I told myself I wasn't going to write this post. I've tried very hard to avoid this topic, because quite frankly, I'm over it. I'm very sick of thinking/talking/writing about it, but after everything that's happened this week both in my personal life and in the world, I can't avoid it any longer.
Read MoreA little less than a year ago now when I was knee deep in the middle of my YTT I was assigned to assist and help provide modifications for 5 classes. I yoga'd enough at Active Sol to know what the classes were and who was teaching them, so even though the sign up sheets didn't mention instructors, I took a great deal of consideration into assisting teachers I had respect for.
Read MoreAsana is not the goal of yoga, I promise it's not. Anyone new to yoga, or anyone with an Instagram account may not realize this, but it's true. Don't get me wrong, I fucking love asana practice. When I'm teaching or even just on my mat as a student I feel strong as hell, powerful, dare I say - invincible? But all of this is beside the point. The purpose of my yoga is to allow myself to observe the space I'm in moment by moment, to not be afraid of the madness in mind, to live in this space without fear of judgement or rejection. Ultimately the goal of my yoga is to not want to blow my brains out of my head every second of every day, and to generate enough awareness to recognize that when I do have these thoughts to not let them consume me.
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