by Sandy | Nov 8, 2018 | Celebrating the Goddess Within, Magic of Yoga and Meditation, Newsletter
Just prior to my Thursday 10 AM yoga class at NOLA’s, I always take a few moments for alternate nostril breath which balances the nervous system, pranayama mudras, and a little loving kindness meditation. It helps bring me to center and be the kind of yoga teacher I...
by Sandy | Mar 20, 2018 | Celebrating the Goddess Within
A couple of days ago, one of my mentors, Indu Arora, posted about “Nava-Ratri”. She started her post saying that “In Vedic Texts, the feminine is celebrated in many divine forms and one of them is Durga. Four times a year there are nine days and nights which are...
by Sandy | Mar 20, 2018 | Celebrating the Goddess Within
Each week I write about what the Universe brings to my attention. This morning as I awoke, my gaze landed on one of my favorite photos of a Quan Yin statue taken just outside Andrea Smith Gallery in Sedona, AZ. The photo is nestled in the mirror of my bedroom dresser...
by Sandy | Mar 6, 2018 | Celebrating the Goddess Within, Magic of Yoga and Meditation
This past Sunday, I had the pleasure of listening to a presentation from “The Power of Shamanism” presented by Sounds True®. The speaker was Julie Kramer and her topic was “Sacred Stewardship: Tending to Your Home in Partnership with the Unseen World”. There were many...
by Sandy | Feb 16, 2017 | Celebrating the Goddess Within
My husband and I went to see Mamma Mia at the Orpheum this past weekend as an early Valentine’s Day celebration. We really had a great time! It’s such a fun, uplifting show! You can’t help but feel good tapping your feet and singing along with all the ABBA songs. The...
by Sandy | Feb 27, 2014 | Celebrating the Goddess Within, Newsletter
Athena and Sophia, Wisdom Goddesses When I was in 7th grade, my teacher was a Catholic nun named Sister Roberta. She was a bit of a rebel in that she played the guitar and started “guitar masses” at our church. She also introduced weekly “prayer meetings” in our class...