Cold

It sucks to have a cold. And it sucks more to have a cold while 35 weeks pregnant. Blergh. What is the best remedy you know for a cold? My go to for a long time was Jalapeno Milk (yes, it is what it sounds like). You have to use whole milk or the Jalapenos … Continue reading →

Practicing Practicing Yoga

It’s not a typo. In yoga, we say we are practitioners. The Sanskrit word I like to use is Sadhaka, which is more like a dedicated-to-the-path-of-yoga-practitioner-and-devoted-student, but that obviously doesn’t translate simply into English. My practice has changed so much in the past few months, which was to be expected. It was one thing I … Continue reading →

Yoga + Family

I have been waking up early to practice pranayama in the mornings (pranayama is yogic breathing – controlling the inhalations and exhalations). I’m never alone in the morning. Even if everyone is asleep, there is a symphony of snoring in the background (including the dog). If anyone is awake, I hear chatting, bouncing around, showering, … Continue reading →

Baby Likes Backbends

I finally had the time/took the time for a good, thoughtful yoga practice at home. It is very hot, so I practice some supine poses, seated poses and forward bends, and inversions. I have had small feelings of the possibility of baby-movements, quickening. But today, which practicing two poses in particular, Supta Baddha Konasana and … Continue reading →

Restoration

I taught three lovely women a restorative yoga class tonight at Shri Yoga (Wednesday nights at 7:30pm – all are welcome!). It was a perfect night to begin teaching a restorative class – terrible heat spell making us all hot, tired, and more fire-y than usual. Who wants to sweat more? One woman was pregnant. … Continue reading →