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,...
by Jurian | Jul 25, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
“If you want your surroundings to be of best use to you, be of best use to your surroundings. If you want your house to give you joy and comfort, be joyful in it, bring to it beautiful things. If you project love to the plants in your garden, they will reward you with...
by Jurian | Jul 11, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Yoga of Yes (Joy), Yoga off the Mat
“Collective Effervescence.” According to Adam Grant (psychologist; writer for The New York Times; he wrote that great article on ‘languishing’…) According to Grant, collective effervescence is a particular kind of joy; one that most of us haven’t experienced much for...
by Jurian | Jun 11, 2021 | Yoga off the Mat
I would never call myself a pessimist, yet it seems clear to me (and I think most people would agree) that, over the course of the last several decades, our society has become less concerned with thoughtfulness toward others and increasingly focused on the individual....
