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...
