Sleep Yoga
photo credit freehouseinteriordesigns.com We’ve all had those nights. The Sandman is elusive and you watch the clock change minute after minute, knowing that with each one that passes it’s one less...
View ArticleNelson Mandela – Warrior, Prince, Hero and Legend
The whole world mourns tonight. RIP Pres. Mandela, you made the world a better place. Om shanti. Om peace.
View ArticleAdventures in this Yoga Life- Petitions, Eggs and Ahisma
Email petitions are the new chain letter. Chain letters at the very least were easily ignored and at best were good for some ridicule. Seriously send ten or you get bad luck? But petitions are...
View ArticleThis is the world’s best-designed pizza box
Oneika:Genius in the simplicity. What does pizza have to do with yoga? Everything. Namaste y’all. Originally posted on Quartz: A Mumbai businessman has revolutionized the way hot take-out food will...
View ArticleThe geometry of Utthita Parsvakonasna
Oneika:Yes to all of this! Originally posted on Home Yoga Practice: Utthita Parsvakonasana, or Extended Side Angle Pose is a prism of geometric shapes. Like a dynamic ramp, there is one crisp line from...
View ArticleDon’t forget to….
Oneika:just breathe… Originally posted on Jacinta-Yoga: ” The normal rate of breathing is 21,600 breaths inhaled & exhaled every 24 hours. The yogi measures his/her span of life not by the number...
View ArticleAdventures in Meditation – Learning to Stay
My mama said Baby don’t ride that crazy horse And my mama said You must push with much force And my mama said Go get all that you’re after And my mama said That love’s all that matters But I’m...
View ArticleAdventures in Meditation – Ch-ch-ch-changes
I may not always love youBut long as there are stars above youYou never need to doubt itI’ll make you so sure about itGod only knows what I’d be without youIf you should ever leave meThough life...
View ArticleSomething Out of Nothing – Garden Yoga
photo credit: TedActive There’s a picture of me as a kid holding up either two giant cucumbers or two giant zucchinis from the garden. I had on glasses and was smiling like a goof- a happy goof but...
View ArticleMore Gardening Yoga – Adventures from the Community Garden
There’s a groundhog in the community garden. I need to build a little fence to keep this visitor away from my veggies. Not sure why this freaked me out a bit but all I could think was- how do I...
View ArticleMeatless Monday – Food Yoga
A few years ago, my sister and I started a health and wellness blog. One of the most popular series was our selection of Meatless Monday recipes. While our site is being revamped and improved I...
View ArticleSunday Yoga – Start Where You Are…
When I made the choice to downsize my life I walked into the lobby of my building and saw this poster. I knew this would be the place for me. Right now anyway. The best advice isn’t fancy or...
View ArticleTouch Your Toes. Or Not.
The journey is the destination. There is no there, there. There is only now. This moment. This breath. This movement. When I’m lucky, blessed or aware- whatever you want to call it, I catch myself...
View ArticleMonday Yoga – Your Authentic Self
Yoga and meditation helped me to find my authentic self. When I was moving with my breath in asana and sitting with my breath in meditation, I could feel what wasn’t really me fall away. I had a...
View ArticleWednesday Yoga – Judging and Loving
It’s easy to get into a trap with judging the people closest to us. We do it out of love. Think they should be living a different life, look a different way, say different things. Just be different...
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