#off the mat

I’ve been thinking a lot about telling your story and how powerful and healing telling your story can be. It keeps coming back to me as I’m washing dishes or planning a yoga class. Two weeks ago I was at my college reunion and had some very special times on campus remembering who I’ve been and where I’ve come from. Someone shared a pic of an 18 year old Melissa (me). I shared in Happy June!…

It’s my birthday month and we’re focusing on Love! I Love this word for my birthday month AND it’s Pride when we delve into the complicated issues of Love, acceptance, community, family. Phew! Maybe we need two more months to tackle all of that! I think this is our new normal. We’ll probably do Live next year at this time. One day Love and June will be synonymous and it takes sinking into all…

Tell your story! Love is our new word and I believe that telling your story is a powerful way to help you Love yourself. For this part of the session I’m inviting you to focus on Love as how it connects you to Self. Later in the session we’ll move on to Love and Other and then to Love and the Divine. It’s going to be such a lovely session where we’ll celebrate Pride AND my birthday. I’m pretty…

Out of bounds

Yoga is NOT only about poses and shapes. Yoga is about serving oneself in order to be able to serve others more effectively. Today, my best friend and I are shooting a video for a pilot project we are starting in Armenia. Our vision is to introduce yoga and meditation to individuals who commit their lives to making the country inclusive, just and healthy. We want to collaborate with those…