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Why is it that whenever I mention Yoga, no one associates mindfulness and meditation with it? Modern Yoga has evolved away from the goal of Traditional Yoga, which is self-realization. Most people identify ‘mindfulness’ and ‘meditation’ as a practice within Buddhism,...

In 2014, I was at a workshop with my teacher, Prasad Rangnekar.  He just invited me, for the second time, to the next Yoga Teacher Training course in India. He invited me the previous year but I declined due to work obligations. With this second invite, I told him I...

This is quite an amazing week! It started off with the beginning of Hanukkah, moved to the longest night of the year with Winter Solstice, then the new moon, Christmas, and Kwanzaa.  All of these celebrations and transitions hold the space of moving from darkness to...

You actually have more choice than you could ever have imagined! There is choice in every situation, even when it doesn’t feel like it. Many times our reactions (thoughts and emotions) tell us a different story. It’s like we’re taken on this rollercoaster ride without...

As I was putting up holiday decorations this past weekend and transformed my refrigerator, I started smiling. My refrigerator has its seasonal identity now! This made me think of the Kleshas, the obstacles that keep us from connecting with True Self, that are named in...

Traditionally, the path of Yoga is a process towards Self-realization. One of the key practices has nothing to do with the body but rather the mind. This is the practice of viveka (vi vay kuh) or discernment. It is a process of discerning what is not ‘truth’ to move...

Chances are, you've heard about practicing gratitude and have even tried it or maybe it's a regular practice.  Gratitude practice is mentioned in many spiritual and religious scriptures. There's also more and more research out there that shows all the positive...

I was riding up the ski lift on day one of the ski season and felt my body relax. My eyes were taking the glistening snow, the blue sky streaked with light wisps of clouds, and the rugged high mountains stretched out in layers all around. I felt gratitude. Gliding...

As human beings, we are social creatures, wired to connect with a strong desire to belong. Being in a community is important to our wellbeing and supports us in learning and growing. Some of us thrive in lots of contact with others and some of us need less, but we all...

Common are the words, “I don’t really want to…but I should.” These are the words that come from feeling obligated. A couple of meanings of this word from Dictionary.com is “an act bound by moral or legal duty” or “a debt of gratitude for a service or favor.”  The word...