by Sera | Sep 22, 2020 | Blog Articles
Ayurvedically, the Summer Months, or Grisma Rtu, are ruled by Air (Vayu) and Fire (Agni). The combination brings Movement (chalatva) and Intensity (tiksnatva) to our lives – even in (or perhaps especially in) COVID times. Our feeling of lightness makes us feel...
by Sera | Jun 21, 2020 | Blog Articles, Personal Writings and Essays
This is a larger topic than this blog can cover – and many have spoken it more wisely than me – but I would like to examine how Ayurveda, the Purusarthas, and śloka 2.13 from the Bhagavad Gita are asking us to manage our physical selves in this material...
by Sera | Jun 18, 2020 | Blog Articles, Personal Writings and Essays
I have noticed being a practitioner of Yoga and being from the West, a certain repetitive behavior that I understand and also find puzzling. Especially in the last few years, many of my fellow teachers of Yoga Asana, have become so let down by their practice, they...
by Sera | Jun 9, 2020 | Blog Articles, Personal Writings and Essays
Presence is often discussed like it is something to choose off the shelf, like selecting a can of soup for dinner. The request to “be present,” seems so simple. But really, it creates the same tension as someone requesting that you “just...
by Sera | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog Articles, Personal Writings and Essays
I have been pondering the lessons of Michelle Cassandra Johnson and Kerri Kelly regarding Resilience through practice since their Race & Resilience course earlier in the year. Here is a link to her work. It is the inspiration for these thoughts. The consistent...
by Sera | May 18, 2020 | Blog Articles, Published Articles
I was grateful for the opportunity to be interviewed by the company with whom I work, The Pad Climbing. About a year ago, the Pad hired me to support, expand, and make more nuanced the Yoga and Fitness Program at the gym. In the process, I discovered how closely...
by Sera | Aug 27, 2019 | Blog Articles
Āyus (आयुस्) means life and Veda (वेद) means spiritual wisdom. Yoga (योग) comes from the root yuj-(युज्) which means to yoke or unite. When we think about uniting in yoga, we always assume that those elements we desire to unite are already in their prime state, ready...
by Sera | Feb 16, 2019 | Blog Articles
स्थिरसुखमासनम् ॥४६॥ sthira-sukham-āsanam ॥46॥ As Yogin(ini)s we often hear the phrase sthira-sukham-āsanam as a means to create a balanced experience in the body complex via the posture. However, as I have been studying other Vedic texts, I have come to appreciate...
by Sera | Apr 4, 2018 | Blog Articles
I consider myself an inquisitive, openminded person. I see myself mostly as a person before i do any other categorizing title. But, in moments of weakness, and doubt, or even just in the quiet moments in the dark in bed, between awake and asleep, I feel myself judging...
by Sera | Mar 21, 2018 | Blog Articles
There are images everywhere. There are images of images. A tree. Her shadow. The nest in the tree. The colors of the bird song. See it outside. Then close your eyes. See it inside. Remember. Everything. The texture of the trunk. How, like shingles, does...
