We held our annual Earth Day Hatha Yoga Retreat this weekend. The forecast called for rain, but much to my delight, it rained at night and during some of our indoor yoga sessions, but was pleasant when we went out for our walks! We had a wonderful group and we [...]
View of Isola Maggiore from the lawn of our villa, where we do our daily yoga sessions. Go ahead and Be Italian for a week in Umbria this Fall, September 7-14! be a singer (be a singer) be a lover (be a lover) pick the flower now before [...]
Little Renaissance. This past weekend, four sisters (Lolo, Marcia, Sara, and Jane) booked a private yoga retreat with us at our sanctuary and home, Little Renaissance, in Ocean Shores. Unfortunately, Jane could not make it after all, but Rick and I were able to delight in the company [...]
I was gifted a beautiful book of poetry by Mary Oliver, Why I Wake Early. This poem describes the experience of early morning yoga in India. I read this poem and I see the sun on everyone's faces while we practice yoga in Rajasthan. I see a hundred salutes to [...]
Below is a photo collage from the daily yoga sessions in India. As usual, I didn't take many photos while teaching because my focus was not on taking photos during that time. We practiced yoga in a variety of places, mostly outdoors: rooftop terraces, poolside gardens, former palaces-turned-hotel rooftop, grassy [...]
