One frosty December afternoon in my childhood, while jumping with a friend on our backyard trampoline, we caught a glimpse of our Christmas tree in the back window, spinning around slowly like an antique merry-go-round. We jumped off the trampoline to investigate and discovered our two dogs, Jake, the yellow lab and Evie, the black […]
The wind whipped up while walking with a client along the East River Promenade Sunday morning. I heard something skipping across the ground, like a leaf but crisper. I looked down and saw a $20 bill. My heart jumped with excitement. After a week of unexpected expenses, parking tickets and cancelled classes I recognized that […]
During our seven weeks in Australia we have moved our suitcases and travel crib nine times. We started out with Nick’s sister in Brisbane, spent a weekend with his father on the Sunshine Coast, came back to his sister’s for a week, then spent a week on Sydney’s Northern beaches with his mother, a week […]
A few weeks ago I stopped at a stop sign and looked right, the direction traffic was coming from, on what I assumed was a one-way street. Just as I drove into the intersection a New Jersey Transit Bus hit the driver’s door of my car. The airbags burst from their casings and the car […]
A few days ago I was savoring my morning walk through the West Village on my way to lead the 200-Hour Teacher Training at Yoga Works in Soho. The music from my earphones mixed with the sound of church bells ringing. It sounded like AUM, the hum that resonates within all sounds in the Universe. […]
My plan was this: wake up at 6:30am to finish packing, cruise into the city and teach 3 consecutive private sessions, have the family pick me up on York Ave on our way to the cozy cabin we rented for our first family ski weekend. What actually happened was this: I woke up at 6:30am […]
When I was three years old my parents took me to the St. Louis Zoo for the first time. As we walked through Big Cat Country I began to notice something following me. When I walked faster it walked faster too. When I turned around and tried to run backwards it ran towards me, landing […]
I signed up for Shaman school thinking it would offer another modality to provide healing for my yoga students and coaching clients. What I found was a completely unexpected journey into the heart of love. For a full week I floated effortlessly down a river of 15-hour days of training and ceremony. On the fourth […]
This morning, after four years of diligent effort, one of my most dedicated private students went into headstand and held it! I recognized the exhilaration on his face as he realized he was upside down, unsupported and still okay, followed immediately by the instinct to relax into the experience. Once he came down we celebrated […]