by swanriver | Dec 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
Well Rooted in Self: Planting New Seeds When I’m not teaching at Swan River, I sometimes teach yoga to toddlers. Two and three year olds practicing yoga is a pretty beautiful thing to watch—they instinctively move their bodies with the rhythm of their...
by swanriver | Nov 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Svaha: In Stillness We Meet A Vritti Detox for Humans Being At hOMe Within Svaha, literally translated as “purely spoken”, “letting it go into the fire/of the deity of fire itself,” denotes an ending to any phase or cycle. Svaha places emphasis on provoking or...
by swanriver | Oct 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
Seva: Compassion in Action Seva is a Sanskrit word meaning selfless service. Seva is an action performed selflessly that doesn’t seek anything in return. As I’ve reflected about what seva is over the years, I’ve realized how little I know about it. I wondered: what is...
by swanriver | Sep 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Fall Into Balance Yoga Sutra 2.46 sthira sukham asanam “The connection to the earth should be steady and joyful.” It’s fall, y’all! I grew up in Colorado, and fall is my favorite time of year up there. Mother Nature paints the mountains in shimmering colors as the...
by swanriver | Aug 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s a Miracle All Around Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu, Guru devo Maheshwara Guru sakshat, param Brahma tasmai shri guravey namaha I am here to learn from my past, to receive teachings in this present moment and to continue to learn and grow, even when facing loss,...
