I call this “The Journal” instead of “The Blog,” because it’s personal.
As a yoga teacher, I risk being accused of blasphemy by saying this: The power of yoga is not in a group class. The purpose of yoga is to connect with our inner bliss, that god-thing I wrote about last month. Certainly that can be bolstered by a community who...
We often lack the words to explain difficult concepts to young children. Heartbreak. Selfishness. Deceit. As adults we must contend with these while also trying to protect our children from, or prepare them for the experience of these realities. Enter the fairy tale....
Consistency is about showing up as much as it is about not showing up. For four years, I worked for and studied under a teacher of Ayurveda and yoga who was known to be a strict disciplinarian. Her students reported daily at 5:00 a.m. for nearly three hours of...
My grandmother instilled in me a love of homemade pie crust. I remember her apron -- blue and white checked like Dorothy’s dress in The Wizard of Oz -- swinging to the rhythm of her rolling pin as she pressed out the crusts that she would fill with her rich, creamy...
We are terribly confused about food. A five-second Google search offers 6,000 ways to deepen my confusion -- and that’s before I go back in time. From the rise of processed food after World War II to the current obsessions with and aversions to fat, carbs, and sugar,...
(audio version below) Though I was not raised under any religion, I began praying at a very young age. I would lie in bed and talk to my ceiling before I went to sleep. It was decorated with small glow-in-the-dark stars, so it had the effect of looking up into the...
September's Awake in The Nest recording is live! (Available to all Nest members at the Silver level and higher.) This month we are paying homage to our original source of nourishment -- our mothers -- by writing them love letters. You may not ever send this to your...
(audio version below) The first time you scoop a date out of a jar of ghee in which it has been resting, you will feel like a sinner. But go ahead -- pop it into your mouth. Enjoy it with all the bliss that is rightfully yours and claim your place at the table of...
I practiced as an intuitive healer for 13 years before I began studying Ayurveda. This means I apply Ayurveda to my client work quite differently from other practitioners. My experience diving into the energy of people -- seeing the ways that their bodies carry the...
Do whales get anxious before their treks across the ocean to their winter homes? Do the mountains tremble as the first flakes of snow dance around their peaks? And the trees...do they cry out in pain when the winds blow their branches bare? No, I think it is just us,...
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