Overcoming Overthink

Getting started with your home yoga practice Sometimes I spend so much time thinking about doing something that it feels like I’ve already done it. Even after all these years of practicing & teaching yoga, I can think myself out of getting started with the...

The yoga of marriage

“Yoga” is the Sanskrit word for union. And in honor of this special day, I’m sharing some thoughts on both. Enjoy! Today is my 14th wedding anniversary. We married in 2000, and we’ve been inseparable from the moment we met in 1997 the day I...

Evidence of joy

I ‘m always finding cool stuff on my daily walks through the neighborhood. Stumbling upon this evidence of a child’s outdoor adventure filled me with delight. I snapped a photo of it with my phone just so I could remember the moment. My imagination went...

The yoga practice that changed my life

I sat on my yoga mat in a sunlit studio surrounded by a sea of mats just like mine.  The room held 25 people comfortably. Today we numbered about 45. We were packed in like sardines for a yoga workshop with teacher Rodney Yee. And me – I felt like a fish. Not a...

The power of letting go

I love to hear about the power of letting go. There’s a winter weather warning out in Memphis tonight. Ice, snow and sleet are predicted. Mayor Luttrell has declared a state of emergency for Shelby County. He advises people to stay home if they can, and to stay...