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Top Five Carry On Necessities

Happy Tuesday yogis and yoginis. I've just made it home from an incredible trip to Nicaragua where I had the opportunity to host my second annual yoga and surf retreat at Costa Dulce and explored Finca Esperanza Verde in the high country above Matagalpa. I feel truly blessed. I'm constantly traveling and I thought that […]

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Yoga Nidra & Meditation
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The Magic of Meditation

Hey yogis, I'm writing here from the highlands of Nicaragua. It's another beautiful, crisp morning and the perfect temperature for a meditation and solo yoga practice. I don't know about you, but my newsfeed has been blowing up about recent studies done on the practice of meditation. I love that scientists are taking a look […]

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Philosophy
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Your task is not to seek for love… Rumi

I know this is where my work lies. It's been a long and sloppy process of breaking down barriers for me and it's been a tremendous growing experience. Yoga saved my life. Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built. […]

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Philosophy
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Love is Your True Essence

Need I say more? Love truly is your true essence. Are you aligned with your true essence? When/where do you struggle? It's time to get your journal out, dig deep, and be present. Don't forget to love yourself first… because you cannot pour from an empty cup.

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Travel
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Where to Practice Yoga in Nicaragua

If you're a traveling yogi like myself you understand how hard it can be to tap into the local yoga community, so I've decided to give you the cheat sheet for where to practice yoga in Nicaragua, whether you're in the Corn Islands, coffee country, Granada, or San Juan del Sur. Zen Yoga, San Juan del […]

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Philosophy
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Vedantin Quote

  I love this Vedantin quote and I completely forgot that I had it saved. I will definitely be sharing this quote in my classes this week. Inner beauty is worth recognizing. What are you sharing with your students, friends, and family this week? “You find the beauty everywhere you go [if] you carry that […]

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Philosophy
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Harriet Tubman Quote

A yoga instructor friend of mine posted this quote to her Facebook wall last week and it immediately struck a cord with me. I can't believe how long it took me to post. Dream big yogis! “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the […]

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Travel
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The Short List of the World’s Top Yoga Destinations

The world of yoga is growing and there are so many opportunities to grow your practice, to delve in deep and immerse yourself in yoga asana, philosophy, meditation and more. How do you even decide? I put together this short list of places worth checking out with three words that describe the facilities/atmosphere/etc… some are […]

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Philosophy
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“Sometimes we like our thoughts…” ~ Pema Chodron

Another wonderful quote from Pema Chodron. This quote reminds me of the undoing of knots, the undoing of our granthis, the undoing of our samskaras, and the undoing of that which holds us back. “Sometimes we find that we like our thoughts so much that we don’t want to let them go.” Pema Chodron

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Philosophy
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“The more you know” ~ Aristotle

  Both a blessing and a source of frustration at the same time. This truth sometimes feels like it's thrown in my face again and again. I will always be a student. There is always more to learn. This world has so much to offer. “The more you know, the more you know you don't […]

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