Author: jmcferren

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

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,

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

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,

by Jolynn McFerren No, it isn’t January 1st. It’s social distancing, stay at home, SAFE at home quarantine from COVID-19. It’s the end of March, 2020, and I am obsessed with cleaning and decluttering as if it were the new

By Darlene Ralicki In yoga, the breath can be referred to as “prana”, which is translated as “life force” or “vital energy”. The breath is a key element of prana – the breath we breathe moves the life force within

by Jolynn McFerren I am so grateful for the time and energy that our yoga teacher trainees have put into their final  presentations. We have gained so much knowledge as a group already about topics like ADHD, Yoga for Recovery,

By: Darlene Ralicki It’s that time of year – new beginnings and a time when we develop our new year resolutions. Often those resolutions are focused on the negative or something we aspire to “fix”, and they often lose their sizzle

By Bethanie Jones I was meditating the other night and something so obvious yet so subtle hit me. I saw the planet earth from the view of outer space and wondered how many people’s prayers were being sent out into