Messages from the Universe

My mother died six years ago. I lucid dream occasionally, and ever since her death, when I catch myself in the middle of a dream, I like to spend my time with my mom, for as long as I can manage. In the early morning hours of my daughter’s first birthday, I realized I...

OMing is For Everyone!

OM is a powerful sound. Whenever my baby is upset, especially on long car rides, chanting OM always, Always, I mean ALWAYS ceases her crying. It’s kind of crazy that it works every time and this phenomenon has left me kind of obsessed with OM. If you look up the...

A Magical Moment of Presence

My husband was at work and my four year old was BEGGING me to play catch, so I set up the 11 month old in her jumperoo with Sesame Street and my son and I went out back to our little tiny yard. We got started and I was instantly surprised by the power and aim of his...

How to Bring JOY into Adulting

More and more I feel like we, as a society, are collectively failing at adulting.  After getting back from an amazing vacation a few months ago, I realized that my day to day was sometimes completely void of any of the true joys of adulting (RE: Doing whatever we...

Revolution of the Soul

“I believe strongly that to heal the planet, we must be willing to heal the parts of ourselves that contribute to its suffering. Personal accountability is hard, but necessary. It’s easy to tell the world to change its ways and values; it’s another thing to have to...

The Parenting Job

My hubby sent this photo while I was with a doula client last week. I’m so grateful to live in a time where I can get “in the moment” updates while I’m working away from home.  If we’re lucky, these beautiful beings will grow up healthy, and if we do our...

Sutra 1.1

“The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” is an ancient text comprising 196 short statements about yoga philosophy. There are four chapters that highlight concentration, practice, progress and liberation through the eight limbs. Not much is known about the...

How to Start a Home Practice.

Here at the Yoga Loft, we are *so* pleased when students choose to practice at our school. We know that nothing beats practicing live, in-person, with your favorite teacher in a group of supportive and kind yogis. However, the practice of yoga can be very personal and...

Master the Senses to Experience Peace

When we are born, we must become familiar with our senses in order to navigate the world. As we age, our work flips— we must learn how to avoid the temptation of being led around by our senses. Our senses aren’t bad, they can inform our intuition. Senses are also...