With the ebb and flow of studio openings and closings, I've started off 2021 with live hath-flow classes on my youtube channel every Wednesday morning. Yes, live. The perfectionist in me resisted doing livestreams because I couldn't edit out the mistakes, the technical blips, the stumbling over words. However, I know not to let perfect …
Lowdown on the Five Tibetan Rites
Early in the week the forecast declared that a 5000-mile-long "river in the sky" (that's over 8000 kilometers for my metric friends) had the Pacific Northwest targeted. Sure enough. All the rain that didn't happen throughout the summer is happening now. I experimented with a new venue. I probably won't use it again--too echoey though I …
Breaking down the Suryanamaskara, part 1
I still remember early ventures into the yoga studio where it seemed everyone (except me) had been born doing the Sun Salutation--or at least had picked it up during childhood, some time between crawling and walking. These days, it is pretty much the new normal. If I go too long without starting the day with …
Gentle Monday Warm-up
The rain has sent me inside for the second video: It's a rainy Monday morning, here, making it a little tough to get going. What better way to get things flowing than a gentle seated series that wakes up the spine and hips? In this series, I spend time on the feel of the poses. It …
Fall Equinox Flow
Happy Fall Equinox! Today at 1:02pm Pacific Daylight Time, the sun shines directly over the equator (the plane of the equator intersects the centre of the solar disk) giving us approximately 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night, and popularly the first day of autumn. For many cultures, the day marks a balance …
Yoga Journey 108 