Accepting Support What can one say? We all need support in our lives. We need people who support us emotionally, physically, and yes, sometimes even financially. There are businesses for all and at times we opt to pay for these kinds of supports. Some of us are...
Coming Into Alignment Within our yoga practice there are two different ways to consider alignment. For many of us who move through a physical practice, the term alignment first evokes thoughts around the positioning of the body. Are my feet in the correct orientation?...
The Same, But Different This week’s inspiration comes by way of the past 200HR Yoga Teacher Training weekend. It’s very common that aspiring yoga teachers start to wonder what’s “right and wrong” about the postures. Let me first say that my philosophy around this is...
Upgrade Your Life! We’ve all heard, and likely used, the phrases “upgrade” and “downgrade” in our conversations. Over this summer I’ve been thinking about what it means to “downgrade” in particular. We’ve become a “bigger is better” society. We’ve become a society...
Beginner’s Mind If you recall last week in The Fountain of Youth we talked about trying something for the first time. This brought me back to moving and practicing through the Beginner’s Mind. Some years back I used to teach beginner drum lessons. Just the basics of...
The Fountain of Youth As a child I was under the impressive that the phrase “The Fountain of Youth” was only about the physical appearance of looking young forever. As a young girl I envisioned a large water fountain – as that was my only reference to what a fountain...
The Build Up As we approach the long weekend here in Canada, there’s often a build up where we leave the summer vibes and move into fall. This signifies the beginning of grade school for the kids, often when businesses and organizations look to begin projects, and...
The Refresh In October 2021 I purchased the Alberta Yoga College. At a time when uncertainly surrounded everyone, I took a massive leap into business ownership – it was the perfect blend of excitement and fear. If well directed, I’ve learned, both emotions can propel...
1 Year, 52 Weeks, 365 Days When I think of a year from now it seems like a distant thought. Almost as if it’s a foggy evening on the shore at the end of the ocean. But, when it’s broken down into weeks and days, it seems to move quickly – sometimes too quickly. A year...
Trust Yourself Trust. A firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. Trust is built over time. Consistency of honesty, reliability and integrity. Yes, trust with others is important. However, before we trust others we must learn to trust...
Head Up in the Corners Have you ever felt like you’re living in the corners of life? A reference to hockey where you are digging the puck out of the corners, over and over. Sometimes life can feel that way. You make headway in one direction, but something else...
Our Present Truth There’s a lot of talk about speaking our truth. The truth is, I wrote this intention a while ago but something about it was not just settling. So, here you have it – Take Two! Showing ourselves authenticity to those around us. Often, we see this now...