I often think I’m the luckiest girl in the world to live in the shadow of Red Rocks Amphitheater.  There’s nothing quite like like a bike ride through the majestic stone carved peaks, so close you can see the textured surface or even catch a glimpse of the hidden haunts of birds, lizards, and the […]

I met Mr. Iyengar only once and it had a profound effect on me.  It was during his visit to Colorado in 2005 just after publication of his book, Light on Life. I was there to help my teacher, Leslie Bradley, run a booth on Ayurveda.  It was last minute so I hadn’t registered for any […]

Ever wonder why you have a hard time in a pose? Maybe you are feeling the pull of your hamstrings in a forward bend, or tightness in your thighs in a backward extension, or simply the inability to release and lengthen your spine. While these problems arise from different parts of the body the answer […]

The plane ride into Bangkok set the tone for our trip and the crazy culture clash that it was. All tidied up and ready to land I sat in a meditative state doing my let’s land this baby smoothly breath when just as we approach the runway I hear the jets roar and feel myself propelled […]

I feel the stranglehold of detachment as I board the plane in Tampa.  I’ve spent the past four days at the hospital encouraging my ill mother to take another look at life.  It began as a short trip, sandwiched into a busy life like a thin slice of late-summer tomato on an already bulging bun, […]

Today I hiked a mountain ripe with spring run-off and melting snow.  The day was clear and beautiful.  As I climbed higher the trail curved sharply and suddenly I found myself ankle-deep in mud, struggling to balance as I lifted one foot and put it in front of the other.  Contemplating my next move, I […]

Walking the dogs the other day, I gazed past the barbed wire fence at the field of frozen grass glistening in the sun, and thought, life is like a barbed wire fence, things move along smoothly for a while then a barb reaches up and snags you. Ouch!  Sometimes it’s a huge gash, a serious illness, […]

I joked with my husband the other night as he massaged my weary shoulders, “No one understands what it’s like to be a yoga teacher. How exhausting it is.”  Even as the words left my mouth I began to laugh at how ridiculous I sounded.  Though not a pick-and-ax job, teaching yoga still requires preparation […]

What does it mean to show up?  I first heard the expression when a young friend of mine used it to describe how his mother, who is dealing with cancer, remains focused, attentive and present with others even as the disease requires more and more of her time and energy.  This is not an easy […]

I will not die an unlived life… ~ Dawna Markova Some things in life hit you right in the face.  I’m living the dream, with varying degrees of attentiveness, today grateful for the sunrise so rich and colorful as it fades forward into a bright new day.  I walk out into the world of busyness […]