How often we can take the sun for granted and just move through the day. How often we can get lost in our to-dos and forget to watch the awe of the sunrise or sunset. How often we can feel trapped in our longing or desires and be led astray from what is right [...]
As I sit here and try to use my mind and drum up something worthwhile to share with community, something inspiring, something that drops us into connection and reflection, I feel a bit stumped and uncertain. Pause, breathe, and feel; I tell myself this, the same words I have said countless [...]
Do you wake in the morning willing to receive, listen, and remain curious about this auspicious life? Can the call of birds stir you to sweetness, the wind on your skin delight you in the mysterious forces? Can an unwanted emotion be greeted with honor? The path of a yogi calls [...]
Dear Lila community, April is here! As the plants begin to pop up through the dark soil, the days become longer, and the sunshine gets warmer, the invitation this season can be about stripping down the many barriers between the outer world and our true selves—be it literal layers of clothing, [...]
Dear Lila Community, Are you ready for a richer understanding of your own bodies, minds, and spirit? Are you ready for a deeper dive into practice? Are you seeking to learn more about the ancient practices of yoga and Ayurveda that help to support health and well-being in innumerable ways? Do you desire to [...]
Dear Lila Family, On Sunday, March 31st Jen Queally will be one of four lead teachers guiding Sea Change Yoga's inaugural Yogathon. Assuming yoga has had a profound impact on your life please join us in raising awareness and funds to support this relevant cause. Jen is a founding board member of SCY because she [...]
How often are we/you/I moving through life lost in the fog? Moving on autopilot, in the complex pulse of the world, feeling distracted, disconnected, and off beat? I will speak for myself, it is quite often I can feel lost in the mix, the to-dos, the shuffle. So often that I see that yoga, meditation, [...]
This month as we reflect on the Hallmark holiday of Valentines and the pierce of love, I offer reflections and contemplations on expanding the capacity of our very own hearts. One gift of practice on the mat is building a tangible and felt sense in our bodies of tolerance. This may show up in a [...]
Tomorrow marks the start of a New Year. Culturally we are ingrained to think of the New Year as a time to create a long laundry list of resolutions. What are we doing exactly when we do this… for our minds, bodies, hearts, and all relations? Resolution defined… 1. a firm decision to do or [...]
1. How would you describe yoga? To me, yoga is a tool to make sense of the world, and of all the patterns we take on as humans with bodies, living and moving through each day. The practice of yoga, (of the asanas, of pranayama, of meditation), provides an opportunity to observe what has been [...]
