A Note from My Practice A couple of weeks ago, I was practicing a balancing pose— half chair twist . As we often remind ourselves in yoga, rooting and grounding through the feet is essential for our foundation. During the twist my attention drifted away from that foundation. My weight shifted into the balls of my feet rather than settling back into my heels—and my feet let me know right away. However, my excitement led me to focus on was on where I was trying to go, not on wh

Creating Space for Presence and Purpose Three years ago, I decided to remove the television from our home — and it’s changed everything. At first, it felt strange. There was a big, open space in my life that I didn’t know what to do with. I’d find myself sitting, restless, realizing how much time I used to fill it with. Sometimes, it even made me feel uncomfortable — bored , unsure of what to do with the extra time and energy that had suddenly become available. I was raised o

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