Much like my journey toward so many practices that create balance and joy in my life, my path to yoga has been full of stops and starts. Realizing that a practice will lead to a more easeful, sustainable existence does not mean that I am able to instantly and seamlessly weave it into my life….
Month: April 2017
Karma Sutra
For much of February, I experienced a deep and aching longing. Some mornings, I woke up feeling such intense heartache and homesickness that only the prospect of a hot cup of coffee could get me out of bed. Brussels is much like western Washington and southeast Alaska in winter: grey, overcast skies mixed with intermittent, driving…
Ready. Set. Zen.
Every night, my husband and I sit down for a 20-minute sit before bed. I use an app to keep track of the timing. As we prepare to sit, I unlock my phone, open the app, and turn off the light. Before I tap the start button to begin our sit, I say the…
In the shadow of Shiva
I spent this past weekend in a teacher training for Anusara yoga. The training was held in English, which was the common language for everyone in the studio. Before moving to Brussels, my husband told me that when he had gone on a PhD reconnaissance mission the city had felt very international. He had that…
Creating community in foreign lands
I officially began a new chapter of my life in Brussels, Belgium on December 2, 2016, and it has been a bit of a bumpy introduction thus far. Since I graduated high school, I have moved as often as every few months to one to two years. In this transient life, I often experience a…
Life is here and now
Breath is a way to connect to the deepest part of the body where all memories are held, from the this life and who knows how many others.
Howling Wolf Yoga 