The story of how I accidentally ended up having my own practice space. It is a story of going against my habit and saying YES every time an opportunity came along.  

It is so easy to let your entire life be kidnapped by an over active mind.  But what is really needed is the willingness to let your heart lead the way.

True connection includes actual realtime interaction  - hearing people breathe, listening to their words, feeling their energy.

An awakened heart is one that lives and breathes.  To awaken your heart means that you can connect with a stream of wisdom that resides inside of you.

Celebration can be extremely elaborate or exceedingly simple.  The important thing is that it takes you out of the mundane into a more expansive mental and emotional space.

To be in Nothing Extra mode means no elaborate meals with long cooking times, no over thinking, no obsessing over trivial details, no cute, clever yoga sequences.  Nothing Extra means get to the point, get the job done and get it done with clarity and precision.

In the Bhagavad Gita, we’re taught that of all the paths, the Heart is the highest.  This teaching is a permission slip to do as Rumi says, "Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” 

Upon reflection:  Why was I given this year?

How do I want to begin the next one?

 I've learned through yoga and coaching that when these callings come, it is best to follow them.  And that if you do, they usually have something to teach you. 

Interestingly, being out has not been as challenging for me as I thought it would be because of how I bookended my days.  All summer long I have been incredibly consistent in two things...

But the reality is that this is one of the ways Shakti has of helping us to Open.  And goodness knows, this is way more enjoyable than grief and anger.  I mean, if opening can come with pleasure, joy and delight, I will take that any day.