The Inner Beauty Shop turned the light on, making me self-aware in a completely new way. Once awareness is piqued, it cannot be easily buried, and in this case, awareness breeds discernment. I alone am responsible for the way I feel about myself and speak to myself, and the way I feel about myself informs the way I speak, behave, and treat others.
The Shine Theory of Yoga
Living our yoga has to be more than saying “namaste” and drinking green smoothies while we pay lip service to loving everyone. How can we expect shifts to happen in our communities and in our world if we cannot own up to our own insecurities and ego-driven behaviors? Every one of us is human and experiences the full range of emotion, but in yoga we are taught to be aware of our emotions and accountable for how we behave in response to those emotions.
Holiday Stress-Busting With Yoga
During the holiday season—and let’s face it, throughout the year as well—stress can outweigh our joy to the point where even copious amounts of pie and carols fail to lift our spirits. Depression is not shameful, and does not indicate weakness or frailness, but it is conditional, and help is available.
How to Free up Your Neck in Yoga
Life Uncluttered
This past weekend, my 6-year-old kids spent a day separating out toys they no longer use for donation. They ended up with about four boxes full of perfectly good things, and they were unfazed. As an observer, it got me thinking a lot about non-attachment, or Vairagya, as it is termed in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras.
Yoga on the Bridge
Today as I write, I am huddled under my blanket, listening to the icy wind sweep around outside. The images you see above are from yesterday, when almost 700 people donned stretchy pants and sunglasses to come together and practice yoga at the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas for "Yoga on the Bridge," benefitting the Trinity Commons Foundation.