Last week, we had another houseful of yogis at Little Renaissance for our Sicilian Heritage and Yoga Weekend Retreat. Imagine a weekend of homemade Sicilian vegetarian meals, Hatha Yoga sessions, beach walks on the west edge of the continental USA, and immersing yourself into a natural setting where you are [...]
Among the most powerful of asanas are the Warrior Poses: Virabhadrasana I, Virabhadrasana II, and Virabhadrasana III. When we practice the Warrior Sequence, we contemplate the question, "What does it mean to be a Spiritual Warrior?" Machu Picchu Warriors, Peru March 2012 I asked a few retreat participants [...]
This past weekend, we hosted a Mother Daughter Yoga Retreat at Little Renaissance. We had three generations present and, yet, we never felt any sort of generational gap. The inter-generational aspect of the retreat was so fun and all interactions were meaningful. I observed that the one grandmother present was [...]
I have not yet written about Yoga in Iceland. You might think it odd that there are no photos of the indoor yoga classes, which were held twice daily in a warm room near our cabins, but I prefer not to take photos while I am teaching. In fact, it [...]
I love Iceland for its people who are sincere, open-minded, free-spirits, honest, laid-back, creative, kind, funny, and gentle. I love Iceland for its diverse geography. We saw everything from blue glacial waterfalls, colorful lichen, black lava rock beaches, wide continental rifts, precariously balanced boulders, a crater lake, soothing hot springs, [...]
