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 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...
by Jurian | Aug 20, 2022 | Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
It’s difficult to imagine things being more in flux than they already are, and yet it seems clear that time is coming. The entire globe is experiencing increasing change. Whether the overriding cause is climate, politics, the pandemic, or some combination of these, it...
by Jurian | Jan 10, 2022 | Aging Well, Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
I was teaching a workshop recently on the Seventh Chakra, Sahasrara, the Crown. This energy center, located at the crown of the skull, is associated with the element ether (space) and with the infinite, the invisible, the unnameable. It invites us to connect to the...
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...
