3 Movie Recommendations - 2024
If you are also someone who lives with the intention to decrease violence in the world, these movie recommendations focus on expansive human nature. Enjoy.
5 Fresh Courses for the Holiday Feast
As the lone vegetarian at the table, Theresa spent many holidays in her early adult years eating around the traditional fare. One year, she realized she could create the holiday meal she wanted to eat and invite others to join in.
Four Qualities of Right Action
Right action is “sattvic” behavior, meaning the action is in harmony with Sattva, one of the three energies which are braided together in the tapestry of life.
How We Became a Nonprofit
I began as a yoga business owner with very little interest in business and tremendous interest in yoga. Yoga teaching was a side hustle, as they call it these days, to my job as a schoolteacher.
Election + Connections
Election Day in the USA has consumed large quantities of mental space, most of it throbbing with anxiety, worry, and anger.
Beyond Work-Life Balance
Ancient yoga texts describe four pillars upon which a life is built, expanding the modern notion that happiness is finding a work-life balance. Work, or making a living, and life, everything else, is too simplistic for the rich and radiant existence the soul craves.
Artha, the Means to Live
Artha, material wealth to support one’s physical needs, is a necessary aspect of life, but money matters will consume the mind’s energy if consciousness is not brought to the topic.
Bliss Amidst Devastation
Hurricanes, wars, deaths, physical and mental overwhelm - the list goes on. Amidst such devastation, suffering, and dis-ease, what right do you have to focus on eternal bliss and an inner soulful connection?
My Mom the Artist
Theresa spent a long weekend with her mom, the first time together as a pair in five decades. She's been "gifted a new mother in the past two years."
What is TriYoga Therapeutics?
TriYoga Therapeutics was once described by a student as “TriYoga candy.” Theresa shares a new appreciation for the sweetness of this gift.
Life Lessons from the Wise House
Theresa offers three nuggets from her weeks of caregiving, and a salute to parents everywhere.
Explore the TriYoga Lineage
The TriYoga lineage is a story of a family, and as with family, belonging comes with the lineage.
This is the last installment in a series about the relationship with the guru.
Can You Trust What the Guru Says?
Can You Trust What the Guru Says? is the third installment in a series about the relationship with the guru.
Fear of Devotion
Fear of Devotion is the second installment in a series about the relationship with the guru. Theresa shares how she worried she would lose herself if she showed devotion to a guru.
Not Seeking a Guru: Happy Guru Purnima 2024
I was committed to the practice of TriYoga because I could feel how transformative it was for my body and especially my mind. I was deeply grateful to Kaliji for bringing me more relaxation and ease through her teachings and her calm presence. Yet I squirmed when the bowing and smiling ensued, people holding their hands palm to palm in front of their hearts while they thanked Kaliji for transforming their lives, tears sometimes streaming down their faces.
This is the first in a series about the relationship with the guru.
Father’s Day
“Maybe there are some people who celebrate Father’s Day joyfully, without having to sift through a pile of complicated feelings to find the nuggets of happiness, but I’m not one of them.”
Guest writer Heather House shares a tender reflection on Father’s Day.
5 Questions to Ask When in Pain
As you navigate through pain, Theresa shares key questions learned from her own journey with pain.
This is the third in a three part series on pain.