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Aligned Yogi Podcast
At about 4 a.m. on the last morning of a retreat in Nicaragua, a massive troop of howler monkeys came down through the forest and settled directly over our retreat center. If you’ve never heard howler monkeys, know this: no one was sleeping through it. So we didn’t try. We got up, brewed coffee, and […]
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Aligned Yogi Podcast
When I tell people I launched a yoga retreat business fresh out of teacher training — before I’d taught much of anything on my own — I usually get wide eyes and some version of “wait, what?” It’s an unconventional path. I wouldn’t trade it for anything. This is the story of how Ambuja Yoga […]
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Aligned Yogi Podcast
If you’ve been dreaming of a yoga retreat but keep telling yourself it’s too expensive, this one’s for you. Here’s what I’ve learned in over a decade of leading retreats around the world and helping women get themselves to them: investing in yourself is essential, and cost doesn’t have to be the barrier you think […]
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Aligned Yogi Podcast
A few years ago, in the closing circle of one of my retreats, I swore in the middle of a sacred ceremony. We were doing our final release — naming what we wanted to let go of, and calling in what we wanted more of. I released the habit of holding myself back and the […]
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Aligned Yogi Podcast
I avoided making this podcast for years. Every time I thought about starting it, I’d freeze. What if people think I’m not good enough? What if they think I’m a fraud? What if they don’t like my voice? So I didn’t. For years. I let fear take the wheel, and that doubt worked like an […]
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Aligned Yogi Podcast
I said yes when my body was screaming no. And it cost me the better part of a year. Years ago, I was wrapping up a season of living in Bali — deep in my own practice, cup full — and heading home to a schedule I needed to fill. A dear friend connected me […]
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Mindful Mondays
The other day, I found myself spiraling. Atlas is only in school a few hours a week now. We’d hoped for more structure, more space — but the other program just wasn’t the right fit. And choosing what was best for him meant letting go of what I’d envisioned for me. So now he’s home […]
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Retreats
Packing for a yoga retreat in Sedona is mostly an exercise in restraint. The red rocks don’t ask much of you… and neither does yoga — a few good layers, comfy yoga clothes, shoes that can handle a trail, sun protection that keeps up with that high-desert light, and a water bottle you’ll actually refill. […]
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Retreats
If you’re craving a retreat that’s more than a getaway — the kind that leaves you grounded, a little braver, and actually connected to yourself again — you need to know about Sedona. I still remember my first time in Sedona — dusty from long hikes, cheeks warm from the sun, and a calm I […]
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Mindful Mondays
You know the version of you that feels lit up from the inside? Quick to laugh, clear about what she wants, glad to be in her own life. She’s not gone. She just gets buried sometimes — under the calendar, the responsibilities, the constant low hum of everyone needing something. The dimming happens slowly, which […]
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Retreats
Do you have to be good at yoga to go on a retreat? Wondering if you’re even ready? Here’s the truth about who retreats are actually for. Recently, after a yoga class, one of my students lingered behind. She hesitated for a moment, then looked at me and said: “I don’t think I’m a yoga […]
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Mindful Mondays
Find Your Roots: A Grounding Meditation for Resilience and Strength Let’s be honest for a second. This blog was actually meant to be a recorded meditation for my newsletter and YouTube channel, but the tech gods had different plans and when I opened up the file to edit… I knew I couldn’t share it anywhere. […]
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