Some writings over the years…

The idea of fluidity has always intrigued me. When everything in life seems static or material, the idea of fluidity holds some mystery and draw for me. I feel that if we can step into a sense of life being fluid, we can easily make the leap into ourselves being...

Most people have an instinctual need for sacred space - a place where we can leave the concerns and demands with the outer world and attune to the deeper pulse and rhythm of the natural world along with our own deeper rhythms and callings, and a sense of something...

From the time we are born we begin a path of discovery. The discovery involves exploring the environment around us as we receive its stimuli. We seem to possess a vital presence in each waking moment. Our senses are new and wondrous gifts on this human journey and...

If being embodied relies on the ability to be present with sensations, feelings and in the moment experience; what might prevent, what seems like a natural thing, from occurring? One is a lack of familiarity with ones own body & breath unless either of those...

Have you ever felt that you were so aware of your body that you could feel yourself as a living, flowing field of presence? Have you ever gazed out at a beautiful part of nature and felt a stirring inside of you? Have you been so deeply embedded in an experience that...

Everyday and every moment, we have a choice around how we view ourselves and our world. There is no doubt we have correlated many of our perceptions from influential words and beliefs from our earlier years with family and others. In fact, very unconsciously, we frame...

  Bonding With Gravity/Align in Supine:   Although lying down may not seem like a pose, it is in fact a very important one and forms the basis for your entire practice. When we return to the support of the earth and gather attention into the present moment,...

As fall turns to winter, it is an excellent time to cultivate energy and enjoy some internal reflection. Winter is a more 'yin' season and according to traditional chinese medicine is the season of water and relates to kidney energy which is source energy in the body....

Nadi Shodhana is a wonderful breath from yoga that helps de-stress the mind and release accumulated tension and fatigue. Also known as Alternate Nostril Breath, its Sanskrit name translates to 'subtle energy channel purification' for its use in unblocking and...

Sometimes throughout our adult lives we find ourselves feeling stuck, or perhaps we discover certain patterns of behaviour we express, or even patterns in relationships. Emotions can also be patterns, and we might say that they are patterns of energy. We may be...

Meditation: People often ask me about meditation because they are curious, but mostly because they long to create some stillness in their lives and to find relief from the ongoing background noise in their minds. Our daily mental activities are generally...

Of course, there are many perspectives on this. I've always thought two of the biggest obstacles are that we don't think it's really possible to be free, or we feel we don't deserve to live with a sense of freedom. Sure there are responsibilities and bills to pay,...

While hosting a retreat in Mexico, I had the great pleasure of listening to ocean waves day and night. Swimming in the ocean reconnected me with waters ability to surge, recede, flow, spiral, undulate and occasionally be more still. Being rocked and buoyant felt...

Everyone has experienced anxiety. It shows up with a range of physical symptoms - racing heart, tense muscles, lightheadedness, sweaty palms; a range of thoughts - over-estimating danger, under-estimating your ability to cope, worries, feeling alone in your thoughts,...

  When I first began practicing yoga asana (postures) & pranayama in my early 20’s, I was drawn to both the movement & the spirituality of this ancient science. I had done some meditation in my mid teens to counteract some depression I was experiencing,...