April 2025

Since my last post, my beloved dog, Ami, succumbed to cancer. It devastated me. I’m pretty good at compartmentalizing, but the loss of that precious angel dog hurt my heart. I’m not over it. A photo of him brings me to tears. I still look for him in his spot before tossing a toy for Milo. I still expect to see him waiting with wagging tail when I wake up in the morning, but he has gone on before me and I must wait to see him again.

His last day, he gingerly made his way to the backyard. The sun hung high in the blue sky as he found a place to rest in the tall green grass. I’m so grateful that he was able to do that. He always loved being outside.

I could say more, but I’m going to leave it at that. It’s too painful to talk about. He was my best buddy and I will miss him forever. The children and I planted a magnolia tree in the backyard for him.

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April has brought things to fruition, even as I still grapple with the pain of loss. That’s the way life is, isn’t it? Death is not the end of anything, really. It’s another step in the cycle of life. I continuously remind myself of this truth…

This month I kicked off my first Yoga & Ayurveda cohort. I added a second weekly yoga class, and I opened up a space in my home for 1:1 and small group yoga sessions and I have a small group scheduled for next month.

I am grateful to be leading yoga classes again. It fills my heart to be living my dharma. The idea of leading 1:1 and small group sessions is especially dear to me, because I love tailoring yoga for people’s needs, which can only be done to a certain extent in a general group class.

When I work one-on-one with someone, I can observe their stance and give individualized modifications and show them how to utilize props specifically for their unique situation. From there, they can go to a group class or their solo practice feeling empowered to practice safely and confidently.

It makes me happy, because yoga has transformed my life. It is my source of grounding, decreased anxiety, more level-headedness, and peace. I cannot live without yoga. I certainly cannot live well without yoga. If I can help another person live well through yoga, then I have done my job.

Ayurveda is the sister science to Yoga. It’s about tuning into our physical selves and honoring that with how and what we eat and how we live and take care of ourselves.

Together, Yoga and Ayurveda are truly life-changing. I will have a new cohort starting in July, if you are interested in joining us.

I feel honored to be able to guide others on this journey.

I will talk more about this in future posts, but for now, this little recap is all I feel up to writing, as I allow myself time to sit with and breathe into my own healing.

In the meantime, here is a list of upcoming events. I’ll see you in May.

🤎

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