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Practicing Self Care
Over the years, I’ve settled on a personal mantra that helps me to make sense of the world, to make sense of how I feel about and interact with it. That mantra is this: “Everything good in life begins with self care and service to others.” It’s a...
Drawn to the Rhythm: Why Dancing Makes Us Feel So Good
Dancing is fundamental to being a human being. It’s your right, it’s your heritage, you can claim it any time you want! Grooving around your kitchen in your skivvies, learning formal dances like the tango or waltz, or even if you’re simply raising a hand...
The Gift of Anger
Last Monday, I spent the morning at my desk, openly weeping for my fellow humans. I read through the updating news reports on the Las Vegas mass murders, my sorrow and anger compounding as the the political and racial implications of major media coverage...
Your Own Practice: Staying Present When The Present Isn’t That Great
Stay in the present. We hear that in yoga a lot. Maybe you’re immune to the phrase from a decade or more on various mats in various studios hearing the phrase “stay present, stay mindful,” but kind of never really feeling like you've achieved it. Or maybe...
Slow Grind
Slow Grind By: Carla Hopkins Surrounded by a writhing sea of undulating women, bathed in a magical combination of red light and the glow of a full moon, I am acutely aware that participating in the rise of the divine feminine is...
My Dance Process
My Dance Process: I dance every day. I dance on my own. I dance when I go out. Every week, I dance to prepare for my Dancehall Hip Hop Class, and then I dance in class. I dance in my sleep! I teach a new choreography weekly for a...