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....
by Jurian | Feb 12, 2023 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, International Retreats, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
I’m guessing that, for most of us, 13 years old is an age we’d prefer to have skipped. For myself, thirteen was an all-time low in terms of everything that matters to a 13-year-old. I was as awkward as I’ve ever been in my life—the definition of “uncool” in a big,...
by Jurian | Dec 27, 2022 | Health and Wellness, Yoga off the Mat
The “holy days” are upon us — a time when we’re invited to make space for what is sacred. Winter’s darkness encourages and supports it; all the spiritual traditions support it; the Roman calendar supports it; time off from work (if...
by Jurian | Dec 14, 2022 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
Tao Porchon-Lynch who continued to teach yoga until she was 100, said, “I don’t believe in age. I believe in energy. Don’t let age dictate what you can and cannot do.” Vanda Scaravelli, a renowned yoga teacher who didn’t even begin to practice until her...
