Yoga With Kelly

Recently I was asked what my motivation is for getting on my yoga mat. I took a minute to think this question over. What was my motivation? Because I often find myself struggling to get on the mat, especially recently, since I’ve been having a hard time at my new job. It has been a tough, emotional transition. However I still make time to get on my mat and I wanted to share with this person my motivation for showing up and now I am going to share it with all of you. Yoga for me is what you make it. I told them; living daily with purpose and intention. For me yoga is more than just the poses, whether it be coming home and cooking a delicious meal with love, intention, and purpose or laying in bed knitting while watching a movie or getting lost in a show. For me these are yoga practices. These actions for you will look different, but what matters is how you do them. Setting your focus and attention on every action and how you perform those actions. The dictionary defines intention as: ...

  Fall is in the air... Fall is certainly in the air and I am determined to soak up every little bit. Fading green leaves turn into golden yellow, fiery red and orange leaves. The colors set the sky aglow. The smell of campfires and bonfires fill the cool autumn air. Pumpkins can be found at every super market, farmers market and everything in-between. Smells of apple pumpkin fills the air of every suburban home. Leaves litter the ground and sidewalks and crunch under your feet. The earth tones are very vibrant right now. I love it! This morning I ventured into Hudson for the Hudson Farmer’s Market where I picked up fresh farm grown produce for my meals this week. I got there early and it was practically crowded streets, luckily I found a spot to park on Main Street. Of course my first stop was to get coffee at the local coffee shop, The Open Door Coffee Company, located right on Main Street overlooking the bustling about of early morning shoppers. Café au lait and cheese and her...

You... Yes you. Sitting there on the couch, 4 seasons deep in a Netflix binge. You say you can't do yoga?! I say you can. Part of yoga is just showing up to the mat. The rest we can work with. Yoga is a learning process. It is about progress. It's about dedication, commitment, time... It's about connecting with yourself, finding out who you really are. And these things are scary. But they don't have to be. Yoga instructors are there to help guide you to a better you. They want to help you succeed. They want you to feel relief. It is difficult to let go of things. These things that we hold on to, cling to. We have a hard time parting with them. They hold memories, maybe pain, maybe pleasure, happy/sad. They may no longer be serving us, but yet we refuse to let go. Yoga is about letting go. It is about release. It is about finding joy when you can now stretch a little farther into a pose you were struggling with. Yoga is about balance, unity, dev...