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if you have come across this website in your search for a way or a place to do yoga, or a teacher to guide you to a way or a place, here is a heartfelt letter to you:

on this website
i list my credentials, my “yoga resume”, my “spiritual path stats”,
as a starting point for you to understand
the experiences of learning and growing
that i bring to my practice and teaching of yoga.

i want you to know that i didn’t
wake up one morning
in the recent past and think,
“wow!  wouldn’t it be cool to be, like, a yoga teacher???”
and rush off to a “learn to teach yoga in just one weekend!”
“certification” course.

it’s important that you know
that I have gone through
long and deep hours of
demanding and exacting training
facilitated by practitioner-teachers
who set the bar high
and expect their students to follow.

it would not be a good thing for you
if i were an expert in sky-diving
who decided to just
teach a little yoga on the side.
 
you need to know
that i know
what i’m doing.

listing
where i took teacher training,
whose workshops i’ve attended,
what certification i’m currently working toward,
which teachers i consider my primary influences,
has become a shorthand
for communicating competency in the yoga world.
and those things are all good.

BUT . . .
i have often been tempted
to delete all of that information
(yes, i’m sure i want to send it to the recycle bin)
and replace it with
a paragraph or two like this:

“dear friends,
welcome!
i am honored that you have chosen to
include me on your yoga journey.
i teach what i practice.
and that’s all.
nothing more.
but nothing less.

practice is all;
practice is everything.
i practice yoga every day,
and most days i also do some postures.
 
i will teach you what i know about
doing yoga.

i am even happier to share with you
what i’ve learned about
living yoga
through my regular practice,
through my own experiences,
with the wish and intention
that you might be
inspired and encouraged
to take up a regular practice,
to live yoga
in your experiences,
in your own life, in your own way.”







i wish i could show you,
when you are lonely or in darkness,
the Astonishing Light
of your own Being!

~hafiz




                           
Here are connections to websites we recommend for both work and play:



www.3HO.org
website for US & international kundalini news & events



www.spiritvoyage.com
for all your yoga music needs! includes kundalini favorites like snatam kaur & guruganesha singh






www.womenforwomen.org
helping women survivors of war rebuild their lives


www.livingyogaprogram.com
one of the highest quality hatha yoga teacher training programs on the planet









www.yogakriya.org
temple of kriya yoga in chicago – browse & purchase goswami
kriyananda’s cds and homestudy courses – unparalleled yogic wisdom





www.wisdomheart.org
ancient wisdom for modern times – especially if you are an executive of a fortune 500 company, an entrepreneur, or a savvy businessperson at any size company.  sign up for eric klein’s free newsletter and rethink the way you do business.





www.amma.org
ammachi – a true living saint walking (& hugging!) among us
***Look for her annual Chicago visit each June or July***





www.pemachodron.org
buddhist teachings made accessible & relevant





www.chicagoktc.org
beautiful tibetan Buddhist temple & practitioners in cicero





www.ginaorlando.com
certified hypnotherapist & wellness consultant



www.hos.com
subscribe for $10 monthly & stream beautiful music from your computer 24/7.
“safe journey, space fans, wherever you are”


www.mortonarb.org
visit once a week whether you (think you) “need” to or not





www.fitzgeraldsnightclub.com
the BEST live music – many genres -- laid back & unpretentious.




www.hawaiianphotos.net
because we can’t be there all the time . . . 









When you have
fixed yourself,
Fix your community.
When you have
fixed your community,
Fix the world. 
When you have
fixed the world,
Adjust your sash. 
If you are afraid,
Don’t do it.
If you do it,
Do not fear the outcome.

~Mongolian Proverb









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