Megan LvR
I think it’s Saturday. Yes, it is. It’s been a whirlwind-type of week, in which I have taught SO.MUCH.YOGA. And moved a few truckloads of furniture. Had way too many meetings, conference calls and faxes, along with all of the related emotions and action items. Handled a few temper tantrums and sleepless-kid nights. Packed lunches, […]
Asana practice is not a workout. It’s a moving meditation, designed to still the fluctuations of the mind. ‘Citta vritti narudah’ – yoga sutra 1.2 It’s not about manipulating the external appearance of your body. No physical routine—no matter how rigorously athletic–will alter the relative length of your bones. Nor is it about sweating away […]
‘The most important intimate relationship is the one that we develop with our own bodies.’ -M. Freeman So many of us long for that sense of belonging, of true connection, of intimacy. And we imagine that we will find it with another person. This is possible and, in fact, likely. In the meantime, there’s a […]
I spent the weekend with many amazing people, including one particularly quiet, wise and phenomenal man, B.K. Bose. B.K. founded the Niroga Institute, a non-profit organization that brings Transformative Life Skills to students, vulnerable youth, cancer survivors, seniors and people battling addiction. The work of Niroga directly uplifts thousands of people every week in schools, juvenile halls, homeless […]
The purpose of life, in my view, is to play. (And, more specifically, to use play as a vehicle for observation, discovery, connection, and learning). To bring enthusiasm and joy with me wherever I go. Even (especially!) to the dirtiest and most unpleasant of tasks…and the (seemingly) empty moments between tasks. Occasionally, external circumstances conspire […]
Megan LvR 