When I was growing up in Indiana in the 1960s, Christmas meant time off school, time to play in the snow and make a snowman. I always received Perfect Attendance Awards in school, mostly because I was healthy, but also because, even if I had a tummy ache, my mom [...]
In the memoir, Poser: My Life in 23 Poses, author Claire Dederer talks about how my yoga classes often have a theme related to the seasons. Claire was my yoga student for years, and wrote a book about her life and, in part, about me/my teaching, so she would know [...]
Winter Solstice comes early to Little Renaissance. Every year, we celebrate a Hatha Yoga Winter Solstice Retreat on the first weekend of December at Little Renaissance. We celebrate early before the busy-ness of the holiday season takes hold. Winter Solstice is a time of quiet firelight, a time to [...]
It's already December! Have I really been back from Japan for almost a month now? On the first day the group was together in Japan, I gave everyone an index card containing a haiku translated into English. Each haiku had an autumn theme. I asked everyone, if possible, to capture [...]
Whether he is in Japan or back at home, every morning Don wakes up at 4am and does his yoga practice. At the end of his yoga practice and meditation, he recites the following mantra: I am a child of light I love light. I serve light. Light is in [...]
