I was inspired to write this today after a session with my student. Her question was how one could have a family and be dedicated to a spiritual practice at the same time. A question I’ve asked myself many times before I had my own family. I must be clear
**The following writing has been sent out as a newsletter on May 14th, 2024 There’s a lot of information about herbs. Just google one name of a flower and they’ll tell you a million things about that flower. When you get into herbs, it tends to be all about
As a yoga teacher, I often hear from people that they need to meditate because their minds are restless when in fact, this is actually quite difficult to achieve. Only truly practiced person can drop into a meditative state on demand. For the rest of us, there is a certain
When I was in a unique yet standardized high school in Japan, I was in an English speaking debating team. I remember that specific topic which was should a school trip be in overseas or not. It may be a common thing in other parts of the world but being
There are a number of reasons why yoga works. With modernisation of yoga, the term yoga itself is now a household term. Anyone from age 8 to 80 pretty much has heard of the word yoga. They have an idea of what yoga may look like even though it may not
Okinawa Herb series ~ Turmeric Okinawa is a subtropical island of Japan and it used to be called the Kingdom of Ryukyu with a slightly different cultural background than mainland Japan. Its roots go all the way back to Jōmon era and has a lot of influence from Korea.
I saw an instagram post that was sent to me the other day from a “friend.” I put air quotes because I’ve never met her. I’ve known her only online for over 3 years. She knows and doesn’t know me. I know and don’t know her. But one thing for
The format in which yoga classes are being taught has changed many times over the years. In the beginning, it was what’s called “oral tradition” only, meaning that the teachings were passed on from a teacher’s words and students. There was no PDFs and textbooks or videos. In order to
