I recently heard that it takes 12 years to master a difficult yoga pose. This news can be disheartening if you are just beginning to practice, as you may be asking yourself which [...]
Honestly, it should be cold this time of year in Vermont. Yet, the mild winter we have been experiencing (those who do not ski read this “enjoying”) has made the recent drop in temperature a [...]
After demonstrating great confidence when practicing yoga with my family and friends, I have to admit last Thursday’s gentle class had me a little rattled. From the moment I put my son on the [...]
After last week’s Dreaded Pose post, I knew I wanted to follow-up this week with my Choice Pose; that pose I always love to come into at some point during my practice. After much contemplation, [...]
We all have one, maybe more than one, but usually there is that one pose (asana) that no matter how many times we have tried it we just can’t seem to get into it the way we would like to. For [...]
For my teacher training class this coming Saturday, we have been asked to demonstrate our favorite restorative pose. As indicated in my last post, I would like my classes to be about the needs of [...]
Where do I even start? I have so much running through my head from yesterday’s training I am finding it hard to put words to it all. I know I can say my first day was everything I had hoped for – [...]
This past Monday, I was struck by something my yoga teacher, Stephanie, said as she was closing her practice, “Recognize that you are exactly where you should be at this moment.” Her words [...]
My story begins as it should with a driven, middle-school teacher turned stay-at-home heroine many simply call “Rach”. And while I may have been called Rae, RaeRae, Daughter, Sister, Friend, [...]