A new student recently asked me about being an HSP, or Highly Sensitive Person, after reading some of the things I’ve written about the trait on my Wellness Blog. I thought it would be a good opportunity to share another blog post on this topic, explaining the acronym DOES, which stands for the four characteristics …
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In Remembrance: Hanging Out with Thich Nhat Hanh
The beloved Vietnamese Buddhist monk, author and teacher, Thich Nhat Hanh, who taught the West about peace, mindfulness and ‘interbeing,’ just recently passed away at 95 years old. While many of us who admired him were saddened to hear of his passing, for me I was reminded of his own comforting words about interbeing and …
A Reverence for All Living Things
I recently read a book by Tara Brach, a well-known meditation teacher, where she shared a story about hearing cows lowing in a distant field while on a meditation retreat near a dairy farm. It reminded me of my own similar experience, so I thought I would share it during this month of ‘Veganuary.’ A …
Plant-Based Recipe Inspiration for the Cold Weather Months
Updated 1/24 with two new recipes! I’ll admit it: The heat of the summer makes me not want to cook very much. But fall’s cooler days encourage me to get back into the kitchen to make warm, nourishing meals. I’ve tried out a number of new recipes lately that I wanted to share with you …
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One of My Favorite Student Stories About the Importance of Relaxation
You know how you have those incidents that stick in your mind long after they’ve occurred? One of my favorite student stories about the importance of relaxation is one that has stuck in my mind for almost a decade now. Allow me to share… A number of years ago I had a student who was …
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What If This Is What It’s All About?
Some of you heard this story this past summer right after it occurred. I thought I would take a moment here to share it with everyone else. While on vacation in the Lelanau Peninsula at the end of this summer, I took advantage of a day of nice weather to roll out my yoga mat …
Fall 2021 Studio Update
It’s been a while since my last update, so I just wanted to take a moment to let you all know how things are going. As you may be aware, I have been gradually resuming some in-person private yoga classes for 1-2 vaccinated people at a time. I am still teaching some private Zoom classes …
The Bill & Christy Vegan Cooking Show: King Oyster Mushroom ‘Scallops’ with Homemade Pesto
As some of you may recall, last winter my husband (who trained and worked as a professional chef many years ago) and I decided to make a video of ourselves cooking a meal together. We were pleasantly surprised to get some nice feedback from it, so we decided to make another one. We recorded it this …
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Sensitivity + Self-Compassion Quizzes
In a true yoga practice, we do as much inner work (svadhyaya, or self-study) as we do outer work (physical asana practice). With this in mind, I thought I would share two fun quizzes that I have found helpful in doing my own inner work: Sensitivity Quiz This one, by Sensitivity Expert and Psychotherapist Julie …
5 Yoga Poses for a Good Night’s Sleep
Do you struggle to get a good night’s sleep? You are definitely not alone! Insomnia is a condition many of us suffer from in our overly-stimulated, stressful society. In my upcoming ‘Yoga Chill’ online course, I share Hatha, Vinyasa and Yin sequences for Insomnia–full of postures to help you relax, release tension and restlessness in …