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Tonight, my friend Angelina and I went to Kimberly’s class at Inner Bliss. The studio was buzzing with conversations–a good sign of the friendly atmosphere and shared passions. Kimberly had us begin on our stomachs and asked us to quiet the chatter in our minds. I really enjoy taking some time to meditate before beginning […]

My husband is a funny man. So much so that I have thought about starting the Twitter hash tag #funnythingsmyhusbandsays to share his one-liners with the rest of the world. Here’s an example: My 6’2″ husband gives me (5’4″) a hug and says, “Did you stand on your head?” Me: Yes. I did a headstand […]

The best place to seek God is in a garden.  You can dig for him there.  ~George Bernard Shaw, The Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God, 1932 In practice tonight, Tammy asked us to plant a seed inside of us. We would then cultivate it and watch it grow. My seed […]

“Fall with awareness and acceptance.” ~ Brian Kest I braced myself against the cold wind as I walked from my car to the warm Inner Bliss studio. My boots chilled out with the other pairs on the gray mat; my puffy jacket snuggled in to the coat rack. *Sigh* I made it. One of the […]

Corpse pose restores life.  Dead parts of your being fall away, the ghosts are released.  ~Terri Guillemets I set an alarm this morning to make sure I was up for a morning yoga class. 🙂 Outside, the rain melted the newly fallen snow. Inside, I set the intention for my yoga practice to just melt […]

“Yoga is the practice of quieting the mind.”  ~Patanjali, translated from Sanskri I missed all the morning yoga classes today because we slept in–waaaaay in. But, oh, how good it felt to do just that! Well, I thought to myself, I can miss yoga today. I’ve done it for 10 days in a row already, […]

“A photographer gets people to pose for him.  A yoga instructor gets people to pose for themselves.”  ~Terri Guillemets Today is Dan’s birthday, and we started off our morning with a luxurious massage. After a wonderful afternoon, I went to Laura’s class at 4:30 in the afternoon–a perfect time right now at Inner Bliss as […]

“The goal is not to tie ourselves in knots … we’re already tied in knots. The aim is to untie the knots in our hearts. The aim is to unite with the ultimate, loving, and peaceful power in the universe.” ~ Max Strom Thursday. My week is done as I am taking off Friday for […]