by Jurian | Dec 11, 2021 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
You’ve heard the acronym K.I.S.S., short for “Keep it Simple, Stupid.” (Not to be too annoyingly yogic, but I might rephrase that with a little more kindness…“Keep It Simple, Sweetheart.”) This is my mantra these days, 24/7. Keep it simple. Don’t over-complicate....
by Jurian | Nov 24, 2021 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
Dharma: Purpose. True calling. Right path. Dharma is a word with numerous meanings and connotations: Duty. Virtue. Universal law. It’s an important concept in Hinduism and Buddhism, as well as in other religions. Dharma appears in the 6000-year-old Vedas, the...
by Jurian | Oct 25, 2021 | Fifth Chakra Yoga (Yoga of Voice), Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
What will I do with my one wild and precious life? Where shall I invest my treasured time and energy? For the best use? For the greatest good? To the highest purpose? In a way that supports me? It’s been 19 months now, and still, I find myself asking these same...
by Jurian | Oct 11, 2021 | Yoga off the Mat
It’s October 11, the second Monday in October. Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day to those in the United States. Happy Thanksgiving, all you Canadians. Happy Dìa de la Raza to those in Latin America or Dìa de la Resistencia Indìgena to any Venezuelans. Whatever culture you...
by Jurian | Oct 3, 2021 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness
Oh my God, I think I did it. I found a very simple, delicious, satisfying dessert recipe that is good for me! You may find this sooo last decade, but I tried various chia concoctions a few years ago and never landed on something that worked. Here is what I made...
by Jurian | Sep 26, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
I’m a woman who appreciates order. I learned early to clean my room, make my bed, put toys back in their place. God lives in the neat and tidy corners of a house, a mind, a heart. Unfortunately, life is not tidy. As it turns out, she’s a beast. She is a hurricane that...
by Jurian | Sep 11, 2021 | Yoga off the Mat
I was asleep when the first plane hit. An oddly early call from Carol got me out of bed, though, and it was with her, my dear friend, on the phone, that I watched the second plane fly into the World Trade Center 20 years ago today. What stays with me? The slow-moving...
by Jurian | Aug 27, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
Saturday, Aug 21, 2021, was my first day teaching live, in-person classes at Kripalu Center in 18 months.* Getting ready that morning, I was reminded of all those awful-wonderful, momentous First Days of childhood – the nerve-racking, gut-wrenching,...
