me feel very sad, a little angry. I am turning my wrists and swiveling my hips. Kicking my legs and snapping my hair. I am...
by Sonja Semyonova | Jan 15, 2020 | Freedom, Intuitive Ayurveda, Journal, Self-love
I love to eat, so naturally it makes sense that I love restaurants. But I love them less now than ever in my life. Whether it was from living on the isolated island of Kauai or in a tiny pueblo in the mountains that shifted it or just a natural falling away as I...
What most dating advice gets wrong (and how to finally hear your real authority)
Women, yes, your arousal takes longer. Here’s why it’s a good thing.
There’s wisdom in your wanting (how to follow it to your highest self)
What to do about Charlie Kirk (a ticket out of outrage and anxiety loops)
The two secrets women’s magazines taught me