Welcoming Winter Solstice
Winter Solstice is tomorrow, Thursday, December 21st, 2017. The Winter Solstice is the precise moment at which the Northern Hemisphere is...
Sanskrit: the Language of Yoga
Pascimottanasana -- that's the Sanskrit translation for the Seated Forward Bend that you see in this photo. Did you know that? Do you...
My Aroma Yoga® Certification is Complete!
For the past several years, I’ve been offering workshops that combine gentle yoga with Young Living essential oils – two of my favorite...
Why Goat Yoga?
Sharon Gaughan, MS, RYT Essential Journey Yoga Sitting in front of my chair yogis just before starting class, I announced (as I proudly...
Teaching What is in My Heart
My current yoga read is Living Your Yoga: Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life by one of my favorite authors and yogis, Judith Hanson...
Do You Read "Yoga Journal"?
I don’t recall when I read my first issue of “Yoga Journal,” but I do know that it was many years ago. I later subscribed, and then let...
Our Limbs, Tree Limbs, and the Eight Limbs of Yoga
The focus for my yoga classes last week was an intersection of limbs -- our body's limbs (our arms and legs), tree limbs (we practiced...
Add a little "Christmas Spirit"!
One of my favorite Young Living essential oils to diffuse this time of year is "Christmas Spirit"! Christmas Spirit is a delightful (and...
Quotes on Gratitude
In preparation for my recent "Cultivate Gratitude through Gentle Yoga & Essential Oils" workshop at The Yoga Effect, held the Friday...
In Front of the Camera...
This past Sunday afternoon, the very talented Cecilia Austin attempted to capture my yoga essence with her camera and her trained...