The Gift of the Present Moment
One of my favorite quotes goes like this: “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.” It reminds us that all…
What are you practicing?
We call yoga a “practice.” But what exactly are we practicing? As YR teacher Annie Siegel said in class today, “if we rush through our practice, we are simply practicing…
Grateful
Yesterday was a long day. Five hours in the car to meet with a client, some difficult meetings throughout the day, the unmistakable attitude of a tween upon my return,…
Sometimes more is more
We hear all the time that “less is more.” It’s so often true. But there are times when we need to apply more effort, more heat, more discipline. This is…
“The only way to meditate badly is not to meditate at all”
By Sindy Warren So says Rebecca Pacheco, author of the fabulous Do Your Om Thing (which you can pick up at YR, with a personalized book plate from Pacheco herself).…
The lesser known of the 8 limbs of yoga: Pratyhara
Pratyhara is the 5th limb of the 8-limbed path of yoga. It means withdrawal of our five senses. Back in the day (or even today in some parts of the…
Moving from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset
The idea of us all having either a fixed or a growth mindset was first articulated by Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck. She conducted a study whereby she assigned two groups…
Not the status quo
By Sindy Warren This morning I had the pleasure of taking Cynthia Chylik’s vinyasa class (lucky me!). She talked about not always sticking with the status quo. Maybe taking a…
Happiness is an inside job
By Sindy Warren Santosha (contentment) is one of the niyamas, or attitudes toward the self, laid out in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. The yoga texts tell us that happiness is a…
The Strength of Many
By Heather Young I discovered Yoga Roots as a student soon after we opened in 2014. I immediately was drawn to the sense of community, support and friendliness that the…