Unconditionally Yoga

The prompt for this week's work in the yamas and niyamas is to do one thing daily that you don't normally do. To face fears. To live...

Last time I wrote it was about setting an intention, maybe for your yoga practice or for your day or week. But what happens when you...

It is that time of the year again. I started this blog about two years ago, and my first post is here. This still is so true for me,...

So many people have said to me how strong they think I am, in coping as well as I have with my recovery. I don't actually think that I...

I'm sure glad that I didn't promise to do one of these a week, because I would not have come even close to keeping that promise. And...

This weekend marks the one year anniversary of my brain bleed. When everything changed. I was having a hard time coming to terms with...

The fourth yama is brahmacharya, or non-excess. This has easily been the biggest change for me since my brain bleed. The goal posts...

I've been thinking about this post for a few weeks now. I think this might be the hardest of the yamas and niyamas for me post brain...

When I started teaching yoga, and this blog, I did a 10 week program on the yamas and niyamas. The yamas and niyamas are observances,...

I once was in a challenging yoga class, one that was very physically demanding. Towards the end of class we were doing some heart...

If you are friends with me personally on facebook, you might have seen a post I made last Sunday about shovelling my driveway and how...

I've talked a bit about how yoga has helped me get through the last little bit. It really is my tool box for coping and dealing with all...

I've been thinking about this post for awhile now. About all the ways that yoga has been helping me get through and heal since my time...

Other Me: I fucked up how old I am. Again. I'm broken and stupid. Me: Stop being so hard on yourself. It has only been 2 and half...

I read the best quote this week. "Fate means you are a victim of circumstance. Destiny means you have embraced circumstance and said...

It happens to me all the time. I'll open up to my husband or a friend about something that is bothering me, they will give me some good...

Do you remember the participation program that Canada had in schools in the 80's? You completed all these different activities and when...

Last week we had a couple days of no kids at school, which gave us some much needed time to organize and prepare. If you don't know, I...

I started this yesterday, and wrote half a post about how having a clean house helps you relax, and that this was saucha. Saucha is the...

I really like to have a plan. If you know me, or if you have had to travel with me, you know this is true. God bless my poor husband. ...