I live up a rocky dirt road that keeps the company of an emerald river by its side.  It is clearly a place that has been kissed by Grandmother Earth, and is now seeped in her magic.  Misty mornings are the time of spirit animals, when flocks of white birds float up and down the river and a family of wild white horses wades through the water.  There are ancient trees that might take four of us joining hands to encircle their trunks, with weathered, wrinkled branches draped in moss.  I stop on my morning walks to lean my back on these huge creatures, looking out at the green rippling river, shoes kicked off to feel the coolness of the soil’s moisture beneath me.

"Our biggest fear is not that we are inadequate
our biggest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure
we ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
actually, who are you not to be?

Your playing small doesn't serve the world
we are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us
and as we let our own light shine
we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."   --  Marianne Williamson

Morning Movement Meditation on the beach in Paradise!

We feel so blessed to have shared and celebrated Christmas Eve with twenty people in our studio practicing Danyasa™ Yoga by candlelight!  Not exactly Christmas by the fire place, however Sofiah pulled out her fire fans to share a dance in celebration of community and new traditions.

These photos were taken one gorgeous morning at the Marino Ballena National Park with Jocelyn Gordon, Jacqui Becker and Sofiah Thom. After the Hoopnotica Retreat and Teacher Training at Bamboo YogaPlay we were blessed with some beautiful weather and the opportunity do a photo shoot as well as spend some time playing and relaxing on the beach. Hope you enjoy the shots - we had fun taking them!

What is your highest calling?  What brings you the most joy?  What feeds your soul and vibrates every cell of your body in the frequency of yes?  We must always remember to reflect on ourselves and re-align with our ultimate truth! Otherwise what is the point of this dance we call life?

When I first arrived at Bamboo YogaPlay, I was eager to take owner Sofiah Thom's Danyasa class. Danyasa combines traditional yoga asanas with fluid movements and creative transitions, a refreshing cha...