Inspired by my last post, I wanted to share another entry I spotted in my 2008 journal. Though I had been practicing yoga for about five years at this stage in my life, my yoga and writing practices were sporadic. I would like to blame my the stress of my job at the time but … Continue reading Yoga Adjacent | I Felt More Today

I recently came across one of my old yoga teacher notebooks where I would keep all of my class plans and sequences. By the looks of one planning session, I really lost myself in a flow. What follows is a lightly edited version of my teacher notes circa 2013: Yoga means to unite. So, here … Continue reading Yoga Adjacent | Old Notes, Open Heart

Creating mixed media and collages is something I've dabbled with over the course of my life since high school. Only recently I realized what makes this practice so special. For one thing, it allows me to make an absolute mess (a deviation for someone who generally thrives in organized environments). The mess of too much … Continue reading Yoga Adjacent | Bits and Pieces

As I sat on a rock on the Pemigewasset River while my fella was back at the Airbnb updating the software on his mini-drone, I closed my eyes and felt the sun kiss my skin. The sunlight sank deep into my bones while I breathed slowly and deeply. While I let my feet and legs … Continue reading Yoga Adjacent | Alone

"Happiness is yoga at night and coffee in the morning."As an 18-year old, I guess I felt entitled enough to believe that true happiness could simply be found by practicing some downward dogs and drinking a cup of black coffee. I contributed this piece of wisdom to The Tiger Times, the high school newspaper, and … Continue reading Yoga Adjacent | Yoga at Night, Coffee in the Morning

The idea for 'yoga adjacent' came to me during the summer of the pandemic when I was practicing yoga. Well, that might be a little generous. I was moving around on my mat...though, I can't promise you that I was doing any pose that has a name. Come to think of it, I may have … Continue reading Yoga Adjacent | An introduction

  When I first started practicing yoga in the early 2000s, when I was in high school, I must have realized this practice had so much to offer me. I couldn't really articulate it but I knew something was happening each time I practiced. Back then, I only had a VHS copy of "MTV Yoga." … Continue reading Yoga Adjacent | Do You Still Do Yoga?