lisa's blog

The theme that seems to be up in my life these days is surrendering and trusting in the unknown.  Plans and paths that seem so open and right have taken unexpected last-minute turns, doors that have invitingly opened have suddenly closed, and I've been put into situations where I have the opportunity to face some of my deepest fears without letting these fears push me into "forcing" a solution.   Read more »

Since I began doing yoga many years ago, teachers have directed me to bring attention to my heart.  I always found this difficult--I had a really clear knowledge as to where it is in the body (I took gross anatomy, after all) and I knew where the energetic center was (from years of working on people).     Read more »

As I was meditating this morning, these words came to me.  I reflect on the ways these words fit into my life, where I need to increase my listening and decrease my reactions. On the mat, listening more brings me into my body, shows respect and love for what my body needs, and by not reacting to my findings, I can take the time to choose a response to the information in a way that helps my body. Read more »

I am constantly amazed at how new and deeper layers of the same old thing just keep popping up.  I figured that out a long time ago, but somehow i just sit in awe every time I start to hear those old thought patterns creep in again.  It would be really easy for me to just go into the pattern that I used to go into: hear the thoughts and believe them--let them take me on an emotional journey into self-doubt and shame. Read more »

Wow!  I taught my first class at Lulu's in a long time on Tuesday.  I was nervous and excited about it, which I will get into in a later blog.  For now, I will just share the sequence I led the class through.  The emphasis was finding each mini-edge, each little barrier as we journeyed into the deeper stretch, with a pause between to tune into the effects.  Though my postures are not "proper" yin postures (as I am having folks wiggle/move and go step by step), for ease of explanation, I will call them yin. Read more »

If only those words produced the actual results of grounding, I would have been oh-so there as a teenager.  But unfortunately, I actually have to do some (ok...a LOT of) work to feel like I am happily inhabiting my body.  My intention through yoga over the past several years has been trying to bring an increased awareness to my body and to act from a centered place.     Read more »

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