October Pose of The Month

“Aparigraha advises us to travel light while on the spiritual path. We must let go of the old to make room for the new”

~ Rolf Gates

Carrie KlausOctober 18, 2020parsvottanasana, intensesidestretchpose, pyramid pose, surrender, aparigraha

Practicing in person vs practicing on-line.

“…….nothing replaces the benefits of practicing in person with a teacher and in a group. The energy exchange between people, the lovingly watchful eye of the teacher, these are all irreplaceable aspects of practicing in person. And let’s be honest…..how many of you have just stopped practicing in the middle of a live-stream and went to take care of a household chore, deal with the kids or dogs, or simply just quit because you were feeling too challenged?”

Carrie KlausSeptember 30, 2020

September Pose of the Month

“We practice Vīrabhadrāsana, not to condone violence, but to honor our fight against our own ignorance and ego, and to cultivate the strength and courage to do the right thing under difficult circumstances.”

Carrie KlausSeptember 13, 2020poseofthemonth, Vīrabhadrāsana, warrior3

The NEW Normal

Six months in and we are still taking the majority of our yoga classes from home. Of course, nothing replaces the support of a connected community in class, the feedback from a trained teacher, the smell of the incense burning, or the respite of just slipping away to our sacred studio space, but if yogis are anything, we are flexible. We’ve made due, we’ve adapted, some of us have even created our own sacred spaces at home. This is our NEW normal.

MusingsCarrie KlausSeptember 2, 2020

Śiva the Destroyer

We are in need of Śiva’s destructive force right now. We need his help to dismantle our biases. We need his help to dismantle our individual racism. We need his help to dismantle the system of white supremacy we’ve been living under for long enough.

Carrie KlausJune 1, 2020

February Pose of the Month

“If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete.” - Buddha

Carrie KlausFebruary 25, 2020

January Pose of the Month

Not being tense but ready.
Not thinking but not dreaming.
Not being set but flexible.
Liberation from the uneasy sense of confinement.
It is being wholly and quietly alive, aware and alert, ready for whatever may come.”
~ Bruce Lee

Carrie KlausJanuary 30, 2020soINyoga, poseofthemonth

December Pose of the Month

“ In the yoga tradition death is not viewed with displeasure. It is the final rite of passage that prepares us for the promise of a new tomorrow. It gives us a sense of purpose that can inspire us to make good use of the time we have on earth.”

Carrie KlausDecember 19, 2019savasana, corpse pose, poseofthemonth

November Pose of the Month

In order to come closer to finding peace, Santosha is undeniably one of the most important practices to come back to consistently - we cannot love, trust, give or live fully until we have enough of that love inside ourselves.
- Emma-Louise Newlyn

Carrie KlausNovember 30, 2019