Let Me Count the Ways

The Pause, Yoga Poems and Readings

LET ME COUNT THE WAYS…… I MISS being able to meet your eyes when you come to class. I MISS the before class chatter of asking “ what does everyone want to do today in the practise”. I MISS the soft touching I give to some who want body correction during...

Humility – The Pause with Barbara Crompton

Yoga Poems and Readings

Join me for a short ride in examining humility in your life: Humility  is a  interesting  word and I believe  it has given humble people a “less than” rap in our  society .  The synonyms in the dictionary  are submissive, meek, lowly…….HMMM ,...

Contemplation – The Pause with Barbara Crompton

Yoga Poems and Readings

Pause, breathe, push yourself away from responsibility for 5 minutes……. CONTEMPLATE “I am enough just  the way I am today” Have you ever felt…”I am not enough”….. society has said it, my Mom and Dad have said it, my...

The Blue Zones | 9 Power Influencers of Longevity

Yoga Poems and Readings

Do you want to live to be over 100 with good health and a positive attitude towards life ? In the book “The Blue Zones”  the author Dan Buettner identifies the places in the world where the most centurions exist. Think Sardenia, Italy, Loma Linda,...

Letting Go

Yoga Poems and Readings

Happy fall 2014! I am truly in awe of the light and warmth I have recieved this summer . It seems that I am surrounded by my own dynamic spirit, unusual happenings and questioning yoga students wondering what the future holds and what it will look like. Will it be...

Restorative Yoga – 2014.July.25

Yoga Poems and Readings

In my restorative class on Gambier Island this past weekend, here are some of the thoughts I shared: “I believe the very purpose of life is to be happy.  From the very core of our being, we desire contentment.  In my own limited experience I have found that the...