The Inner Alignment Blog
I didn't even know getting Covid twice in six weeks was possible. But, it has happened. Which explains my absence. I have been either sick or recovering since Christmas! But, with the impossible comes realizations!
Whew! I really had to move into 2022 slowly and mindfully, making...
In a world that has been ruled by fear for the last two years of a global pandemic, we are being called to lift ourselves out of the weight of the media and government and into a space of wisdom, love and peace. Yeah, that might sound impossible. But through the awareness of the ...
As we move into year three of a global pandemic it is the time to nourish our roots so we may rise again, stable, kind, connected, better than we started. We all have a vast reservoir of energy, wisdom and joy within. It is there, lying dormant until it is just the right time to...
The yogis and rishis of ancient India were constantly trying to understand nature and help others find their way through it with greater mindfulness and ease. Their wisdom applies just as much today as it did thousands of years ago which is why I’d like to share the gunas with you.
The...
I’m stepping out on a limb today to talk about the two things you should never talk about: Religion and Politics. Well, not exactly religion. I, like many of you don’t follow a particular religious dogma yet am highly spiritual. Can politics and connection to spirit really coexist? I...
The Yoga Sutras is an ancient book outlining the practice of yoga. It shares with us the basis of how yoga has been practiced throughout history. Some people may claim that the Sutras have little to do with how we practice and teach yoga in today’s world where we focus primarily on the...
Most people who study the Yoga Sutras get their first taste of them in their Yoga Teacher Trainings. I love that teachers start seeing the wholeness of yoga from the beginning of their training. Unfortunately, most yoga schools only give a little nibble of the Sutras in their trainings. Rarely do...
In my previous post I gave you a brief history of the yoga sutras and who wrote them, Sri Patanjali. Most people are introduced to the Yoga Sutras through their Yoga Teacher Training. Today, I want to provide clarity around how I believe YTT’s are not giving a complete look at this...
The Yoga Sutras in my opinion is a book filled with timeless wisdom that is offered in a sort of mystical way, and I love it! At first they can be hard to understand. The first time I read them I felt like I couldn’t relate or apply any of it to my life -- it was hard to grasp the concepts...