When you’re down, see the light
When you’re down, see where the light comes in…. I don’t know about you, but this end of summer – hot and humid – big changes – moments of loss – moments of great beauty – astrological lions-gate – “Universe me making me step into my Light” – kinda energy is exhausting! And I am […]
Closing the of the summer retreat 2025
It was the closing circle of our summer retreat. Just four days earlier, we’d sat in this same circle – but what a difference those four days made. Faces that started as unfamiliar were now friends. Eyes that were shying away at the beginning of the weekend, now met one another with supportive knowing and […]
A transformative experience in Pocono Mountains
I just returned from a most transformative experience in the Pocono Mountains. My heart is overflowing with gratitude and a profound sense of wonder. For weeks, I had been bubbling with anticipation, not just for the beautiful setting I love so much at the Himalayan Institute, but for the opportunity to co-lead another yoga retreat […]
When Freedom Feels Dizzying
In his book The Book of Awakening, Mark Nepo opens with a line from Kierkegaard: “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” At first, I resisted this idea. How could anxiety possibly be linked to freedom? Then I read Mark’s reflection on that quote: “Perhaps the first time we experience such disorientation is when we learn […]
Seeing the Light
When you’re down, see where the light comes in…. I don’t know about you, but this end of summer – hot and humid – big changes – moments of loss – moments of great beauty – astrological lions-gate – “Universe me making me step into my Light” – kinda energy is exhausting! And I am […]