by Cyndy Edwards mama maman madre moeder mam majka amámaji makuahine mutter mataji ahm mother mom If there is a word that carries as much as much emotion as mother, I don’t know it. It’s a snowy May day and I’m up with sun thinking of the celebration of moms tomorrow. My thoughts drift to…
4/21/2020 by MaryBeth Madonia I have always wanted to have a daily meditation practice. I am a certified yoga instructor. A graduate of Namaste’s yoga teacher training program. I have been practicing yoga for ten years. I should have a solid meditation practice. Alas, I did not. Not until COVID-19. I have to come clean….
by Ruth Zito How often have we heard someone say this, or maybe you have even thought that yourself? That is like saying, “I am too dirty to take a bath, or I am not strong enough to join a gym.” You don’t have to be flexible to do yoga. Flexibility is a result of…
by Jolynn McFerren How do I choose? Namaste Yoga has a variety of classes for ages 5-105! (Yes, really.) Namaste Yoga Studio cultivates a community of love, light & wellness, offering excellent and compassionate yoga instruction for all ages and levels of student. So, if you are new to our studio, how do you choose…
by Cyndy Edwards Aging. Growing older. Elder. What comes to mind when you hear those words? Are you picturing some feeble, bent, shuffling person with nearly white or graying hair? A person who can barely move from chair to chair and loses track of people and events? Or, perhaps, you’re picturing someone who is mobile,…
by Ceca Sarkissian So far during this journey of staying home, we have taken time to cook delicious food, both healthy (thanks to Michael Symon’s new cookbook) and indulgent (thanks to Pinterest and a Kitchenaid mixer). We come together in the kitchen, and to share at the table because that is OUR place as a…
by Cyndy Edwards As some may know, I’m a reader. I read a little of this and a little of that and, sometimes, I binge. I’ve been known to stay up all night reading although I can’t keep my eyes open into the wee hours doing anything else. What do I nibble read? Usually non-fiction…
by Cyndy Edwards Recently, prompted by an online course, I initiated an email gratitude journal with a few friends. The only expectation is that we share what we feel thankful for on that day. Why a shared journal? I wanted, nay, needed that accountability & wanted the social connection. Why gratitude? Do you want to…
by Jolynn McFerren Oddly enough, one of my resolutions for this year was to eliminate the word “busy” from my vocabulary. “How are you?” and she responds, “Busy! How are you?” Yeah, yeah, yeah, we are all BUSY. Tell me something real. Let me tell you something real versus responding with this one, sad, common…
by Cathy Bratka So much of what is being asked of us all right now feels unfamiliar and frankly unappealing. Stay at home, alone, don’t go out and be social, don’t go to work, don’t take your kids to school, don’t go to the gym or yoga class…and the list goes on. We are social…
