Please excuse the less than ideal quality of this video. It was my first attempt at playing around with lighting and sound out in the yoga studio and, I’m going to be honest, having no experience whatsoever with this kind of stuff, it is challenging to get it right. I think it is still decent …
Hatha Yoga Sequence For Cultivating A Calm Mind (Theme: Sauca)Read More
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, I’m sharing a 5-minute Lovingkindess Meditation–to remind us all of our interconnectedness to all beings everywhere. For more free meditations from me, check out my YouTube channel. You might also enjoy the Meditation Medley I created with four different meditations: an 8-minute Affirmation Meditation, a 10-minute Mantra …
5-Minute Lovingkindness Meditation for the 50th Anniversary of Earth DayRead More
As promised, I’m sharing some more ideas to inspire you to cook healthy vegan meals at home while we’re all in quarantine. Check them out–and let me know what you’ve been cooking. I need some inspiration too! Walnut Cheese (link) Some non-vegan friends asked us recently if we miss cheese. Our answer was maybe a …
More Vegan Meal Inspiration From ‘The Yoga Room Kitchen’Read More
Have you found yourself cooking from home a lot more while under quarantine? Getting tired of eating the same old things and looking for a little inspiration? I thought I’d share some of the vegan meals my husband and I have been cooking over the past few weeks. While I’m a big fan of eating …
It really means a lot to me when students contact me to tell me how much they appreciate my efforts! I know this is not an ideal situation we find ourselves in by any means, and the weekly recorded audio sessions aren’t as nice as a weekly in-person class, so I really appreciate my students’ …
Hi everybody! Week 2 of social isolation. Since the ‘Spring Cleaning’ audio sessions that I am recording for current students in lieu of their in-studio classes do not have music, I thought I would share a list of artists I like to use for yoga practices. I currently use a lot of DJ Taz Rashid’s …
Dear Yoga Room Community, I hope you are staying healthy through these times of uncertainty and challenge due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I’ve talked to many of you around the studio this past week and been in touch with others via text and email about plans for the studio during this time. Our collective health …
The Yoga Alliance–of which I am a member–recently sent out an email about how to manage for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the yoga studio. I wanted to proactively share a few of their guidelines/suggestions and protective measures I’m taking with you: *If you are sick please stay home and take good care of yourself. *If you …
Managing For COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in the Yoga StudioRead More
I recently had dinner with some friends and was mentioning to them that I had spent the afternoon doing continuing education, working on my Wellness Educator Program training. One of them seemed surprised to hear that yoga teachers did continuing education and wondered what it involved. I realized that maybe other people don’t know either, …
I wanted to share a recap of our annual Fall Yoga Retreat at Inn at the Rustic Gate in Big Rapids, Michigan this past weekend. We had a full house of 15 retreatants at the Inn this year to enjoy some Yin, Kundalini, Slow Flow and Ashtanga yoga classes, as well as a special ‘Shoulders, Neck & …
