I finally went to yoga this morning, after finally getting better from a particularly pesky spring cold. My body felt like an old car, but it was so good to move and start working out the cracks. Whenever I have to take a break from yoga I’m reminded of what a difference yoga makes! After [...]
When I was getting my library science degree we kept discussing the possibility of ebooks ever succeeding. This was in 2005, and there was a general consensus among the librarians-to-be that ebooks would never really take off… Now I have a crush on my Kindle, and take it everywhere with me! These days my inner librarian [...]
This give away is now closed. Congratulations to Trudy and Shanna! Yoga International, the magazine published by the Himalayan Institute, has offered two Chai & Yoga readers free one-year subscriptions! Yoga International (formerly Yoga+ Joyful Living) has been around since 1991, and is a great resource for learning more about yoga practice and philosophy. I [...]
I just started reading Simple Abundance by Sarah Bun Breathnach. I think we got the book at a yard sale sometime last year, and it has just been sitting around unread until I discovered it last night. Isn’t it amazing how just the right books find you when you most need them? The writing is [...]
I just came across this amazing poster on BlissChick, created by graphic designer Heidi Richardson Evans. To me this poster embodies the creative side of yoga – yoga can help you quiet the chatter in your head and connect with the creative energy of the universe. No matter where we are on our life path [...]
August 1st, 2009 baby Misha came into the world, with a presence touching everyone around her. While I’m enjoying these special first weeks with the family I won’t be blogging much, but as I return to my yoga practice next month I will share and write more. For now I want to leave you with [...]
One of my yoga teachers once read the poem “The Invitation” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer at the end of class, and it has since been one of my favorite texts. We spend so much time being concerned with the small stuff, but what really matters at the end of the day? The Invitation From http://www.oriahmountaindreamer.com. It doesn’t [...]
This morning I started thinking about what brings me back to my yoga practice, day after day. The answer is pretty simple: a feeling of joy. Not happiness exactly, but a feeling of being alive and seeing the world more vividly. Yoga and meditation can be tools to access an inner joy that is independent of external circumstances. This joy is always [...]
Earlier this week my yoga teacher read the poem Today by Hafiz at the end of class, and it made me walk home slowly, looking at trees, flowers, dogs, squirrels and people, and just feel appreciation for life. The poem can be found in the book The Gift: Today I Do not Want to step so quickly Over a beautiful line [...]
We often focus on what’s not working in our lives. We are stressed at work, too busy to cook, there is too much traffic, we can’t afford a vacation, it’s raining, the economy is going downhill, and on and on it goes. Think about the last time you were in a social situation. What did [...]
