Have you ever wondered about the difference between meditation and mindfulness? They are often used interchangeably but there is a difference between them.

I was featured in an article for Canvas Rebel after being referred to them by a friend and colleague. The magazine highlights local creatives. They asked me a few really good questions and I wanted to share them with you here.

I use the term "stillness" a lot in my classes. Right from the onset of a class, I'm encouraging you to settle in to stillness. And then I encourage you to breathe deeply feeling your breath as you settle into the stillness. But have you ever tried to experience stillness while moving when you're NOT on your mat?

When it comes to your health, the Law of Inertia can either work for you or against you. But it's gonna affect you either way. The law of inertia states, “an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion.” What does this mean for you?

I find myself often in situations of being asked for advice. It's part of my role as a yoga instructor. And probably as a mom. And a woman in her 50's and as a divorced woman. I've had a lot of life experience and for whatever the reason, people turn to me for my perspective on things.

And the funny thing is Krista, my answer is almost always, yoga. It doesn't even really matter what the questions is. My answer ultimately boils down to "YOGA!"

I'm so excited Krista to share with you my experience from my Oncology Yoga training earlier this month. It was a weekend full of information and emotion. I had 3 major take aways from the weekend.

I was featured in an article for Canvas Rebel after being referred to them by a friend and colleague. The magazine highlights local creatives. They asked me a few really good questions and I wanted to share them with you here.

At my yoga and meditation retreat last month (which was amazing, by the way, if I do say so myself) one of the students shared what was most meaningful to her about the weekend.

She said, "My biggest takeaway was that while I had been doing yoga for a long time, I have now learned how to 'practice' yoga."

What about you?

Believe it or not, as a yoga instructor, I think one of the most difficult postures for students is Savasana or Corpse pose. I see it time and time again. I encourage students to lie down, get comfortable and relax. And yet what I see is tight, tense relaxation poses.

This is the pose used at the end of a yoga class to allow students to experience a deep rest totally still and relaxed. It’s a sort of wakeful deep rest. It’s not the same as being asleep. The student is still awake, present, and aware. But relaxed.

The interesting thing I’ve observed is that students actually THINK they’re relaxed. But I can still visibly see the tension in their bodies. Most of us have become so used to being in a state of contraction and tension that we don’t even realize when we are stiff and tight.

One way to give your body the best chance of actually letting go is to position your body in a true corpse pose.

A student asked me the other day to explain what I meant when I asked her to set her dedication.

At the beginning of every class I give students the opportunity to dedicate their practice. I invite them to draw energy into their own personal space. To use this energy to support them and guide them. To motivate them and to inspire them.

However, she really wasn’t sure what I meant by this. She couldn’t figure out who she should be thinking about in this moment. I realized that she might not be the only student asking this question.

In this video I hope to explain in more depth what I mean by this invitation at the beginning of class and offer examples from my own personal practice.