Hurt comes from a place of being hurt. When you can see the suffering that those who have hurt you (or are hurting you now) have experienced, then it becomes easier to forgive them. We’ll all experience hurt feelings in …
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I’m not saying “no” to you, I’m saying “yes” to me. This past summer, while at Kripalu, I saw the sentence above written on a white board outside a children’s yoga teacher training. And in that moment, a lightbulb went …
It’s amazing how much my yoga practice has changed in the past nine years. When discussing this with a friend the other day, it seemed she’d had the same experience. In our early 20s, we favored fast paced vinyasa flow classes. …
Often I get asked the question, “How did you start doing yoga?” And so, once upon a time… I was never an athlete. Like we’re talking I tried softball and always ended up in right field. Up through high school …
We get tons of inquiries from students who haven’t done yoga before. And students come to yoga for an endless number of reasons. Here’s a run-down of your best bets for starting yoga: “I’ve never done yoga before and I’m …
Growing as a yoga teacher can be a painful process. It’s a conversation that has come up several times lately among yoga colleagues. As yoga teachers, we’re often on a quest to better ourselves, to learn more and keep studying. …
A wonderful piece from my friend & guest blogger, IIN Health Coach Alicia Somma about being present…. I actually have a bit of a difficult time being in the present. To truly be somewhere and be absorbing whatever it is …
Call me crazy, but I’m a big believer in signs from the universe. But you won’t see them if you aren’t looking. And you’ll only believe them if you so choose. Synchronicity, serendipity…call it what you’d like, but if you’re open …
In yoga, we often begin class with an intention. The power of setting an intention is truly amazing. In fact, I know it works, or Elevate Yoga wouldn’t exist today. This is the story of how Elevate Yoga came to …
Are you busting your butt at the gym to sweat off those stubborn last few pounds with no luck? Or watching everything you eat and still can’t lose weight? It could be that you’re stressed-out. And even if you don’t …