by TAadministrator | Dec 8, 2014 | Mindfulness
As I delve more deeply into Iyengar Yoga, I’m struck by the fierce commitment to presence of mind. I spent a weekend in November, 2014 at a workshop with Manouso Manos in Chicago, with my friend Amy. Manouso studied almost annually with BKS Iyengar for almost 40...
by TAadministrator | Nov 12, 2014 | Mindfulness, Vision
As I navigate this brave new world as a newly-single-mother-of-three-under-the-age-of-40, aware of the fact that I have failed at one of the biggest relationships that any of us humans can commit to, I am thinking deeply about what love means. I feel that this...
by TAadministrator | Oct 28, 2014 | Habits, Mindfulness
I teach people habit science. I teach people how to replace the habits that are no longer beneficial, with the new habits that they want to cultivate. I also teach people how to create a new habit. A habit that I focus on is meditation. The goal of meditation is to...
by TAadministrator | Oct 21, 2014 | Brain, Habits, Mindfulness, Stress
Yoga is a journey of self discovery. We explore the relationship between our body and breath on the mat. We notice where our mind goes in certain poses, where our mind goes when we meditate (How to Meditate, one-minute video; three-minute audio for adults or kids) or...
by TAadministrator | Oct 8, 2014 | Brain, Mindfulness, Mindset
My firstborn reads some really interesting books at school. I often find myself reading them and thinking that I wish I had had the chance to read, discuss and make sense of books like these at his age. They all focus around that oft-mis-quoted saying: What you think,...
by TAadministrator | Oct 1, 2014 | Habits, Mindfulness
Self love – I know your mind is probably sinking below the waist, but that’s not what this is about! This practice is about the act of nourishing your body, with your hands & your mind with oils that smell & feel good. Abhyanga has been defined as the...