Breakfast & Your Daily Yoga
Mundane Joy
The smooth green tiles feel good under my feet. The kitchen is quiet. I heft the filter pitcher and pour, filling the kettle. It's electric blue knob glows.
The mugs are beautiful, with a blue owl, a red and white bird-fox, tree-ish things with curving branches, budding flowers... Chagal-esque. These mugs are always handled with care.
Half of a lemon, squeezed into hot water – I sip slowly, moving from cupboard to dish rack to counter, collecting plates, eggs from the fridge, jam.
I toast the bread, spread the ghee, slice the egg, let its velvety yolk melt softly, sprinkle with salt, not too much.
Then comes the tea: joyful swirl of white milk in brown, like roiling clouds.
My new strategy for healing anxiety is exquisite self care. Caring for others is easy. For myself, not a given.
My new strategy for holding my habit of worry is to try to look behind the worry, see what's there.
A belief? A story? A lie?
My new strategy for healing is to feel it in this body, notice clenching, grip.
Observe it, explore it, but not try to ignore or banish it.
To stay with it and watch it change.
Healing the body
Daily yoga can feel mundane too, or not.
Some days it's magic, like hot tea, joy, or warm toast, the movement creates a sensation of freedom.
Other days it feels like a chore, and sometimes it feels like the body betrays us.
Snatches away what we thought was our practice and brings in pain, limitation, fear.
I remember so vividly the humiliation when I realized that I, a yoga teacher, was going to need a hip replacement. It took seven years to process.
Along the way I learned so much about making peace with my body and making space in my joints, building strength to ease pain.
It was a surprisingly rich experience. Not that I would wish it on anyone. I'd rather wish for you to continue in your body just as it always has been: strong, familiar, easy.
The upside is that now the work I do in private sessions has become an even more exciting place for me to help others. I am thrilled to be able to support students in finding practical tools to enable mobility, enhance strength and feel better in their bodies.
We start by finding where you are comfortable, where your body can rest, and then move from there, along the lines of ease, intuition and healing.
I can work with you to find a way back from discouragement to movement, while holding the fear and grief that can come with our ever-evolving bodies.
If you’re looking to deepen your understanding of alignment, work on specific postures, or build greater strength, I’m here for you.
Tier I: First Month Free
The Tier I membership video library gives you on-demand classes: practice any time, any where. With over 70 Yoga & Meditation classes there’s something for everyone, from beginners and those recovering from injury to core-strengthening and more advanced techniques.
You receive unlimited access to all yoga classes. New classes added regularly, so check back regularly to enjoy the new content.
Cost: Only $15/month & your first month is FREE!
Tier II: Monthly Private Yoga Session with Anne, ERYT500
(either online or in-person for those in the Boston area)
If you’d like a more personalized experience, the Tier II Membership may be for you:
With Tier II you receive access to the rich collection of video classes, PLUS a monthly private session with me (at a discounted rate):
The monthly private yoga classes in the Tier II membership allow me to support you as you manage joint pain, back pain, scoliosis, injury and the myriad other challenges that appear in our bodies.
My regular rate for private sessions is $150/hour (via Zoom or in person for those in the Boston area), but with the Tier II Yoga Membership you receive a your monthly private class in addition to the video library.