She’s been here before.
She will not be ready the second before.
SHE is ready.
when my friends call, I don’t always answer.
mid spiral. an opportunity for connection takes the shape of impossibility.
some will assume I’m busy. doing. preoccupied. producing. inherently well.
some will take it personally. stop reaching out. try again. keep checking in.
Read MoreI have been using these words as a tool for rewiring my brain. When I’m stuck in my head, I remind myself that I’m overly identifying with my thinking brain. In moments I experience floods of energy, I tap in with myself: “YOU’RE FEELING right now”. Labeling in this way heightens my awareness so I can see more clearly how each thought arising is a choice. Through this practice I develop agency.
Read MoreGenerational depletion of the soil plus a good ol dose of Monsantos chemicals has us walkin’ around fucking starving for nutrients. It’s not an exaggeration to say that we are sick. So I’m upset. I’m angry at this system because it is failing us. I’m hurting because I understand that so so many of us aren’t even experiencing what is means to be truly nourished, to understand ourselves nourished, and to become human.
Read MoreTeaching SR Yoga in my community is how I’m going to step up and show up. I didn’t learn this practice to only show up in studios. I didn’t come this far to turn people away. I didn’t come here to uphold the exclusive and capitalistic structure that is the picture of yoga in the West today. I came all this way to show up in every way I know how with the tools paramount to healing.
Read MoreDon’t steal precious moments away from yourself. Moments tucked away can’t just be pulled back out when they are needed most like a Kleenex or TicTacs. They just become moments of mindlessness where we choose to not be fully alive.
Read MoreI am a learner, an observer, and a teacher. I LIVE IN ABUNDANCE. These are the words and the phrases that I want to be using to describe my current attitude towards life. This is how I define myself in order for me to feel alive, happy, and at home within myself.
Read MoreLittle hints of what sparks your dharma are what you will be able to elegantly fold into every class you teach in order to craft your work in a way that truly evokes your spirit. When you never stop learning, you will always be teaching from your heart.
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