Have spent the last few days resting, reading, writing and taking yoga classes. Have taken with old friends and teachers (Jenny B.), teachers who I have not yet studied with (Allison L.) and teachers from different styles (Paul C.). It's been so wonderful to be a student and to learn from everyone.

was amazing! I started the morning by teaching the 9 AM class at Still. There were 30 people there and I knew almost every single one. The mood was really happy and sweet. I spoke about how two weeks ago I didn't really have plans for Thanksgiving. Oh, I could have joined in on some dinners that I was invited to last minute, but it didn't seem like it was what I wanted to do. And I certainly didn't…

Last night's class at BD was good in that I felt clear, grounded and connected to my theme. Thank God for that. Thank God for that indeed, for there was a really intense moment in the middle of class. Very challenging moment. Here's the story from my perspective:

Today Peter, Sigrid, Jenny, Margaret and I, watched the students of our 200-hour Teacher Training teach a full class for their final. Each student had been given a 10-minute slot with several poses that they had to teach, a theme, and sometimes also a pranayama. Everyone knew before hand what they were teaching so they had time to prepare. But that said, it was incredibly challenging to fit into 10…

One of my teachers, Christina Sell, wrote on her blog a few days ago about a dare that she is giving us, which is to go "out there" and try as many different yoga classes as we can. When I started my yoga journey many years ago that was exactly what I did. I tried all kinds of styles of Hatha Yoga. Otherwise, how would you know you found the right one for you? Then I discovered a studio that I loved…

As we are about to enter the holiday season I find myself thinking about how challenging these coming weeks can be. So many past years of holidays have been simultaneously fun but also incredibly stressful with family obligations and doing what I think others want of me, and not necessarily what I want to do. I can remember many fights with the family when I would choose to go to a yoga retreats, to…

Birthdays always inspire me to look back on my year, to see where am I and where I am going. My friend Ana calls birthdays "our own personal New Year's." So in these last three days I have been celebrating with friends, writing "thank-you notes,"teaching and meditating. I also have been looking back and seeing the path that my life has taken, with a compassionate and loving eye.

Today I woke up to several texts from different friends/students wishing me a happy birthday. My beloved portly kitties where beside me purring, as if singing. And of course, my mother's phone call brought me completely unto the waking state. Her call comes early in the morning, every year without fail. I pick up the phone half-asleep and hear her voice singing all the way from Puerto Rico. I spoke…

When I looked at the asteroid on Tuesday night I thought immediately of calling my loved ones and telling them about it, so they wouldn't miss it. Whenever I encounter wonderment, I want to share it with others. Whenever I can do a yoga pose, I want others to do it. I think it's human nature. It's part of who we are; the same way we want to share snapshots of our latest vacation trip with friends,…