Dear friends This week I want to sit with a question that has quietly shaped much of my own path: can the way we look at something actually change what we’re looking at? In physics, there’s a strange idea that the observer affects the observed, that attention itself is not neutral. I think yoga has always

Dear friends There is a simple slogan often shared in recovery spaces: “Take what you like and leave the rest”.  This sounds almost too easy but there is something deeply wise in it.  So often in life, we meet situations, people or experiences with a mind that scans for what is wrong, uncomfortable or lacking.

Dear friends    There are two subtle but foundational principles described in yogic philosophy: Akasha and Prana.    Akasha is often translated as “space” or “ether”, but not simply empty space. It is the field in which everything arises, the quiet container that allows form, sound, thought and life itself to exist.    Prana is

Dear friends    Many of us begin our yoga journey with big intentions: practicing every day, mastering difficult poses, searching for quick transformation. But when we aim too high, we often fall into the all or nothing pattern, going strong for a week, then giving up when life gets busy.    Patanjali gives us wise

Dear friends The world around us often feels both breathtakingly beautiful and unbearably turbulent. News of violence and discord reaches us daily, leaving many of us feeling unsettled, heartbroken, and searching for hope or clarity amidst the chaos. Patanjali’s wisdom meets us precisely here. He teaches that the mind’s fluctuations; our fears, judgments, and desires, are not

Dear friends   This was inspired by a poem by Rosemerry Whatolah Trommer  As mothers, many of us carry moments of regret-choices or actions from the past that, viewed through the lens of today’s wisdom, I know I do. It’s a deeply human experience to look back and wish we had done things differently. Yet, this reflection

Dear friends   On Friday morning I walked with Boaz to a local coffee shop, just a block away from a bustling starbucks. Boaz and I looked around both, noticing the atmosphere that was filled with the warmth of genuine human connection. What struck us most was that people were not glued to their devices, instead

Dear friends   After a Shabbat talk about consciousness with our friends, I felt inspired to share awakening through the lens of yoga.    The Yoga Sūtra abhyāsa-vairāgya-ābhyāṁ tan-nirodhaḥ (1.12) is Patanjali’s core teaching on achieving mental clarity and spiritual awakening. It translates to: “The fluctuations of the mind cease through practice (abhyāsa) and non-attachment (vairāgya)” Abhyasa means disciplined, uninterrupted effort to stabilize

Dear friends Mary Oliver writes in her poem ‘When I am among the Trees’ “…I would almost say they save me and daily…” Yoga is so for me…It saves me and daily. Yoga is all about being present for our lives with full acceptance. For me, it became a life I can flow through without

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