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Mindful Mantis:  Meditation for Activism

Recently while sitting on my porch I became overwhelmed with a cluster of weeds and grasses that were overtaking an area they were not “supposed” to be.  I took the impulsive initiative to start pulling. I carelessly ripped out chucks and roots of climbers that were taking nutrients from my other intentionally placed plants.  In one erratic sweeping gesture I unknowingly pulled out a sweet Globe Mallow I had been trying for years to get to take off.  She just…

Find Me In The Flowers

An early morning brings both bright spring sun and a yard cast of thousands.  Softly cooing doves and mocking birds dipping in bird baths like a winged baptism, buzzing bees gather at the womb of purple sage, barking dogs rolling around in freshly cut grass exposing their chubby bells to the open sky, lizards peeking their leathery bobble head out from the shade of old bark trees  scoping out droplet of water for first drink.  The roses are tender, fragrant,…

The Practice of Yoga Begins Now

If you have ever practiced with me, you know that I almost always end class with Pattabhi Jois’s words, “the practice of yoga begins now”.  This is the firm reminder that the practice is not solely Asana, but rather the body, the mat and the teachings create rich metaphor and healing expression; an atmosphere of inner awareness promoting refined, cohesive and healthy outer living. I have recently had many students comment how the gravity of this statement has made a deeper…

Post Traumatic Growth

There is a significant rise in the understanding and exposure to Post Traumatic Stress (PTS).  Note, I do not refer to PTS as a disorder (PTSD).  Some more progressive Somatic clinicians feel that PTS is a biological and evolutionary response to a traumatic event.  It is not a disorder but rather a naturally systemic and primal response to threat.  The concept of ‘trauma’ is becoming a more common sensitivity to psycho-social conversations.  As a person who has dedicated most of her life, education and career…