We are in the hallway, toddlers hang on our hips while our boys ran in circles. We’ve just picked them up from the gym’s care center while attending a group fitness class. It was a place we stood every Tuesday and Thursday – chatting as we walked to our cars. She asks me, “when is […]
This month I invite you to take a bath…a forest bath! Shinrin-yoku is the Japanese term for “forest bathing” or “absorbing the forest atmosphere.” This practice simply encourages people to spend time in nature. Spending time in nature to calm and center is nothing new. Yoga origins trace back thousands of years. “To unite” is
Does your mind feel more like a wilderness or a garden? This question came to mind on a recent hike. Surrounded by forest, I found myself in awe with the quiet stillness, and seemingly endless wilderness. Beauty in both the view from the overlook point at the top of the trail and in the small
I was in a traffic jam recently. Not with cars, but shopping carts. It was the Saturday before Thanksgiving as I was jammed between the freezer and beverage sections. As folks steered around the obstacle and continued on their planned path, I was ready to follow suit. Straight to the eggs. As I made the