Susan Piver on mediation, sadness & music
Registration is now open for what will be the last session of my 30 Days of Yoga courses. I first offered this course in January 2010 because I needed to get into my own regular home yoga practice as...
View ArticleMichele Lisenbury Christensen on her yoga practice
Registration is open for what will be the last session of my 30 Days of Yoga courses. As I retire these courses, I’ve asked a few friends to join me in reflecting on why yoga and meditation are so...
View ArticleWhy my yoga practice & teaching is part of my humanitarian work
Today we hear from Amanda Scothern, my co-teacher for the 30 Days of Yoga for Aid Workers course (which begins on 6 October). Amanda has been working in the the humanitarian sector for 15 years,...
View ArticleRachel Cole on our relationship with ourselves
A quick reminder: Registration for the last round of 30 Days of Yoga closes tomorrow! I’ve been practicing yoga and meditation for a decade, which means I am pretty in touch with my own feelings,...
View ArticleYoga and Body Image
Today my dear friend (and 30 Days of Curvy Yoga co-teacher) Anna Guest-Jelley has a beautiful new book being released into the world: Yoga and Body Image: 25 Personal Stories About Beauty, Bravery...
View ArticleThe bravest thing I’ve done this year.
A year ago I applied for a job. It wasn’t any ordinary job. It was a start-up with an ambitious social goal — to transform the distribution of political power in our country. I would be building,...
View ArticleI showed up. I opened my heart. I stayed.
A guest post from Jill Salahub I spent many years not being myself. I attempted to live in accordance with what was expected of me, even when it didn’t match up with what I wanted or knew to be true,...
View ArticleThe Courage To Love Myself Anyway
A guest post from Catherine Just Last February, I asked my husband for a divorce. From the outside it seemed the craziest thing I could do. He’s loyal, generous, funny, talented, honest, drama and...
View ArticleThe Courage to Disconnect
A guest post from Leslie Forman 11pm, Monday night. I’m lying in bed after a long and stressful day, scanning through my phone one last time before I turn off the lights. An email from my boss pops up...
View ArticleThe Moment Courage Stepped into My Life
A guest post from Ryan Sallans The room felt as if it were shaking up and down until there was gentle pressure placed on the top of my knee. I looked down to see a brown leather shoe holding me in...
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