Breaking Out of The Comfort Zone

Facing the dilemma of what to write about tonight, it was going to be one of two possible topics.
One: a recent weekend getaway with friends and family to an area never before visited.  Two: a new recipe using tempeh, an ingredient never before introduced at my dinner table.
As I procastinated a bit, switching between the [...]

Great Kids Yoga Book for Home, School or Studio!

Have the winter blahs hit your house?  Are you interested in learning and teaching your children something new?  Does your school or day care promote a healthy lifestyle while helping your child learn and develop?
If you answered Yes to any of these questions, you will love the ABCs of Yoga for Kids!  It’s a beautifully [...]

Om My! Introduction to Yoga is a Breath of Fresh Air (The Boston Globe)

“She jumped feet first into yoga, and still hasn’t come down.”
Just in time for Yoga Day USA (Saturday, January 23rd), here is a great story about a beginner’s journey.  I hope it inspires you to be adventurous as you try yoga for the first time, or check out a different kind of class than [...]

Peace in Prana

How many times have you rushed the kids out the door, five minutes after you intended, hustled them in the car, buckled the car seats, jumped in the front seat, fumbled for your keys, only to realize you left them inside?  The stress of getting yourself and little ones ready for the day can make [...]

Yoga Twists for Teens (Yoga In My School)

Yoga Twists for Teens (Thanks to Yoga In My School!)
A great sequence of twists, taught my Donna Freeman in her teen yoga classes.  Enjoy!

Karma Kids

I wanted to share a post I recently wrote for The Kids Yoga Resource, Karma Kids and the Golden Rule.   The Kids Yoga Resource is the blog of ChildLight Yoga, and offers tons of great information on yoga for kids.
I hope you are inspired to involve your children in the Haitian relief effort.   [...]

Happy, Helpful or Just Plain Hilarious!

If only I had several more hours in a day…I might stand a chance at getting through the stack of new books I’ve ordered or received as gifts through the holidays.    Currently I have a New Year’s Resolution bet with my husband to lose ten pounds.  If I win, (and I will!), the prize [...]

Off the Mat Moms: Santosha (Contentment)

“You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.” -the advertising slogan of RadioShack, a national consumer electronics chain
Oh, how I wish being a parent were only as confusing as buying a new digital camera or hooking up a DVD player to a television.
From that very first copy of What to Expect when you’re Expecting (Heidi Murkoff), to [...]

Oh, the Choices!

Today it happened.   I have tried to avoid it, tried to stick to my workouts and not let the holiday stress overtake me, but today, I was weak.  After an afternoon of retail giant overload, I began to resent my to-do list, and lost sight of the meaning of Christmas.  At 8:00 tonight, while [...]

Reflections of Gratitude

If there is one thing that makes teaching yoga to children easy, it’s a holiday.  As a former kids instructor, I enjoyed lesson planning immensely, perhaps sometimes more than carrying out the lesson in the studio or classroom!  (It must have been the creative side of me eeking its way out to the world)  Nothing [...]

Baby’s Day Out

This week, I’ve got babies on the brain.  Two good friends are due any day now, and another just told me she is expecting in 2010.  Every celebrity magazine on the newsstand is showcasing Hollywood moms and moms-to-be, as I walked in downtown Portsmouth NH yesterday, soaking in the warm November sun, it seemed every [...]

Off the Mat Moms: Lesson 3 Asteya

Last year, my good friend Carrie was expecting a baby.  She and her husband John were over the moon with excitement, and couldn’t wait to dive head first into their new role as parents.   John comes from a big family, and as the first to marry, his parents had been asking bluntly “so when are [...]

Off the Mat Moms – Lesson 2: Satya

“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.” — Benjamin Disraeli, Former Prime Minister  of England
One day last month, I had one of those eye-opening parenting moments.
My daughter, a normally laid back child, had come home from school in a terrible mood.   Unlike most other days when she’d [...]

Off the Mat Moms – Lesson 1: Ahimsa

After a long day balancing my seemingly endless number of responsibilities,  I desperately needed something to ease the transition from go-go-go to relax-reflect-repeat.  A run would be great, if only I hadn’t just eaten dinner.  Asana practice would also do the trick, but my at-home practice space is currently being shared with my husband’s home [...]

Off the Mat Practice Makes us all Better Moms

Excuses, excuses…I could come up with at least a dozen right now.  Excuses of why I haven’t written a fresh post, why I haven’t been running as often, why my yoga mat is lonely in the dark basement which is my home practice area, why I haven’t cleaned my bathroom or put away my clean [...]

Was Ferris a Yogi?

If you think this blog is all about being a serious, studious and meditative yogi 100% of the time, then you’ll be pretty surprised when I break out an embarassing bit of 80s pop culture to make my point.
“Life Moves Pretty Fast.  If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could [...]

The Price of Practice

A friend of mine came over the other day with her daughter for a playdate with my kids.  OK, I’ll admit it – it was just as much a playdate for us.   While the kids played peacefully in the next room, we caught up over a cold drink, attempting to get every last thought [...]

Life Lessons in Acceptance

Around the time of my oldest’s first birthday, I remember having a conversation with a friend who had three teenagers and coached lacrosse at the high school.  I obviously had nothing in common with him at that point in life, but he got a twinkle in his eye as he mentioned the years of fun [...]

Halloween Fun – Yoga in Disguise!

Many PranaMamas and other devoted yogis support the recent movement to expose children to yoga at a young age.  Children benefit from physical activity, creative movement, imagination-inspired games,  thoughtful group discussion, relaxation techniques, and stress-busting breathing exercises.  However, many adults are at a loss when it comes to teaching these pint-sized Shiva Rea wanna-bes.  Instructors [...]

Yoga for Slackers?

Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra #1.14:  sah tu dirgha kala nairantaira satkara asevitah dridha bhumih: “a practice is firmly established only if one engages in it seriously and respectfully over a long uninterrupted period.”
When I signed up for a 30-day Lifestyle Intensive last February, I really had no idea what I was in for.
I knew I [...]

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