Yoga Journal & Freebies
The words pour out of me through my finger tips far better than my lips. I realized this in my late teens, and ever since then I’ve filled dozens of journals with short stories, essays, class ideas, poetry and my own personal musings. This blog is really a collection of my favourite pieces, transcribed in ways that it can be applied to every day living. Some of it’s about the tradition of yoga, and other times, the traditions of being a white settler here on Turtle Island. Somewhere in the middle is my breath, and my love for the written word.
Two Things Can Be True
Well this is tender. We’ve arrived on Vancouver Island. The ocean feels like home, and Leif already has a best friend next door. There’s something very grounding about walking along the ocean knowing this is now a permanent (ish) home I've dreamt of since I was a little girl. And still, I find myself sitting in quiet moments with a lump in my thr[...]
A Delicate Transition
Well this is exciting. When I was in my early 20s I watched a TED talk describing how most of us will never retire at 60, that we’ll likely continue working into our later years and for that reason, we should be factoring in periods in our 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s where we take large chunks of time off to redefine who we are and where we are going[...]