by Jurian | Sep 13, 2023 | Yoga off the Mat
As you may know, I Iove to chant. Chanting helped me to develop a whole new relationship with my voice. It introduced me to a new kind of creativity. It gave me another avenue to bliss. I feel completely at home using my voice this way. What you may not know, is that...
by Jurian | Aug 29, 2023 | Teacher Trainings
Yesterday I helped graduate six new 500-hr Kripalu teachers. As I looked down the hallway outside the Sunset Room and heard the excited whispers of anticipation, saw the last-minute hugs of congratulation, the expressions of shared affection and experience, I thought...
by Jurian | Aug 15, 2023 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness
This recipe (ever-so-slightly tweaked from Wholesome Yum’s) is delicious, gluten-free, low in sugar, super easy to make, and — it even has vegetables in it! Don’t tell, but it reminds me of a very popular, decadent, expensive, flourless chocolate...
by Jurian | Jul 5, 2023 | Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
In a perfect world, today’s blog post would have gone out last week, but Friday was the one-year anniversary of Dad’s passing. (I marked the occasion by backing my car, full force, into David’s—a costly moment of mindlessness.) With the loss of both Mom and Dad...
by Jurian | Apr 25, 2023 | Aging Well, Yoga off the Mat
The most important woman in my life left this Earth three weeks ago. Through my online classes, many people heard stories about my mom, met her, or spent virtual time in her living room. Though her dementia progressed over these last few years, they were some of the...
by Jurian | Apr 2, 2023 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
Last week was intense. My soon-to-be-95-year-old mom spent three days in three different hospital emergency rooms, following a fall in which she hit her head. This on the heels of Covid. (Long story short, Mom is amazingly resilient and she appears to be...
by Jurian | Mar 19, 2023 | Aging Well
Oh, the ups and downs of this life! One week ago today I was about to begin what turned out to be a truly joyous Dance Into Joy weekend at Kripalu. Just four days later, when the northern Berkshires got slammed with 24+ inches of snow and all of the challenges...
by Jurian | Mar 7, 2023 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
Sometimes I’ll hear whispered (or shouted) in the yoga world the idea that a “more advanced” practice means mastering more complicated postures—poses that add the challenge of a bind or balance, that take the body into increasingly challenging shapes and contortions....
