Off we go to the last week of 2015…a useful time to turn inward and introspective of where you are and how you feel about the year that is coming to an end. Without judging or comparing, look with that 10,000 foot view, like we do during yoga practice. This is yoga’s principle of Svadhyaya (Self-Study) in action where, as Deborah Adele in her book The Yamas & Niyamas, Exploring Yoga’s Ethical Principles states, “The profoundness of this watching is that we begin to know ourselves as something different than who we thought we were. It is this ability to watch that begins to bring healing to our lives.”

A noteworthy book to pick up and study, especially as we journey into the New Year!

Many blessings and new found visions for you in the New Year! Happy Happy!

One of yoga’s Niyamas (observances) includes practicing contentment, not looking outside of ourselves for fulfillment but in finding a calm place within ourselves and practicing gratitude for our blessings. This is helpful to do every day, especially during the busy holiday season.

May your experiences during the next few weeks be filled with contentment and peace.

Happy Holidays!

It’s helpful to look at how best to balance the energies of each day and each week…and use your yoga practice to discover where balance rests. This is especially important during the busier seasons of the year!

Sometimes, in the hurry and flurry of life, our yoga practice turns into an “exercise program” where we perform the postures to try to get our bodies to look a certain way. When this happens, we miss the mind-body connection and the pure joy of movement and tension release.

During your yoga practice this week, get in touch with how good it feels to relax and then move your body, relieving tension and rejuvenating your spirit.