This weekend, I became the mother of a five year old. We offered to take my daughter to Disneyland on her birthday. She’s never been, so she didn’t know what she was saying ‘no’ to, but she did say no! Instead, she cooked up the idea that she would like to see snow. We booked […]
Author: theyogaharbor
Living Out of Sync
At age thirty-one, I didn’t know what to do with my days. I remember my husband telling me, “Just relax and enjoy yourself!” And I shot back, venom in my voice, “I’m not retired! I’m not seventy! I want to do something!” At that time, my friends were doing one of two things: building their […]
Recipe: Vata Balancing Root Vegetables
This could be a very ambitious post. I started my day preparing this dish, and in the meantime I’ve tried to find ways to correlate “vata balancing” with Western medical science. In short: there are SO many research-backed articles and comprehensive studies that support this correlation. Here’s a synopsis: Vata balancing means something is calming […]
Nervous System Care Series
4-Week Series, Wednesdays, February 1, 8, 15, 22 11am-12pm held at Allomi Redondo Beach Learn clear, tested strategies for preventing panic, improving sleep, boosting immunity and getting out of burnout. If you’re exercising, you need to be taking time to restore your body. If you’re not exercising, start here first. By directly targeting stress hormones, […]
Yoga Nidra Circle
First Thursdays of the month, 8-9pm starting February 2 held at Allomi Redondo Beach This circle is held for anyone needing deep rest. We come together to connect as a group prior to entering meditation. Yoga Nidra (the “yogic sleep”) is a fully guided, 40-minute, lying down meditation, where you simply relax and listen along. […]
The Gatekeepers (and the gatekeepers)
It’s been 18 months since I closed up shop at our Torrance location. And, well, I’m not working nearly as much as I thought I would be. I’m certainly not working nearly as much as my bank account would like me to be. What matters most, though, is I’m not working as much as I’d […]
Add Ritual to the Everyday
I’m on my millionth night home alone with my kids. I want to check the drama there. My oldest is 4. Well, 4 years, 2 months, 10 days. So, I’ve known her in my arms for 1,530 days. I used a calculator. There’s no statistical way, then, that this is my millionth night alone with […]
What is Emotional Labor?
You know when you feel one way on the inside, but you can’t show it on the outside? It’s no secret, because we’ve all felt it; we’ve probably felt it three times today. And it’s only 9:22am. But, we don’t often have the word for it. Let’s say you’re out at a business luncheon and […]
I didn’t overestimate how much help I’d get, I underestimated how much I’d need
I’m the youngest daughter of three to a stay-at-home-mom. Youngest is a relative term, as my eldest sister is only 30 months older than I am. Now, as the mother of two daughters aged 17 months apart, I cannot imagine how my mother managed. I often find myself thinking, “This is so hard with a […]
Running with Hope
On Sunday morning, I was just finishing up mile 5 of my 10k race, when I looked ahead and saw the line of runners snaking up Torrance Boulevard away from the Redondo Beach Pier. This is a nasty hill on a good day, and realizing I’d have to run it toward the end of my […]