Yoga With Kelly

"Our very being, essence, health and happiness depend on Mother Earth." - David Suzuki For me seasonal living may mean something different than it does for you, but we can all live with intention. For me seasonal living means filling my home with touches of autumn, switching out my wardrobes, eating warm and nutritious foods, and slowing down. For me it means wrapping up in cozy sweaters and boots. It means doing outdoor activities: pumpkin patches, corn mazes, farmers markets, etc. And as you read last week it means making herbal remedies in preparation for the colder months which it turn means more hot herbal tea to keep my immune system in check. The remedies I made last week are coming along nicely; they still need more time to macerate, about 3-4 more weeks until I can strain them and bottle them up. For me autumn means turning inward, refocusing my attention on me. It means being more mindful and living in the present moment. It means harnessing the energy of season, em...

My yoga opened my heart to light, love, peace and honor. It has done wonderful things to change my life. I believe all things are beautiful and I invite more peace into my heart. I began yoga because I hated working out at the gym but knew I needed to do some sort of physical activity, other than walking. I fell in love with yoga because it brought me happiness. I felt energized, I felt peaceful, and I felt good in my body after every class. It was a beautiful form of practice, like a dance. I felt free. After working on my physical practice for a few years I wanted to know more about where yoga came from and what it was all about. I began studying yoga on a deeper level. I realized that yoga was about more than just the poses. The yoga philosophy really spoke to me. And the more I read the more I wanted to know. Yoga philosophy teaches us peace, love and honor among many other things. It teaches us about joining the body, mind and spirit into one entity. And above all i...