“Fire the judge and hire the witness.” –Gurudev Shri Amritji So many times in yoga class I look around and compare myself to others. Why can’t I reach my toes like her? Will you just look at that show-off over there doing the head stand. Why is my body so inflexible? It’s time to fire more…

Let your mind go and let the prana choreograph your body. –Gurudev Shri Amritji Prana is our energy, breath, and life force. When I’m in yoga class, if I follow this advice, it is amazing how much more enjoyable and rewarding the class is. Quieting the mind, focusing on my breath and letting that breath more…

Don’t mind your mind—let it go and it will stop. When you are having negative thoughts, don’t react to them. When you react to your thoughts, they become real. Wow, that is not only some deep stuff, it is also nearly impossible to do. I’m going to put this into practice over the next week more…

“When you change yourself, you change everything.” —Gurudev Shri Amritji (Yogi Amrit Desai) Making a change can be really simple. All you have to do is change your negative or false perceptions of life and the people you interact with, and you can change everything. Ah Changes, reminds me of my favorite song from David more…

I recently attended a Yoga Nidra workshop led by Gurudev Shri Amritji (Yogi Amrit Desai), and I’m having a hard time trying to decide what the most important takeaway was. I learned so much but here’s one of the lessons I think is best. We create our own world by how we create our perceptions. more…

“Yoga is really trying to liberate us from … shame about our bodies. To love your body is a very important thing — I think the health of your mind depends on your being able to love your body.” –Rodney Yee All you need is love. Love the one your with. Let your love flow more…

From feminist statements to slaying jabberwockies, we covered a lot of ground in April! And, the Daily Quote got a new format, so starting April 28, watch for daily posts with more content and fun about the great women bringing you these daily pearls of wisdom. Tuesday, April 27, 2010 “Just don’t give up trying more…

Over the weekend I was out of town and needed a yoga fix, so I went to the local library in search of a yoga DVD. I was anxious to try a new workout video and hoping to find a great new instructor. Unfortunately, the selection was not the best and included titles like Yoga more…

Or better yet – how can I live a better life story. I love this time of year, when all the buds on the trees come out and I can see the gray bare branches turn to green, pink and yellow right before my eyes.  It’s kind of like mother nature writing us a new more…

It is official; my gray hair is now considered trendy. Apparently, it’s all the rage on the fashion runways, and younger women are making a statement with silver and white highlights in their hair. I was born a redhead, but over the years it has darkened to an auburn shade and now is filled with more…