Unconditionally Yoga

This month marks the solstice and the beginning of summer. I actually usually find it a bit bitter sweet knowing the days are getting shorter after that. So this June I am diving back into my yoga practice, my asana practice which has definitely been wanting. I hope to be up to a 108 repetitions of sun salutation A by the 21. If anyone is interested in joining me, please reach out and we can hold each other accountable. I do have a picture of a chart I saved somewhere th

After I had my brain bleed and could no longer work, one of the hardest things was that all my friends were people I worked with. Not working, meant I had no support system. Over time I made new friends not through work but through common interests. It was largely people I met through yoga. Now again, a change has shifted things. We moved from that community and the friends I made there I still talk with virtually every week. But I am trying to find my place here and me

Life goals; to hang out on the dock with swans. Discerning or otherwise. So two and half weeks ago my husband and I left behind our lives in Cochrane and moved to out lake house full time. He left his job and retired early (as long as we don't over spend). So I didn't do a mantra in April, what with the move so this is April and May. I saw so many swans on all our drives from Cochrane to Creston, I mean I suppose it could have been the same 6 swans a bunch of different ti

For the last month I have had to keep reminding myself to drop back into "now". We are moving in 27 days, went to Cuba when everything was all up in the air. The practice of reminding myself of now is constant. Yesterday I was messaging with a couple friends, on of whom is over worked, has too much to do at work and feels like she is barely keeping her head above the water. She is going on holidays at the end of the month and was dreading how much work she would come back

I'll be honest, I didn't want to chant to this deity. When you read on Laksmi, she is the perfect woman and wife, goddess of beauty , fertility and abundance. Less nuance than Sarasvati. But I have had her mantra going through my head for 5 days now. Specifically this version by Steve Gold . So here we are. But I dug a little deeper , like read further down the wikipedia page and she isn't just about being "the ideal Hindu wife, exemplifying loyalty and devotion to her h

For January I often lean into Genesha, after chanting to Shiva in December and letting go of my "stuff" sometimes I want some extra help getting past a few more things, and if you have obstacles in your life this is the guy to call upon. I've written about Ganesha here where you can learn about his story and my love of cake. I still love cake. First let me say that my letting go of what no longer served me last month served me well. On December 11 we got a text from our

It is hard to believe that it is the 8th time that I have approached the end of the year since I started this little website. When I started this, I was working full time in a special needs preschool and this time of the year was often challenging with kids being excited and families being busy. And I tried to make the holidays perfect for my family too. I did all the shopping for my immediate family, baked, wrapped and decorated. Then in the second year of having this we

Years ago when I started this journey, before I even took my yoga teacher training I did the Brene Brown course "Daring Greatly" . One of the first things we did was choose words for our sign post. The words I chose were Compassion and Joy. If I am feeling those two things I am on the right path. In the past I am talked a lot about compassion. We've chanted Karuna Hum, or I am compassion in sanskrit. I want to talk about joy. The topic has shown up a as a discussion poi

When I looked for a new mantra to teach this month, I first searched sanskrit mantra for October and it is the the festival of Durga this...

I hate to mention it, but summer is almost over. The equinox is only a few weeks away. The days are noticeably getting shorter. So I...

Today marks 7 years since my brain hemorrhage . In the past I have often picked a word for the next year, like a big year long intention....

I find this simple statement comforting! As my yoga philosophy group is finishing up the way we make ourselves miserable, this is my key...

Driving back to Cochrane from our home at the lake yesterday we listened to a podcast calle "The Happiness Lab" and in particular one...

We put the house we are currently living in on up for sale a couple weeks ago. So far we have had a grand total of zero showings. 😕 ...

Parvati As I contemplated what to pick for this month's mantra, I reached for the internet and found out that they are celebrating Durga...

So remember when I was facing my fears and doing the things I avoid? And I went to the dentist? ( read about it here if you don't ) ...

I chant to Durga this month. Groundedness. Stregnth. Steadfastness. Invincibility .

In the latest installment of "ways I make myself miserable" or "exploring the kleshas" lets talk about making friends as an adult. The...

Let's make this year a year of compassion, connection, and uncondtional love. Lets start a movement. It starts here and now.

I was so good the last couple months getting this done before the beginning of the month. This time I came down with a head cold last...