Tag: health

  • Being at Home in Your Body, Laughing

    One moment during a yoga workshop, my teacher said, “Buddha is laughing because there’s nowhere to go.” I don’t remember the context of this proclamation. Were we practicing asana? Was it a dharma talk? Was this in her answer to a student’s inquiry? I have no idea. But this quote is now handwritten, in cursive,…

  • Yoga Comes to You

    Yoga Comes to You

    Yoga comes to you when you need it. It’s like a fine fuel, my teacher said; it can last for months, getting you through the hardest moments. The Yoga exists in service to you, my next next teacher said;We do not live in service to yoga, configuring ourselves into shapes. No, the shapes come to…

  • Wired to Connect: An Introduction to Interpersonal Neurobiology & Why It Matters

    This article defines the terms Interpersonal & Neurobiology to better understand how building relationships in the classroom, and in our personal lives, can have a profoundly positive impact not only on learning and job satisfaction, but on all of our social experiences. There’s even a bonus section on mirror neurons followed by takeaways and games…