Yogi Monkey

That's right FOUR chances to experience this blissful event- yoga, craft chocolate, pranayama, meditation, aromatherapy and yoga nidra!
I'm grateful to be coming back to the studio I started this class at 3 years ago heart Lotus Living Arts, I will offer it again at Flow Yoga and Heat of Yoga, and I will bring this experience to a new studio too - Queen City Yoga Center- so excited to be in this new space!
Feb 8th from 5-7pm in Charlotte
Feb 15th from 2-4pm in Concord
Feb 15th from 6-8pm in Salisbury
Feb 7th from 6:30-830pm in Locust
All classes are $25 before the even and $30 day of (if there is space available)
To register, click on my events, choose your date/studio and use the event link! Can't wait to share this restoring and revitalizing practice with you

Love her

I've been told by men I don't know more times than I can count to "smile" when I don't feel like smiling.

And I certainly don't smile on command when I don't want to.
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I've been approached a thousand times with disruptive conversation when I'm obviously deep into writing in my journal at a bar.

Then when I say neutrally, "Excuse me--I was focusing on something and I'd like to get back to it", they call me a B.
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I was told three times by three separate dudes at my local cafe just yesterday to "close your computer and stop working!", and 'talk to them', or 'enjoy the view' or 'just do what I asked'.

I love what I do and was there in my rhythms completely enjoying myself.

And some ancient yoga teacher guys decided that black wasn't a "yogic" color, though women and witches and nature and meditation and night all decided it was one of the most important, protective and empowering.

So now I get female yoga teachers randomly telling me that black is bad, and to wear white instead of what I choose.
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And, sadly, many yoga-practicing women today snark at my organic, natural movement on the mat, or my addition of holistic fitness to the practice, although it's far better for your body, because some yoga men with little anatomy knowledge from the 1920s taught them that to move military-style and not nourish your feminine side --or your cardio health properly--is the "right" way to practice asana.
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I smile when I want.
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I work how I want.

I close my computer if I want.
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I wear black as much as I want.
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I practice yoga how my body wants.
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Not theirs.

I don't call them wrong.

I just move more fully into my right.
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How about you?
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photo: James St Vincent

From my Instagram posts today...more where this came from! there too.