I met Bryonie Wise because of our mutual interest in natural dyes and yoga. Bryonie is a pretty awesome human who wears her heart open with vulnerability and bravery and her written words beautifully reflect this and often leave many saying yes! I know that feeling, that raw feeling that I never let the world see. She writes with an honesty that inspires …
I was introduced to Nicky Poole through Stephanie Bonas of House of Bonas photography and was very interested to hear of her yoga practice. Nicky really embodies what we think of as a Zen Nomad lifestyle in her unique way so I am delighted to share an interview with her for the Zen Nomad blog. What started you on the yogic path? …
Five Element Theory Five Elements (phases) is a major system of thought, dating back over two thousand years, that is the basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It is also a poetic, holistic, and connective way of understanding life, energetics and natural law. It helps us see how we are interconnected into the web of life and therefore how our own internal and external energies are affected by …
Enjoy this beautiful earth centered, heartfelt music by Xavier Rudd. Beautiful; listen and dance and express of the spirit and voice of the earth.
Life can get really busy and extremely stressful and the less time we make for ourselves the busier it seems to get. As we allow everything around us to consume our attention and we take on more, we can begin to feel stressed and out of control and finding time for our own well-being gets put aside. We do …
At the beginning of August, I attended a transformative pranayama retreat, hosted by my teachers Ron Reid and Marla Joy from Downward Dog Yoga Studio and taught by their pranayama teacher, Sudhir Tiwari. It included pranayama preparation techniques, which are called kriyas, pranayama techniques, meditations and lectures by Sudhir. Sudhir’s knowledge of Ayurveda, asana histories, sutras and pranayama was obvious …
This year as I walked the same beautiful trail in the forest of Mono Cliffs through each of the seasons and observed the landscape change as the seasons shifted. Each change in temperature, amount of daylight ,rain, snow, dryness, dampness, heat or cold all played into different plants and trees blooming at different stages and times. The beautiful eco system …
Lately I have been too involved on the Internet, whether it’s checking social media on my phone and my email every other second, or sitting down at the computer to “ work” and end up doing the same thing, my excuse being I am trying to learn marketing for my company. I find myself feeling drained, unproductive and distinctively unsatisfied …
Wood Element – Spring march 21- June 21 In the five-element theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine, spring is related to the wood element, which is paired with our liver and gall bladder meridians and arises from the potential of water, which is the winter element we are moving from. As we are walking around watching all of nature sprouting …
Earth Day Its beautiful to take a day to appreciate the earth, it’s even more beautiful to appreciate the earth everyday, since it is our ultimate life support system. A system that we are a part of… Every day is Earth Day. So what are the things we can do to connect to being fully present with the time and …
