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#107: When Simple Is Profound

We are not equipped for the speed of the 21st century. Simple practices can show you how to adapt. Meet Johnny Gillespie—a master mechanic of body and mind with decades of experience teaching simple ways to move and breathe more efficiently and live with more integrity and joy. In this episode we talk about morning routines, essential practices for healthy living and, of course, living in flow. Tune in for a delightful conversations between old friends chock full of laughter and ah-ha’s.

A Letter to My Yoga Students

Recently I sat with my journal to reflect on why I continue to teach people how to move and breathe day in and day out,

Repeat Three Times

While traveling in Cusco, Peru, my daughter Julianna and I walked together up a hill on a narrow cobblestone road. We ducked our heads to

Stoked By Fall

Slam, slam. Rev, rev. And away we drove from the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in the beautiful Berkshire mountains, away from a five-day

Finding my SoulForce

For the past six months I have been writing a book currently called SoulForce: Unleashing your Human Potential. It stems from my deep conviction that

Heading Straight into Stillness

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn

Change is the only constant.

Change is the only constant. ~ Heraclitus These words of the great Greek philosopher Heraclitus have ring loud and so true for me. I’ve heard

#107: When Simple Is Profound

We are not equipped for the speed of the 21st century. Simple practices can show you how to adapt. Meet Johnny Gillespie—a master mechanic of body and mind with decades of experience teaching simple ways to move and breathe more efficiently and live with more integrity and joy. In this episode we talk about morning routines, essential practices for healthy living and, of course, living in flow. Tune in for a delightful conversations between old friends chock full of laughter and ah-ha’s.

#8: Move your Body. Train your Brain!

Moving and breathing in rhythm will turn your walks or workouts into a powerful game-changing mindfulness practice. In this episode Cara talks about how to move in a way that not only gets your blood pumping and invigorates each of your cells, but also shifts your mind and nervous system from frazzled to focused. When we

A Letter to My Yoga Students

Recently I sat with my journal to reflect on why I continue to teach people how to move and breathe day in and day out, over and over again. What flowed out of me was a heartfelt letter to my students that I share here.   Dear Yoga Students, I teach yoga because I believe

After The First Eight Minutes You Are Golden

Have you ever stepped to the top of your yoga mat at the start of class and wondered how you would ever make it through practice? Did you ever contemplate leaving during the first few poses because you felt tired or just not up for it? Many of us feel this way most of the

Does this experience make me feel clear, bright, and fully alive?

I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive. — Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth I have always wanted to feel as though I were standing in the center of the field, in the middle of the game, alert and

Repeat Three Times

While traveling in Cusco, Peru, my daughter Julianna and I walked together up a hill on a narrow cobblestone road. We ducked our heads to enter a small, empty room, and then we made our way up a spiral staircase to the Yoga Room. At the beginning of class our lovely young teacher Ashley asked

Stoked By Fall

Slam, slam. Rev, rev. And away we drove from the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in the beautiful Berkshire mountains, away from a five-day retreat called Being Fully Alive: The Joy of Clarity, Strength, and Freedom, away from a fantastic few days with my teaching partner Jennifer Schelter and our new best friends, and

Finding my SoulForce

For the past six months I have been writing a book currently called SoulForce: Unleashing your Human Potential. It stems from my deep conviction that you have the ability to be focused and fearless in everything that you do but you are all too often blocked from accessing it. I believe that, with daily practice,

Heading Straight into Stillness

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. ~Henry David Thoreau For the past several weeks I have been feeling a

Change is the only constant.

Change is the only constant. ~ Heraclitus These words of the great Greek philosopher Heraclitus have ring loud and so true for me. I’ve heard this quote many, many times and have nodded in agreement many, many times but honestly have not deeply understood it until now. Change has been coming at me like gangbusters

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