What brings you bliss in life? A state of peace and joy that offers the experience of feeling good; mind, body, and spirit. Allowing the wisdom of the body to lead us, we can move more deeply into a bliss state. We can also maintain these states of peace longer as we follow our inner flow. I have been working on a yoga class series that invites us to move towards anandamaya kosha, the bliss body. In this series, we used yoga warm-ups to balance the luminous body and then did meditations for...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Sat Nam yogis! Many of us have courageous dreams that we wish to see fulfilled in our lives. These dreams can come from our soul and vision for a better way of living. We may find that through some of the major challenges that we face individually and collectively that our passion to move forward begins to diminish. It is in these times we can deepen our yoga practice to find hope, healing, and the path towards prosperity. In the past few months, many have been experiencing devastating events...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hello beautiful souls! I am wishing you all well through the December full moon (the 15th) and this holiday time. In this time, leading into the depths of winter the best gift we can give ourselves is to reflect on the events of the past year and bring any unresolved hurts to the surface for healing. This is not the easiest practice however, rose medicine can soothe this inner journey. This ritual works with the power of acceptance and the healing wisdom of rose medicine. Roses are an ancient...
7 months ago • 2 min read
Greetings for the November Full Moon! I am wishing you all well through these challenging times. The past few months I have been shaken to my core multiple times. I have been experiencing dreams collapsing, the loss of my home in the WNC floods, and big emotions around the election. My chakras are definitely feeling the effects of these extreme circumstances. Firstly I want to say, if you were affected by the flooding, my prayers are with you. I know of many organizations helping to bring...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Greetings for the July New Moon! I have missed the past couple of moons as I settle into my new abode. I have been through a journey of finding home, as many of us are, during this time of change. Now that the difficult part of moving is over I can return my thoughts to Aluna Yoga. Grandmother Flordemayo is a teacher I have studied with through the years, and she is known as a curandera, a women of prayer, usually pertaining to those who heal others with the power of their prayer. Here is her...
11 months ago • 1 min read
Greetings for the July New Moon! In the heat of Summer, it is easy to be grateful for water as it cools and nurtures us in many ways. This beautiful element which sustains our life is also an incredible healer and teacher whose mysteries begin to unfold when we come into what is called sacred reciprocity in shamanism. Sacred reciprocity is the act of being in right relationship with nature through reverence and gratitude. Water has memory and carries the essence of hope and renewal that can...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
I introduced you all to the Common Sentience book series when the book Goddess was released, and I wanted to send a reminder if you haven't checked them out, you should! These are wonderfully written books introduced by experts in their fields. Then they are filled in with short, real stories by different writers. I have short stories published in Goddess, Ascension, and Shamanism. I just finished Angels with Tricia MsCannon, and I am now reading Sound. They are so fun and inspirational, I...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Greetings for the Summer Solstice and June Full Moon! I hope you are having fun in the sun, and conquering your goals this summer. Here are a few fun things to help brighten your week. Solstice Practice-Easy practice to balance the chakras and expand the aura Watermelon Cooler-A super hydrating drink recipe for summer The World's Happiest 103 Year Old Solstice Practice The solstice time is a three-day period (June 19-21) when the veil is thinner between the spiritual and material world. This...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read
Happy New Moon beautiful people (Thursday)! What does it mean to live from the heart and how can we access this inner potential? The heart is a sacred space of wisdom, intuition, and healing. Today we discuss the benefits of heart-centered practice. The Science Did you know that scientists have discovered neurons in the heart? This gives the heart the capacity to think, like a little brain. It has been found that the heart frequently sends messages to the brain via the vagus nerve which...
about 1 year ago • 2 min read