Ciao Amica Mia, In the methodology of Anusara® yoga, a philosophical principle called the three A’s is thoughtfully woven throughout an asana class and one of my most favorite teachings. ~Attitude ~Alignment ~Action The three A’s are present in each pose and every transition. What I appreciate about them is that they’re an equally important…
Ciao Amica Mia, This Sacred Sunday comes to you during a powerhouse of a rare solar eclipse and the summer solstice. I’m not fluent in astrology so I’ll leave that to the experts. What I do know and want to share with you, is that this is a time of even greater intensity. 2020 continues…
Ciao Amica Mia, This week I dove into WHITE FRAGILITY, by Robin DiAngelo, which is one of the books recommended in last week’s Sacred Sunday. Honestly, it’s not an easy read. Even for those of us who want to do better and be better, reading this book was very uncomfortable. Stirring. And, while I can’t…
Ciao Amica Mia, I imagine that like me your heart feels heavy. Weighted down with sadness, anger and grief for our brothers and sisters around the world who are suffering. My mind is trying to process all that has unfolded so far in the year 2020. While we’re still learning how to skillfully navigate re-entry into…
Ciao Amica Mia, As I write to you, across the world salons and gyms are reopening, sun-bathers are returning to the beach and diners are finding their way back to favorite restaurants. For some of us the past ten or more weeks of insulation have felt nourishing and needed. While others have felt suffocated and confined….
Ciao Amica Mia, Years ago, I was introduced to the work of cultural anthropologist, author and educator Angeles Arrien. I remember listening enthralled to her lectures on cassette tape while driving. Yep, that’s how long ago it was! Ms. Arrien traveled the world researching indigenous cultures and listening to the wisdom of the elders. In her…
Ciao Amica Mia, I hope you’re well on this Sacred Sunday and that the grace and glory of spring is beginning to blossom within. As long as I can remember, I often felt like I didn’t belong. Yet, oddly enough I also understood that I did belong and that everything in the natural world was a part of…
Ciao Amica Mia, Here in Arizona temperatures are rising. Along with my internal thermometer and my irritability factor. Clearly as I advise you, I need to get a hold of myself. Apparently, I’m overdue for a Pita check-in, a hike in the woods and some cooling pranayama practices. I don’t know about you, but I think I’ve…
Ciao Amica Mia, I had no idea when I started teaching and coaching the philosophy of what it means to be a Breakaway Girl and how to live your legacy every day, that we’d be here – pandemic living. In the last months of my mother’s life she’d look at me with a sadness reflected…
Ciao Amica Mia, Did you know that the word yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word, yug. Which means to unite or join. With the most commonly known definition being, the joining together of the body, mind and heart. As yoga itself has many layers, flavors and textures, yoga also means to bind. This explanation…
