Everyday Yogini

At the moment, I will be linking here primarily to what I’m blogging about on my coaching blog.  Not to worry, the topics are all relevant and applicable to Yoginis as well - especially since I am a Yogini, you can bet that shines through.  

So without further ado, may I point you to a fun way to create an online vision board (sort of like a visual bucket list)?  I had so much fun creating my online vision board, I can’t say enough about it!  Every time I go and look at it, I get all giggly and happy again.  So really.  Check it out.  I think you will like it.  

This week I also wrote a piece about lining up your actions with your deepest values through writing your own precepts.  I have mine posted above my computer and I just don’t know why I didn’t share them before!  I hope you feel inspired to create your own! Please share, if you do!

Also, I have revived, shaken-out, and revamped my gratitude practice and will be getting grateful on Fridays.  I do hope you’ll join me!

Even if you aren’t interested in coaching, per se, my deepest aspiration is that you will find myriad ways to be healthier, happier, and more connected in your life.  I would love to have you as a subscriber to my newsletter, Insights, where I offer subscribers exclusive content.  No spam, ever, Yogini’s promise.  I only send out news once or twice per month, with that exclusive content to help you gain clarity and achieve peace. Once in a while, I will let you know (before anyone else) when I am offering a fun teleclass!  So what do you think?  Want to sign up??

That is all for now. Want something different, something more? Let me know.

As you all know, I am currently working toward my certification in coaching. Let me just say, right here, how much I LOVE working with Martha Beck and her team of Master Coaches. They are the most amazing bunch, ever. This last weekend, I went to a meet & greet in Phoenix and boy, what a love fest!

So, things have been quiet over here on the Yoga blog, but don’t go away! I intend to keep posting here - not only Yoga-ish things, but also links to my new coaching blog! YAY! It’s up and running, Yoginis! In the last few weeks, I’ve written a few blog posts. One on the magic of change, and another on practical ways to change our thinking and loosen up our tightly held beliefs.

As I am going through this process of defining who my “people” are (like you guys) and how I can best serve, I really, really, really GET that my work as a Yoga teacher absolutely dovetails with my work as a coach. I have found that the only way to get to the root of a challenge is to be relaxed and calm. Whether you practice Yoga or a different mindful art, the fact is that a relaxed body helps to relax the mind. From there, it’s much easier to explore change and move toward the life you really want to be living.

If you are so inclined, I would love it if you signed up for the Insights Newsletter or subscribed to the Insights blog. And, if you haven’t checked it out yet, take a look at my new website.

This quote came across my inbox this morning, and I will close with it:

“Given what is important to me, what am I willing to do and experience to move me in that direction, in this moment?” -Kevin Polk

Our vacation in Oregon is just amazing.  I am stunned by how beautiful and clean and child-friendly Corvallis is.  I am so grateful to have my family in such a perfect town!  Clara is enjoying a Montessori camp, swim lessons, and plenty of time with her cousins.  I am enjoying lots of creative time working on my new venture as a coach.  In fact, as an aside, I have finished my website and you can see it at Insight Life Design. A new blog is in the works and coming soon!

But I digress. I am finding as our vacation wears on, Clara has been having more frequent melt downs when she doesn’t get her way! Being around the grandparents can do that, huh? Tonight, Clara wanted to read a book but she was being SASSY. No book, sorry. She cried and cried. I told her we could talk about it when she was done, and I would be here for her. Eventually, she calmed down and I offered a hug.

In the moment of our embrace, in which her full weight melted into my body, I was struck by her smallness, by her vulnerability, by her absolute faith in me as her Mother. By her need for my love. My heart broke open even wider for this gorgeous little being that blesses my life. This Gatha came, almost fully formed.

For Clara.

When the tears are over and done,
I vow with all beings,
To let her rest on my shoulder,
Feel the weight of her trust in me.

How do your moments of challenge turn into moments of clarity? Tell me in the comments?